French Ligue 1

Nice vs Metz 2021-22 Ligue 1

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  • 31': Fabien Centonze

Nice fall at home to Ligue 1 bottom side Metz

Second-placed Nice suffered a shock 1-0 home defeat by Ligue 1 basement side Metz on Saturday at the Allianz Riviera.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Kevin N'Doram (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Jemerson (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Andy Delort (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Goal! Nice 0, Metz 1. Fabien Centonze (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas de Préville with a cross.
  • 39': Calvin Stengs (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Nice 0, Metz 1.
  • 50': VAR Decision: No Penalty Nice.
  • 64': Substitution, Metz. Pape Sarr replaces Opa Nguette.
  • 74': Substitution, Metz. Lenny Joseph replaces Ibrahima Niane.
  • 74': Substitution, Nice. Kasper Dolberg replaces Calvin Stengs.
  • 74': Substitution, Nice. Morgan Schneiderlin replaces Mario Lemina.
  • 74': Substitution, Nice. Khéphren Thuram-Ulien replaces Pablo Rosario.
  • 81': Substitution, Metz. Lamine Gueye replaces Nicolas de Préville.
  • 81': Substitution, Metz. Boubacar Traore replaces Vincent Pajot.
  • 81': Substitution, Nice. Lucas Da Cunha replaces Justin Kluivert.
  • 85': Substitution, Nice. Alexis Claude Maurice replaces Jordan Lotomba.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Nice 0, Metz 1.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 17,033

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
0 Angers 0 0 0
0 AJ Auxerre 0 0 0
0 Brest 0 0 0
0 Le Havre AC 0 0 0
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Statistics

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12 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 0
30 Possession 70
4 SHOTS 20
1 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
202 Accurate Passes 542
272 Passes 634
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 9
10 Crosses 33
0.2 Cross % 0.3
59 Long Balls 31
25 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 6
16 Effective Tackles 11
26 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
15 Interceptions 10
41 Effective Clearances 4
41 Clearances 4

Line-Ups

NICE Nice (4-4-2)

No. Name
40 Walter Benítez (GK)
4 Dante
25 Jean-Clair Todibo
26 Melvin Bard
23 Jordan Lotomba
8 Pablo Rosario
18 Mario Lemina
21 Justin Kluivert
22 Calvin Stengs Yellow Card
11 Amine Gouiri
7 Andy Delort Yellow Card

METZ Metz (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
16 Alexandre Oukidja (GK)
23 Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
5 Jemerson Yellow Card
2 Dylan Bronn
6 Kevin N'Doram Yellow Card
14 Vincent Pajot
17 Thomas Delaine
18 Fabien Centonze
7 Ibrahima Niane
11 Opa Nguette
9 Nicolas de Préville

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