Nice vs Nantes 2021-22 Ligue 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 15': Abdoulaye Sylla (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Goal! Nice 1, Nantes 0. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 44': Dante (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Goal! Nice 1, Nantes 1. Andrei Girotto (Nantes) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Nice 1, Nantes 1.
- 56': Goal! Nice 2, Nantes 1. Khéphren Thuram-Ulien (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Amine Gouiri with a through ball.
- 62': Substitution, Nice. Andy Delort replaces Kasper Dolberg.
- 64': Jordan Amavi (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Nantes. Willem Geubbels replaces Abdoulaye Sylla.
- 68': Substitution, Nantes. Roli Pereira De Sa replaces Samuel Moutoussamy.
- 75': Substitution, Nice. Flavius Daniliuc replaces Jordan Amavi.
- 75': Substitution, Nice. Calvin Stengs replaces Amine Gouiri.
- 80': Substitution, Nantes. Jean-Kévin Augustin replaces Osman Bukari.
- 87': Substitution, Nantes. Yannis M'Bemba replaces Sébastien Corchia.
- 87': Substitution, Nice. Evann Guessand replaces Justin Kluivert.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Nice 2, Nantes 1.
Game Information
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 5,000
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +19 | Lens | 18 | 43 | 3 |
| +25 | Paris Saint-Germain | 18 | 42 | 2 |
| +22 | Marseille | 18 | 35 | 5 |
| +9 | Lyon | 18 | 33 | 5 |
Statistics
 NAN |
NICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 45.4 | Possession | 54.6 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 369 | Accurate Passes | 461 |
| 441 | Passes | 548 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 27 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 24 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 17 | Clearances | 14 |
Nice (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Walter Benítez (GK) |
| 4 | Dante  |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 12 | Jordan Amavi |
| 23 | Jordan Lotomba |
| 8 | Pablo Rosario |
| 19 | Khephren Thuram |
| 21 | Justin Kluivert |
| 28 | Hicham Boudaoui |
| 11 | Amine Gouiri |
| 9 | Kasper Dolberg |
Nantes (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alban Lafont (GK) |
| 3 | Andrei Girotto |
| 2 | Fabio |
| 33 | Abdoulaye Sylla |
| 29 | Quentin Merlin |
| 24 | Sébastien Corchia |
| 5 | Pedro Chirivella |
| 18 | Samuel Moutoussamy |
| 26 | Osman Bukari |
| 10 | Ludovic Blas |
| 23 | Randal Kolo Muani |
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