Nice vs Strasbourg 2021-22 Ligue 1
Nice lose ground in second place battle with Strasbourg defeat
Nice lost ground in the battle for second place in Ligue 1 when they were overwhelmed in a 3-0 defeat against visiting Racing Strasbourg on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 21': Goal! Nice 0, Strasbourg 1. Ludovic Ajorque (Strasbourg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ibrahima Sissoko with a through ball.
- 35': Ibrahima Sissoko (Strasbourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Flavius Daniliuc (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Ludovic Ajorque (Strasbourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Nice. Dante replaces Flavius Daniliuc.
- 45': Substitution, Nice. Youcef Atal replaces Jordan Lotomba.
- 47': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Strasbourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Strasbourg. Sanjin Prcic replaces Ibrahima Sissoko.
- 64': Substitution, Nice. Khéphren Thuram-Ulien replaces Melvin Bard because of an injury.
- 66': Youcef Atal (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Nice. Amine Gouiri replaces Calvin Stengs.
- 73': Substitution, Strasbourg. Kevin Gameiro replaces Ludovic Ajorque.
- 81': Goal! Nice 0, Strasbourg 2. Habib Diallo (Strasbourg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
- 84': Pablo Rosario (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Goal! Nice 0, Strasbourg 3. Adrien Thomasson (Strasbourg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Habib Diallo.
- 86': Substitution, Nice. Evann Guessand replaces Andy Delort.
- 90': Substitution, Strasbourg. Dimitri Lienard replaces Adrien Thomasson.
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 16,220
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 16,220
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +57 | Paris Saint-Germain | 34 | 84 | 2 |
| +27 | Marseille | 34 | 65 | 9 |
| +22 | AS Monaco | 34 | 61 | 9 |
| +25 | Nice | 34 | 60 | 8 |
Statistics
 STR |
NICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.6 | Possession | 60.4 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 244 | Accurate Passes | 405 |
| 321 | Passes | 481 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 9 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 13 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 25 | Clearances | 11 |
Nice (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Walter Benítez (GK) |
| 5 | Flavius Daniliuc  |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 26 | Melvin Bard |
| 23 | Jordan Lotomba |
| 18 | Mario Lemina |
| 8 | Pablo Rosario |
| 21 | Justin Kluivert |
| 22 | Calvin Stengs |
| 7 | Andy Delort |
| 9 | Kasper Dolberg |
Strasbourg (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matz Sels (GK) |
| 22 | Gerzino Nyamsi |
| 24 | Alexander Djiku |
| 5 | Lucas Perrin |
| 19 | Anthony Caci |
| 2 | Frédéric Guilbert |
| 17 | Jean-Ricner Bellegarde |
| 27 | Ibrahima Sissoko |
| 10 | Adrien Thomasson |
| 25 | Ludovic Ajorque |
| 20 | Habib Diallo |
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