Nice vs Monaco 2025-26 Ligue 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 13': Folarin Balogun (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Sofiane Diop (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Nice 0, Monaco 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nice 0, Monaco 0.
- 64': Substitution, Nice. Kail Boudache replaces Gabin Bernardeau.
- 64': Substitution, Nice. Tanguy Ndombélé replaces Tom Louchet.
- 65': Substitution, Monaco. Caio Henrique replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
- 75': Substitution, Monaco. Mamadou Coulibaly replaces Aladji Bamba.
- 75': Substitution, Monaco. Mika Biereth replaces Simon Adingra.
- 76': Substitution, Monaco. Vanderson replaces Krépin Diatta.
- 84': Substitution, Nice. Juma Bah replaces Morgan Sanson because of an injury.
- 84': Substitution, Nice. Isak Jansson replaces Sofiane Diop.
- 88': Vanderson (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Elye Wahi (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Nice. Everton Pereira replaces Charles Vanhoutte.
Game Information
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 24,243
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +32 | Paris Saint-Germain | 21 | 51 | 2 |
| +20 | Lens | 21 | 49 | 4 |
| +14 | Lyon | 21 | 42 | 5 |
| +19 | Marseille | 21 | 39 | 6 |
Statistics
 MON |
NICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 56 | Possession | 44 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 337 | Accurate Passes | 242 |
| 433 | Passes | 328 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 10 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 18 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 26 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
| 27 | Clearances | 30 |
Nice (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Maxime Dupé (GK) |
| 4 | Dante |
| 37 | Kojo Peprah Oppong |
| 2 | Ali Abdi |
| 92 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 10 | Sofiane Diop  |
| 24 | Charles Vanhoutte |
| 8 | Morgan Sanson |
| 11 | Elye Wahi |
| 20 | Tom Louchet |
| 23 | Gabin Bernardeau |
AS Monaco (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Philipp Köhn (GK) |
| 6 | Denis Zakaria |
| 5 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 4 | Jordan Teze |
| 23 | Aladji Bamba |
| 15 | Lamine Camara |
| 24 | Simon Adingra |
| 27 | Krépin Diatta |
| 9 | Folarin Balogun |
| 10 | Aleksandr Golovin |
| 11 | Maghnes Akliouche |
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