NICE. Auxerre and Nice draw 1-1. G. Hein scored the first goal (36′) for Auxerre. G. Laborde settled the score (45′). Nice was decisively better in terms of ball possession (65%)​

Gaëtan Laborde didn’t convert a decisive penalty (41′). That would have allowed Nice to win the match.​

The match was played at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice. The referee was Bastien Dechepy with the support of Brice Parinet Le Tellier and Julien Haulbert. The 4th official was Azzedine Souifi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 1.2 degrees Celsius or 34.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Nice had a strong ball possession 65% while Auxerre was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Nice had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Nice to win the match​.

Nice shot 17 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Auxerre shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Nice didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Auxerre received 1 yellow card (Akim Zedadka).

Standings

After this contest, Nice will have 42 points to remain in the 7th place. On the other side, Auxerre will have 22 points like Strasbourg to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

Nice – Formation

Nice started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Didier Digard decided to play with the following team: Kasper Schmeichel (6.7), Jordan Lotomba (7.8), Jean-Clair Todibo (7.3), Dante (6.3), Ayoub Amraoui (6.5), Hicham Boudaoui (7.4), Pablo Rosario (7.4), Khéphren Thuram (7.8), Gaëtan Laborde (7.3), Terem Moffi (6.2) and Sofiane Diop (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Youcef Atal, Youssouf Ndayishimiye, Marcin Bułka, Alexis Beka Beka, Ross Barkley (6.4), Billal Brahimi (6.6), Badredine Bouanani (7.1), Mattia Viti and Reda Belahyane (6.4).

Substitutions

Nice made 4 changes: Sofiane Diop for B. Bouanani (34′), Gaëtan Laborde for Bilal Brahimi (69′), Terem Moffi for Reda Belahyane (79′) and Pablo Rosario for Ross Barkley (79′).

Best player: Jordan Lotomba​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nice was Jordan Lotomba.

His rating is (7.8) with 55 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 5 crosses.

Auxerre – Formation

Auxerre started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Christophe Pélissier played with: Andrei Radu (7.6), Rayan Raveloson (6.9), Jubal (6.9), Souleymane Isaak Touré (6.9), Akim Zedadka (6.1), Han-Noah Massengo (6.4), Birama Touré (6.3), Gideon Mensah (7.1), Gauthier Hein (6.9), Siriki Dembélé (6.8) and Matthis Abline (7.4).

These were the players on the bench: Gaëtan Perrin (6.4), Mathias Autret, Donovan Leon, Kévin Danois, M’Baye Niang (6.5), Lassine Sinayoko (6.6), Youssouf M’Changama (6.3), Julian Jeanvier and Kenji Van Boto.

Substitutions

Auxerre made 4 changes: H. Massengo for Gaëtan Perrin (63′), H. Massengo for Youssouf M’Changama (63′), Gauthier Hein for Lassine Sinayoko (64′) and Matthis Abline for M’Baye Niang (75′).

Best player: Andrei Radu​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Auxerre was the goalkeeper: Andrei Radu. His rating is 7.63. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.​

• Nice – Auxerre – 1-1