Nice recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Angers SCO 2-1 with A. Delort scoring a double. HIGHLIGHTS

ANGERS. Nice manages to find the solution against Angers SCO to win 2-1. A. Delort was the key to score 2 goals.

November 1, 2021

ANGERS. Nice manages to find the solution against Angers SCO to win 2-1. A. Delort was the key to score 2 goals. It was Angers SCO to strike first with a penalty of S. Boufal at the 29′. Then it was a goal in the 57′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Delort gave the win to Nice in the 90′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Nice was vastly superior ball possession (63%) was among the key factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Stade Raymond Kopa stadium in Angers on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Willy Delajod who was helped by Philippe Jeanne and Erwan Finjean. The 4th official was Jérôme Miguelgorry. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.6 degrees Celsius or 60.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.

Match Statistics

Angers SCO

1 - 2

Nice

! 37 Ball Possession 63

Shots

4 Total 14
4 On Target 5
0 Off Target 9
1 Shots blocked 3

73 Attack 150
16 Dangerous attack 69
103 Ball safe 86

1 Penalties 0
3 Corners 8
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

14 Total 9
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Nice was in firm control of the ball 63% while Angers SCO was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Nice was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Nice won the contest.

Angers SCO shot 4 times, 4 on target, 0 off target. Talking about the opposition, Nice shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Angers SCO received 1 yellow card (A. Fulgini). Regarding the opposition, Nice received 2 yellow cards (Dante and H. Kamara).

Match Timeline

29'

31'

45'

57'

63'

Dante - Yellow

65'

Alexis Claude-Maurice- sub ->H. Kamara

73'

Hicham Boudaoui- sub ->L. Da Cunha

74'

Khéphren Thuram- sub ->P. Rosario

Pierrick Capelle - sub ->S. Doumbia

74'

75'

85'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, Angers SCO will stay with 17 points like Strasbourg, Nantes and Monaco to stay in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Nice will have 23 points to stay in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Angers SCO will play away against Lille on the 6th of November with a 6-4 head to head in favor of Angers SCO (2 draws).

Nice will host Montpellier on the 7th of November with a 14-7 head to head in favor of Montpellier (5 draws).

Angers SCO – Formation

Angers SCO

Paul Bernardoni 1.France

6.4

Romain Thomas 24.France

7.0

Ismaël Traoré 8.Ivory Coast

6.9

Vincent Manceau 29.France

6.4

Souleyman Doumbia 3.Ivory Coast

6.5

74'

Batista Mendy 2.France

6.8

Thomas Mangani 5.France

6.5

Jimmy Cabot 11.France

6.8

74'

Sofiane Boufal 7.Morocco

7.3

29'

Angelo Fulgini 10.France

6.3

85'

31'

Mohamed-Ali Cho 21.France

7.1

75'

Substitutes

Danijel Petkovic 30.Montenegro

Enzo Ebosse 6.Cameroon

Azzedine Ounahi 18.Morocco

6.3

85'

Pierrick Capelle 15.France

6.6

74'

Antonin Bobichon 23.France

Waniss Taïbi 26.France

Mathias Pereira Lage 27.Portugal

6.2

74'

Stéphane Bahoken 19.Cameroon

Billal Brahimi 14.Algeria

6.3

75'

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

The manager Gérald Baticle decided to play with the following team: Paul Bernardoni (6.4), Vincent Manceau (6.4), Ismaël Traoré (6.9), Romain Thomas (7.0), Jimmy Cabot (6.8), Batista Mendy (6.8), Thomas Mangani (6.5), Souleyman Doumbia (6.5), Angelo Fulgini (6.3), Mohamed-Ali Cho (7.1) and Sofiane Boufal (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Waniss Taibi, Enzo Ebosse, Stéphane Bahoken, Bilal Brahimi (6.3), Mathias Pereira Lage (6.2), Azzeddine Ounahi (6.3), Pierrick Capelle (6.6), Antonin Bobichon and Danijel Petković.

Substitutions

Angers SCO made 4 changes: S. Doumbia for P. Capelle (74′), J. Cabot for M. Pereira Lage (74′), M. Cho for B. Brahimi (75′) and A. Fulgini for A. Ounahi (85′).

Best player: Sofiane Boufal

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Angers SCO was Sofiane Boufal.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 19 passes (47% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 18. He performed 2 crosses.

Nice – Formation

Nice

Walter Benítez 40.Argentina

6.2

Dante 4.Brazil

7.0

63'

Youcef Atal 20.Algeria

6.8

Jean-Clair Todibo 25.France

6.8

Melvin Bard 26.France

6.7

Mario Lemina 18.Gabon

6.9

Hassane Kamara 13.Gambia

6.3

65'

45'

Pablo Rosario 8.Netherlands

7.4

74'

Lucas Da Cunha 29.France

6.6

73'

Andy Delort 7.Algeria

9.0

57', 90'

Amine Gouiri 11.Algeria

7.5

Substitutes

Teddy Boulhendi 16.Algeria

M. Bułka 1.Poland

Jordan Lotomba 23.Switzerland

Flavius Daniliuc 5.Austria

Morgan Schneiderlin 6.France

Hicham Boudaoui 28.Algeria

6.6

73'

Khéphren Thuram 19.France

6.8

74'

Alexis Claude-Maurice 10.France

6.8

65'

Nice started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

On the opposite side, Christophe Galtier played with: Walter Benítez (6.2), Youcef Atal (6.8), Jean-Clair Todibo (6.8), Dante (7.0), Melvin Bard (6.7), Lucas Da Cunha (6.6), Pablo Rosario (7.4), Mario Lemina (6.9), Hassane Kamara (6.3), Andy Delort (9.0) and Amine Gouiri (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jordan Lotomba, Morgan Schneiderlin, Hicham Boudaoui (6.6), Teddy Boulhendi, Flavius Daniliuc, Alexis Claude-Maurice (6.8), Marcin Bułka and Khépren Thuram (6.8).

Substitutions

Nice made 3 changes: H. Kamara for A. Claude-Maurice (65′), L. Da Cunha for H. Boudaoui (73′) and P. Rosario for K. Thuram (74′).

Best player: Andy Delort

The player that probably impressed the most for Nice was Andy Delort.

His rating is (9.0) with 2 goals, 29 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.