NANTES. Nice overcomes Nantes with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Dolberg (75′) and a goal from A. Gouiri (80′).
The match was played at the Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau stadium in Nantes on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Benoît Millot with the assistance of Aurélien Drouet and Valentin Evrard. The 4th official was Aurélien Petit. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.7 degrees Celsius or 74.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.
Nantes started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1). On the opposite side, Nice adopted for a conservative formation (4-4-2).
Nantes – Formation
Nantes
87'
51'
Antoine Kombouare decided to play with the following team: Alban Lafont , Sébastien Corchia , Jean-Charles Castelletto , Nicolas Pallois , Fábio , Andrei Girotto , Pedro Chirivella , Osman Bukari , Ludovic Blas , Moses Simon and Randal Kolo Muani .
The home team had on the bench: Rémy Descamps, Charles Traoré, Marcus Coco, Wylan Cyprien, Renaud Emond, Roli Pereira De Sa, Samuel Moutoussamy , Yannis M’Bemba and Kalifa Coulibaly .
Best player: Moses Simon
The player that probably impressed the most for Nantes was Moses Simon.
His rating is with 27 passes (81% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 15 crosses.
Nice – Formation
Nice
75'
On the opposite side, Christophe Kombouare played with: Walter Benítez , Flavius Daniliuc , Jean-Clair Todibo , Dante , Melvin Bard , Hicham Boudaoui , Pablo Rosario , Mario Lemina , Calvin Stengs , Amine Gouiri and Kasper Dolberg .
They had on the bench: Marcin Bułka, Evann Guessand, Hassane Kamara , Teddy Boulhendi, Lucas Da Cunha, Khépren Thuram , Youcef Atal, Andy Delort and Justin Smith.
Best player: Walter Benítez
The player that probably impressed the most for Nice was the goalkeeper: Walter Benítez. His rating is 8.44. He performed 0 saves.
Match report
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Nantes was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Nice that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Nantes was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Nice found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Nantes shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Nice shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Nantes received 2 yellow cards (A. Girotto and Fabio). On the other sidee, Nice received 3 yellow cards (H. Boudaoui, M. Lemina and Dante).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Nantes will stay with 4 points to stay in the 14th place. On the other side, Nice will have 10 points to stay in the 3rd place.
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Nantes will play away against Angers SCO on the 19th of September with a 6-3 head to head statistics in favor of Nantes (3 draws). Nice will host against Monaco on the 19th of September with a 12-8 head to head record in favor of Monaco (8 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Bordeaux – Lens – 2-3
- Brest – Angers SCO – 1-1
- Olympique Lyonnais – Strasbourg – 3-1
- Metz – Troyes – 0-2
- Montpellier – Saint-Étienne – 2-0
- Nantes – Nice – 0-2
- Rennes – Reims – 0-2
