NICE. Nice and Olympique Lyonnais didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Nice was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Bastien Dechepy who had the assistance of Brice Parinet Le Tellier and Julien Haulbert. The 4th official was Nicolas Rainville. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.06 degrees Celsius or 75.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Nice

0 - 0

Olympique Lyonnais

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 21 Total 6
  • 4 On Target 1
  • 10 Off Target 4
  • 7 Shots blocked 1
  • 124 Attack 82
  • 52 Dangerous attack 27
  • 76 Ball safe 78
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 2
  • 7 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 6 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Nice was in firm control of the ball 58% while Olympique Lyonnais was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Nice was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Nice to win the match​.

Nice shot 21 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Olympique Lyonnais shot 6 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Nice received 1 yellow card (Youssouf Ndayishimiye). On the opposite side, Olympique Lyonnais received 4 yellow cards (Sael Kumbedi, Nicolás Tagliafico, Duje Ćaleta-Car and Skelly Alvero).

Match Timeline

Youssouf Ndayishimiye- Yellow
32'
Badredine Bouanani- sub ->Gaëtan Laborde
69'
71'
71'
Hicham Boudaoui- sub ->Khéphren Thuram
83'
83'
89'
Mohamed El Arouch- sub ->Rayan Cherki
Evann Guessand- sub ->Terem Moffi
89'
Jordan Lotomba- sub ->Youcef Atal
89'
90'
Nicolás Tagliafico- Yellow
90'
Sael Kumbedi- Yellow
90'
Duje Caleta-Car- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Paris Saint Germain
70
32
Monaco
64
33
LOSC Lille
58
33
Brest
58
33
Nice
54
32
Lens
50
33
Olympique Lyonnais
50
33
Olympique Marseille
47
32
Rennes
46
33
Toulouse
43
33
Reims
41
32
Montpellier
40
33
Strasbourg
39
33
Nantes
33
33
Le Havre
32
33
Metz
29
33
Lorient
26
33
Clermont
25
33

After this match, Nice has 3 points to occupy the 13th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Olympique Lyonnais has 1 points (17th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Nice will host Strasbourg on the 3rd of September with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Strasbourg (4 draws).

Olympique Lyonnais will host Paris Saint Germain on the 3rd of September with a 20-14 head to head in favor of Paris Saint Germain (11 draws).

Nice – Formation

Nice
G
M. Bułka 90.Poland
6.7
D
Dante 4.Brazil
6.7
D
Jean-Clair Todibo 6.France
7.3
D
Youcef Atal 20.Algeria
7.8
89'
D
Melvin Bard 26.France
7.3
M
Morgan Sanson 11.France
7.7
M
Khéphren Thuram 19.France
7.7
83'
M
Youssouf Ndayishimiye 55.Burundi
6.7
32'
F
Terem Moffi 9.Nigeria
7.0
89'
F
Sofiane Diop 10.Morocco
7.3
83'
F
Gaëtan Laborde 24.France
7.3
69'
Substitutes
G
Teddy Boulhendi 77.Algeria
D
Jordan Lotomba 23.Switzerland
89'
D
A. Amraoui 38.Morocco
M
Pablo Rosario 8.Netherlands
M
Badredine Bouanani 22.Algeria
7.5
69'
M
Hicham Boudaoui 28.Algeria
83'
M
Reda Belahyane 37.France
F
Billal Brahimi 14.Algeria
83'
F
Evann Guessand 29.France
89'

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

The manager Francesco Farioli decided to play with the following team: Marcin Bułka (6.7), Youcef Atal (7.8), Jean-Clair Todibo (7.3), Dante (6.7), Melvin Bard (7.3), Morgan Sanson (7.7), Youssouf Ndayishimiye (6.7), Khéphren Thuram (7.7), Gaëtan Laborde (7.3), Terem Moffi (7.0) and Sofiane Diop (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Pablo Rosario, Billal Brahimi, Badredine Bouanani (7.5), Jordan Lotomba, Hicham Boudaoui, Evann Guessand, Reda Belahyane, Ayoub Amraoui and Teddy Boulhendi.

Substitutions

Nice made 5 changes: Gaëtan Laborde for B. Bouanani (69′), Khéphren Thuram for Hicham Boudaoui (83′), Terem Moffi for Evann Guessand (89′), Youcef Atal for Jordan Lotomba (89′) and Sofiane Diop for Billal Brahimi (83′).

Best player: Youcef Atal​

The player that probably impressed the most for Nice was Youcef Atal.

His rating is (7.8) with 37 passes (95% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.

Olympique Lyonnais – Formation

Olympique Lyonnais
G
Rémy Riou 17.France
7.3
D
Sinaly Diomandé 2.Ivory Coast
7.0
D
Nicolás Tagliafico 3.Argentina
6.7
90'
D
Sael Kumbedi 20.France
7.0
90'
D
Duje Caleta-Car 55.Croatia
7.1
90'
M
Maxence Caqueret 6.France
6.8
M
Ryan Cherki 18.France
7.3
89'
M
Johann Lepenant 24.France
M
Bradley Barcola 26.France
6.8
M
Jeffinho 47.Brazil
M
Corentin Tolisso 8.France
7.3
M
Ainsley Maitland-Niles 98.England
7.0
71'
F
Amin Sarr 7.Sweden
7.0
71'
Substitutes
G
Mathieu Patouillet 16.France
D
Jake O'Brien 12.Republic of Ireland
D
Henrique Silva 21.Brazil
D
Clinton Mata 22.Angola
M
Skelly Alvero 80.France
6.4
71' 90'
M
Mohamed El Arouch 84.France
89'
F
Tino Kadewere 11.Zimbabwe
6.4
71'

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

Laurent Blanc played with: Johann Lepenant, Jeffinho, Rémy Riou (7.3), Sael Kumbedi (7.0), Duje Ćaleta-Car (7.1), Sinaly Diomandé (7.0), Nicolás Tagliafico (6.7), Corentin Tolisso (7.3), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (7.0), Rayan Cherki (7.3) and Maxence Caqueret (6.8), Bradley Barcola (6.8), Amin Sarr (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tino Kadewere (6.4), Jake O’Brien, Mathieu Patouillet, Henrique, Clinton Mata, Skelly Alvero (6.4) and Mohamed El Arouch.

Substitutions

Olympique Lyonnais made 3 changes: Ainsley Maitland-Niles for Skelly Alvero (71′), Amin Sarr for Tino Kadewere (71′) and Rayan Cherki for Mohamed El Arouch (89′).

Best player: Rémy Riou​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Olympique Lyonnais was the goalkeeper: Rémy Riou. His rating is 7.34. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

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