NICE. Nice manages to recover against Monaco with a goal on the A. Golovin 39′ and a penalty kick on the W. Ben Yedder 77′.
A. Gouiri missed 1 penalty (82′) for Nice.
The match was played at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice on Sunday and it started at 11:00 am local time. The referee was François Letexier who had the assistance of Cyril Mugnier and Mehdi Rahmouni. The 4th official was Abdelatif Kherradji. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.1 degrees Celsius or 62.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 30%.
Nice started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2). On the opposite side, Monaco adopted an extremely aggressive formation (3-4-3).
Nice – Formation
Nice
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The manager Christophe Galtier decided to play with the following team: Walter Benítez , Jordan Lotomba , Jean-Clair Todibo , Dante , Melvin Bard , Calvin Stengs , Pablo Rosario , Mario Lemina , Hicham Boudaoui , Amine Gouiri and Kasper Dolberg .
The home team had on the bench: Hassane Kamara, Youcef Atal , Flavius Daniliuc , Evann Guessand, Khépren Thuram , Morgan Schneiderlin, Marcin Bułka, Justin Kluivert and Andy Delort .
Nice could not rely on the presence of A. Delort (injured) and Y. Atal (injured).
Best player: Andy Delort
The player that probably impressed the most for Nice was Andy Delort.
His rating is with 1 goal, 11 passes (54% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 15′.
Monaco – Formation
Monaco
On the other side, Niko Kovač played with: Alexander Nübel , Axel Disasi , Guillermo Maripán , Benoît Badiashile , Djibril Sidibé , Youssouf Fofana , Aurélien Tchouaméni , Caio Henrique , Gelson Martins , Wissam Ben Yedder and Aleksandr Golovin .
They had on the bench: Eliot Matazo, Strahinja Pavlović , Jean Lucas, Sofiane Diop , Ruben Aguilar, Myron Boadu , Kevin Volland , Krépin Diatta and Radosław Majecki.
Best player: Aleksandr Golovin
The player that probably impressed the most for Monaco was Aleksandr Golovin.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.
Match Statistics
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Nice was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Monaco that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Nice was more aggressive with 37 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Nice to win the match.
Nice shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Monaco shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Nice received 2 yellow cards (Y. Atal and Dante). On the other side, Monaco received 3 yellow cards (B. Badiashile, S. Diop and D. Sidibe).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Nice will have 10 points to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Monaco will have 5 points like Bordeaux, Lille, Rennes and Troyes to stay in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Nice will play away with Lorient on the 22nd of September with a 11-5 head to head record in favor of Nice (8 draws).
Monaco will host Saint-Étienne on the 22nd of September with a 10-8 head to head stats in favor of Saint-Étienne (9 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Angers SCO – Nantes – 1-4
- Clermont – Brest – 1-1
- Olympique Marseille – Rennes – 2-0
- Nice – Monaco – 2-2
- Paris Saint Germain – Olympique Lyonnais – 2-1
- Reims – Lorient – 0-0
- Troyes – Montpellier – 1-1
