NICE. Strasbourg was ultimately too good for Nice with the goal of L. Ajorque (21′), H. Diallo (82′) and A. Thomasson (84′). Nice was vastly better in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice. The referee was Jérémie Pignard with the collaboration of Aurélien Drouet and Mohamed Benkemouche. The 4th official was Samir Zolota. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing at -0.6 degrees Celsius or 30.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.​

Match Statistics​

Nice

0 - 3

Strasbourg

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 11 Total 16
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 12
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 122 Attack 72
  • 42 Dangerous attack 20
  • 79 Ball safe 79
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 14
  • 3 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 61% while Strasbourg was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Nice was was more pushing with 42 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Strasbourg found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Nice shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Strasbourg shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Nice received 3 yellow cards (F. Daniliuc, Y. Atal and P. Rosario). Talking about the opposition, Strasbourg received 3 yellow cards (I. Sissoko, L. Ajorque and J. Bellegarde).

Match Timeline

21'
35'
Ibrahima Sissoko- Yellow
45'
45'
Dante - sub ->F. Daniliuc
46'
46'
47'
63'
Khéphren Thuram- sub ->M. Bard
64'
66'
70'
74'
Kévin Gameiro- sub ->L. Ajorque
82'
Pablo Rosario- Yellow
84'
84'
Evann Guessand- sub ->A. Delort
86'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Paris Saint Germain
86
38
Olympique Marseille
71
38
Monaco
69
38
Rennes
66
38
Nice
66
38
Strasbourg
63
38
Lens
62
38
Olympique Lyonnais
61
38
Nantes
55
38
LOSC Lille
55
38
Brest
48
38
Reims
46
38
Montpellier
43
38
Angers SCO
41
38
Troyes
38
38
Lorient
36
38
Clermont
36
38
Saint-Étienne
32
38
Metz
31
38
Bordeaux
31
38

After this encounter, Nice will stay with 27 points like Lens to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Strasbourg will have 26 points like Monaco to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Nice will play away against Rennes on the 12th of December with a 13-10 head to head stats in favor of Nice (12 draws).

Strasbourg will host Olympique Marseille on the 12th of December with a 7-0 head to head stats in favor of Olympique Marseille (6 draws).

Nice – Formation

Nice
G
Walter Benítez 40.Argentina
6.0
D
Jordan Lotomba 23.Switzerland
6.6
46'
D
Jean-Clair Todibo 25.France
6.1
D
Melvin Bard 26.France
6.7
64'
D
Flavius Daniliuc 5.Austria
7.0
46' 45'
M
Mario Lemina 18.Gabon
6.9
M
Pablo Rosario 8.Netherlands
6.8
84'
M
Justin Kluivert 21.Netherlands
7.2
M
C. Stengs 22.Netherlands
6.8
70'
F
Andy Delort 7.Algeria
6.8
86'
F
Kasper Dolberg 9.Denmark
6.9
Substitutes
G
M. Bułka 1.Poland
D
Youcef Atal 20.Algeria
6.1
46' 66'
D
Dante 4.Brazil
6.6
46'
M
Morgan Schneiderlin 6.France
M
Khéphren Thuram 19.France
6.5
64'
M
Hicham Boudaoui 28.Algeria
M
Lucas Da Cunha 29.France
F
Evann Guessand 24.France
86'
F
Amine Gouiri 11.Algeria
6.6
70'

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

The manager Christophe Galtier decided to play with the following team: Walter Benítez (6.0), Jordan Lotomba (6.6), Jean-Clair Todibo (6.1), Flavius Daniliuc (7.0), Melvin Bard (6.7), Calvin Stengs (6.8), Pablo Rosario (6.8), Mario Lemina (6.9), Justin Kluivert (7.2), Kasper Dolberg (6.9) and Andy Delort (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Morgan Schneiderlin, Marcin Bułka, Youcef Atal (6.1), Dante (6.6), Evann Guessand, Khépren Thuram (6.5), Hicham Boudaoui, Lucas Da Cunha and Amine Gouiri (6.6).

Nice could not rely on the presence of K. Thuram (injured).

Substitutions

Nice made 5 changes: F. Daniliuc for Dante (46′), J. Lotomba for Y. Atal (46′), M. Bard for K. Thuram (64′), C. Stengs for A. Gouiri (70′) and A. Delort for E. Guessand (86′).

Best player: Justin Kluivert​

The most impressive player for Nice was Justin Kluivert.

His rating is (7.2) with 31 passes (77% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 8 crosses.

Strasbourg – Formation

Strasbourg
G
Matz Sels 1.Belgium
8.2
D
Frédéric Guilbert 2.France
7.5
D
Alexander Djiku 24.Ghana
7.3
D
Gerzino Nyamsi 22.France
7.0
D
Anthony Caci 19.France
7.4
D
Lucas Perrin 5.France
7.4
M
Adrien Thomasson 10.France
7.9
90' 84'
M
Ibrahima Sissoko 27.Mali
7.0
63' 35'
M
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 17.France
6.8
47'
F
Ludovic Ajorque 25.France
7.2
74' 45' 21'
F
Habib Diallo 20.Senegal
7.9
82'
Substitutes
G
Eiji Kawashima 16.Japan
D
M. Elimbi Gilbert 33.France
M
Sanjin Prcić 14.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.6
63'
M
Dimitri Liénard 11.France
90'
M
Karol Fila 4.Poland
M
Nordine Kandil 34.Morocco
F
Majeed Waris 8.Ghana
F
Dion Moise Sahi 15.Mali
F
Kévin Gameiro 9.France
6.3
74'

Strasbourg started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Julien Stéphan played with: Matz Sels (8.2), Frédéric Guilbert (7.5), Lucas Perrin (7.4), Gerzino Nyamsi (7.0), Alexander Djiku (7.3), Anthony Caci (7.4), Adrien Thomasson (7.9), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (6.8), Ibrahima Sissoko (7.0), Habib Diallo (7.9) and Ludovic Ajorque (7.2).

These were the players on the bench: Kévin Gameiro (6.3), Sanjin Prcić (6.6), Majeed Waris, Nordine Kandil, Dimitri Liénard, Marvin Elimbi Gilbert, Dion Moise Sahi, Karol Fila and Eiji Kawashima.

Substitutions

Strasbourg made 3 changes: I. Sissoko for S. Prcic (63′), L. Ajorque for K. Gameiro (74′) and A. Thomasson for D. Lienard (90′).

Best player: Matz Sels​

The most impressive player for Strasbourg was the goalkeeper: Matz Sels. His rating is 8.15. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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