NICE. Nice didn’t concede much to Clermont to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Sunday. Nice was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
Shamar Nicholson didn’t convert a decisive penalty (45′). That would have allowed Clermont to win the match.
Shamar Nicholson squandered 1 penalty (45′ + 6′) for Clermont.
The match was played at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Hakim Ben El Hadj with the help of Hicham Zakrani and Julien Pacelli. The 4th official was Olivier Thual. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 11.92 degrees Celsius or 53.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Nice had a strong ball possession 57% while Clermont was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Nice was putting more pressure with 65 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Nice to win the match.
Nice shot 23 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Clermont shot 13 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Nice received 2 yellow cards (Dante and Khéphren Thuram). On the other side, Clermont received 1 yellow card (Maxime Gonalons).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Nice has 40 points to hold in the 4th place. On the other side, Clermont will has 17 points like Metz to remain in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Nice will play away with Toulouse on the 3rd of March with a 15-11 head to head record in favor of Nice (11 draws).
Clermont will host Olympique Marseille on the 3rd of March with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Olympique Marseille (0 draws).
Nice – Formation
Nice
45'
73'
Nice started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Francesco Farioli decided to play with the following team: Marcin Bulka , Jordan Lotomba , Jean-Clair Todibo , Dante , Melvin Bard , Hicham Boudaoui , Khéphren Thuram , Alexis Claude-Maurice , Mohamed-Ali Cho , Evann Guessand and Jérémie Boga .
The home team had on the bench: Valentin Rosier , Romain Perraud, Aliou Baldé, Maxime Dupé, Tom Louchet, Youssouf Ndayishimiye , Pablo Rosario , Gaëtan Laborde and Terem Moffi .
Substitutions
Nice made 5 changes: Hicham Boudaoui for Pablo Rosario (61′), Mohamed-Ali Cho for Gaëtan Laborde (73′), Jérémie Boga for Terem Moffi (61′), Jordan Lotomba for Valentin Rosier (73′) and Alexis Claude-Maurice for Youssouf Ndayishimiye (82′).
Player of the match: Marcin Bulka
The most impressive player for Nice was the goalkeeper: Marcin Bulka. His rating is 8.67. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 5 saves.
Clermont – Formation
Clermont
Clermont started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Pascal Gastien played with: Mory Diaw , Andy Pelmard , Chrislain Matsima , Florent Ogier , Neto Borges , Maxime Gonalons , Johan Gastien , Bilal Boutobba , Muhammed Cham-Saračević , Jim Allevinah and Shamar Nicholson .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Massamba Ndiaye, Mehdi Zeffane, Habib Keita , Yohann Magnin , Komnen Andrić , Cheick Konate , Alan Virginius , Jérémy Jacquet and Yoël Armougom.
Substitutions
Clermont made 5 changes: Jim Allevinah for Alan Virginius (61′), Maxime Gonalons for Habib Keita (46′), Shamar Nicholson for Komnen Andrić (73′), Johan Gastien for Yohann Magnin (73′) and Bilal Boutobba for Cheick Konate (82′).
Player of the match: Mory Diaw
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Clermont was the goalkeeper: Mory Diaw. His rating is 7.85. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Olympique Marseille – Montpellier – 4-1
- Paris Saint Germain – Rennes – 1-1
- Le Havre – Reims – 1-2
- Lens – Monaco – 2-3
- Nice – Clermont – 0-0
- Toulouse – LOSC Lille – 3-1
