NICE. Nice snatched a late win Paris Saint Germain 1-0 after A. Delort scored just 1 goal (88′). Paris Saint Germain lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice. The referee was Willy Delajod with the collaboration of Philippe Jeanne and Erwan Finjean. The 4th official was Eric Wattellier. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing at -1.4 degrees Celsius or 29.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 11 Total 8
- 5 On Target 1
- 6 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 3
- 75 Attack 136
- 38 Dangerous attack 43
- 86 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
Fouls
- 15 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Paris Saint Germain had a strong ball possession 57% while Nice was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Paris Saint Germain was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Nice managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Nice shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Paris Saint Germain shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Nice received 1 yellow card (M. Lemina). Talking about the opposition, Paris Saint Germain didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Nice will have 49 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, Paris Saint Germain will stay with 62 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Nice will play away with Montpellier on the 12th of March with a 15-7 head to head record in favor of Montpellier (5 draws).
Paris Saint Germain will host Bordeaux on the 13th of March with a 20-9 head to head statistic in favor of Paris Saint Germain (8 draws).
Nice – Formation
Nice started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Christophe Galtier decided to play with the following team: Walter Benítez , Flavius Daniliuc , Jean-Clair Todibo , Dante , Melvin Bard , Justin Kluivert , Pablo Rosario , Mario Lemina , Khépren Thuram , Kasper Dolberg and Amine Gouiri .
The home team had on the bench: Jordan Lotomba , Alexis Claude-Maurice, Morgan Schneiderlin , Marcin Bułka, Evann Guessand, Hicham Boudaoui , Calvin Stengs , Andy Delort and Bilal Brahimi.
Substitutions
Nice made 5 changes: K. Dolberg for A. Delort (70′), M. Lemina for M. Schneiderlin (70′), F. Daniliuc for J. Lotomba (79′), K. Thuram for C. Stengs (79′) and J. Kluivert for H. Boudaoui (86′).
Best player: Melvin Bard
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nice was Melvin Bard even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 44 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 6 crosses.
Paris Saint Germain – Formation
Paris Saint Germain started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero played with: Keylor Navas , Thilo Kehrer , Marquinhos , Abdou Diallo , Juan Bernat , Georginio Wijnaldum , Danilo Pereira , Marco Verratti , Ángel Di María , Lionel Messi and Neymar .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Presnel Kimpembe, Édouard Michut, Xavi Simons, Mauro Icardi , Julian Draxler, Idrissa Gueye, Colin Dagba, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Nuno Mendes.
Substitutions
Paris Saint Germain made 3 changes: A. Di Maria for M. Icardi (79′), T. Kehrer for J. Draxler (90′) and G. Wijnaldum for I. Gueye (90′).
Best player: Marco Verratti
The player that probably impressed the most for Paris Saint Germain was Marco Verratti.
His rating is with 115 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 16.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.