TROYES. Troyes overcomes Nice 1-0 after M. Balde scored just 1 goal (4′). Nice was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Stade de l’Aube stadium in Troyes on Sunday and it started at 11:00 am local time. The referee was Johan Hamel who was helped by Mathieu Grosbost and Julien Aube. The 4th official was Anthony Ustaritz. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.8 degrees Celsius or 58.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Nice had a superior ball possession 61% while Troyes was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Nice was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Troyes managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Troyes shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Nice shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Troyes received 3 yellow cards (L. Batlles, R. Kouame and G. Biancone). On the opposite side, Nice received 1 yellow card (A. Claude-Maurice).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Troyes will have 9 points to stay in the 16th place. On the other side, Nice will stay with 16 points like Angers SCO and Olympique Lyonnais to stay in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Troyes will play away with Reims on the 24th of October with a 10-3 head to head record in favor of Troyes (4 draws).
Nice will host Olympique Lyonnais on the 24th of October with a 17-10 head to head stats in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (9 draws).
Troyes – Formation
Troyes
27'
73'
4'
Troyes started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Laurent Batlles decided to play with the following team: Gauthier Gallon , Oualid El Hajjam , Jimmy Giraudon , Yoann Salmier , Giulian Biancone , Rominigue Kouame , Xavier Chavalerin , Youssouf Koné , Renaud Ripart , Mama Baldé and Yoann Touzghar .
The home team had on the bench: Tristan Dingome , Issa Kabore , Adil Rami , Dylan Chambost, Erik Palmer-Brown, Brandon Domingues , Nassim Chadli, Sebastien Renot and Hyun-Jun Suk .
Troyes could not rely on the presence of A. Rami (injured).
Substitutions
Troyes made 5 changes: O. El Hajjam for A. Rami (27′), Y. Kone for I. Kabore (46′), M. Balde for T. Dingome (63′), R. Ripart for B. Domingues (77′) and Y. Touzghar for Suk Hyun-Jun (78′).
Best player: Yoann Salmier
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Troyes was Yoann Salmier even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 32 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 8.
Nice – Formation
Nice
Nice started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Christophe Galtier played with: Walter Benítez , Youcef Atal , Jean-Clair Todibo , Dante , Hassane Kamara , Calvin Stengs , Pablo Rosario , Mario Lemina , Hicham Boudaoui , Kasper Dolberg and Andy Delort .
These were the players on the bench: Lucas Da Cunha, Jordan Lotomba, Alexis Claude-Maurice , Flavius Daniliuc, Khépren Thuram , Amine Gouiri , Morgan Schneiderlin , Marcin Bułka and Evann Guessand .
Substitutions
Nice made 5 changes: H. Boudaoui for A. Gouiri (56′), M. Lemina for K. Thuram (57′), Y. Atal for E. Guessand (72′), K. Dolberg for A. Claude-Maurice (72′) and P. Rosario for M. Schneiderlin (81′).
Best player: Youcef Atal
The most impressive player for Nice was Youcef Atal.
His rating is with 70 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Bordeaux – Nantes – 1-1
- Brest – Reims – 1-1
- Olympique Marseille – Lorient – 4-1
- Metz – Rennes – 0-3
- Montpellier – Lens – 1-0
- Strasbourg – Saint-Étienne – 5-1
- Troyes – Nice – 1-0
