The first of two encounters in the Europa Conference League Round of 16, as the hometeam Sheriff will try to edge Nice in their own ballpark.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Nice, who are travelling more than 2400 kilometers to play this game.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Sheriff form and stats
17 points is a decent return from 7 National Division games here at Stadionul CPTF for Sheriff. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
Sheriff are returning here after guesting Dacia-Buiucani in a Moldovan Cup fixture and winning with a 3-0 scoreline.
In the game before, a nice away win at Partizan. A Europa Conference League game.
Sheriff have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadionul CPTF with 12 goals in 7 league matches. Defensively Sheriff have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Nice form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligue 1 matches, Nice have produced an overall stat of 6-4-3 so far. Total Europa Conference League statistics for Nice: 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.
Nice played 1-1 against Auxerre in their previous match. Thuram got a match rating of 7.64 in that game, top player of the team. Thuram hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 33 successful passes (of 40 total).
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Monaco.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Nice manager Digard as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Nantes.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Nice have scored 17 goals in 13 league games away. Nice are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  G. Laborde 7 goals |  N. Pépé 6 goals |   I. Rasheed 5 goals |
Sheriff missing players
Nice missing players
| Sheriff | Nice | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 36 | 11 | Scored | S | 20 | 39 | ||
| 19 | 8 | Conceded | C | 11 | 22 | ||
| 88% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 20% | ||
| 3.9 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.8 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.4 | 13.1 | ||
| 4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 5.6 | ||
| 31% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 28% | ||
| 8 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 11.5 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sheriff | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 33 |
| 2 | Petrocub | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 27 |
| 3 | Zimbru | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| 4 | Sfintul Gheorghe | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 19 |
| 5 | CSF Balti | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 6 | Milsami | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 17 |
| 7 | Dacia-Buiucani | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Dinamo-Auto | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 17 | -21 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 10 | 41 | 63 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 24 | 55 |
| 3 | Monaco | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 19 | 51 |
| 4 | Lens | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 51 |
| 5 | Rennes | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 46 |
| 6 | Lille | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 45 |
| 7 | Nice | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 42 |
| 8 | Reims | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 40 |
| 9 | Lorient | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 40 |
| 10 | Olympique Lyonnais | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 39 |
| 11 | Clermont | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | -8 | 34 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -5 | 32 |
| 13 | Montpellier | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 41 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 30 |
| 14 | Nantes | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -7 | 28 |
| 15 | Brest | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -15 | 23 |
| 16 | Strasbourg | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -14 | 22 |
| 17 | Auxerre | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 49 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 29 | -26 | 22 |
| 18 | Ajaccio | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 47 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 28 | -27 | 21 |
| 19 | Troyes | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 57 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 37 | -21 | 20 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 58 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 30 | -37 | 10 |
