Open game expected at Allianz Riviera: Nice vs Bordeaux preview

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 17.January
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Allianz Riviera (36178 seats)

Nice and Bordeaux have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Ligue 1.

Insights:
  • Nice have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bordeaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

These teams have little in common geographically as Bordeaux have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Nice form and stats

Nice's results here at Allianz Riviera in the Ligue 1 have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

Nice drew their last game, 1-1 away at Metz (placed 12th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Brest (0-2).

This is expected to be a close game, with Nice perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Nice as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Nice has won seven of these, drawn four and lost one.

Nice has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Nice are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (18 from 9 played).

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Bordeaux form and stats

3 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Bordeaux playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season.

Remi Oudin (2) scored in Bordeaux's previous match, the home game against Lorient that ended 2-1. A 0-0 draw at Metz's stadium before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Bordeaux in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Bordeaux, four draws and six defeats.

The visiting Bordeaux have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 9 games. 13 goals have been conceded by Bordeaux in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Bordeaux - Nice 0-0, played this season. Nice-Bordeaux H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Nice four wins, Bordeaux one win, five draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

NiceA. Gouiri
A. Gouiri
6 goals
BordeauxR. Oudin
R. Oudin
4 goals
NiceP. Lees Melou
P. Lees Melou
3 goals

Nice missing players

Bordeaux missing players

Nice Bordeaux
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 9 1 Played P 3 9 19
6 2 1 Won W 1 3 7
5 2 0 Drew D 1 2 5
7 5 0 Lost L 1 4 7
22 10 2 Scored S 3 10 20
25 18 1 Conceded C 2 13 21
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 89% 79%
83% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 78% 68%
56% 78% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 56% 47%
28% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 21%
6% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
56% 78% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 44% 37%
28% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 44% 53%
28% 22% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 22% 32%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.1 2.1
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
10.4 10.3 4 Shots (avg) S ( 8 7.6 10.1
3.4 3.2 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.3 3.4
35% 34% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 33% 31%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Bordeaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Nice have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Nice have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Nice haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Olympique Lyonnais 19 11 7 1 39 18 9 6 3 0 22 8 10 5 4 1 17 10 21 40
2 Paris Saint Germain 19 12 3 4 43 11 10 7 1 2 25 5 9 5 2 2 18 6 32 39
3 Lille 19 11 6 2 33 14 10 6 3 1 18 6 9 5 3 1 15 8 19 39
4 Monaco 19 10 3 6 36 27 10 6 3 1 23 13 9 4 0 5 13 14 9 33
5 Rennes 19 9 6 4 28 21 10 5 2 3 14 13 9 4 4 1 14 8 7 33
6 Olympique Marseille 17 9 5 3 25 16 8 4 3 1 14 9 9 5 2 2 11 7 9 32
7 Angers SCO 19 9 3 7 25 30 9 4 1 4 9 12 10 5 2 3 16 18 -5 30
8 Montpellier 19 8 4 7 31 32 10 4 1 5 17 20 9 4 3 2 14 12 -1 28
9 Lens 18 8 3 7 28 28 9 4 2 3 15 14 9 4 1 4 13 14 0 27
10 Bordeaux 19 7 5 7 20 21 10 4 3 3 10 8 9 3 2 4 10 13 -1 26
11 Brest 19 8 2 9 30 34 9 6 1 2 19 14 10 2 1 7 11 20 -4 26
12 Metz 19 6 7 6 20 18 10 4 3 3 12 10 9 2 4 3 8 8 2 25
13 Nice 18 6 5 7 22 25 9 2 2 5 10 18 9 4 3 2 12 7 -3 23
14 Reims 19 5 6 8 27 29 9 3 2 4 9 11 10 2 4 4 18 18 -2 21
15 Strasbourg 19 6 2 11 28 32 9 2 2 5 11 14 10 4 0 6 17 18 -4 20
16 Saint-Étienne 19 4 7 8 20 29 9 2 4 3 9 11 10 2 3 5 11 18 -9 19
17 Nantes 19 3 8 8 19 31 9 2 5 2 10 14 10 1 3 6 9 17 -12 17
18 Dijon 19 2 8 9 12 26 10 0 5 5 3 10 9 2 3 4 9 16 -14 14
19 Lorient 19 3 3 13 20 38 9 2 1 6 11 17 10 1 2 7 9 21 -18 12
20 Nimes 19 3 3 13 14 40 10 1 1 8 9 23 9 2 2 5 5 17 -26 12

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.