Delightful dogfight as daring Nice duels with determined Nîmes

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Wed 03.March
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Allianz Riviera (36178 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Nice are in the 12th position while the guesting Nîmes worry at 18th.

Insights:
  • Nice have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Nîmes have the most conceded goals (52) in Ligue 1

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Ligue 1 game only three days ago.

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Nice form and stats

Nice's struggle is real here at Allianz Riviera with only 11 points collected from 13 Ligue 1 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-2-8.

Happy days for Nice in their previous game, a Ligue 1 match away at Rennes (placed 9th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Preceding that match was the home game against Metz that was lost 1-2.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Nice's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played two games, won two matches, drawn zero and lost zero.

Nice are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 13 games. Nice have conceded 24 from these games.

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Nîmes form and stats

Playing away, Nîmes, who have the most conceded goals (52) in Ligue 1, have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 7 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season.

There were no winners in Nîmes's previous match, a Ligue 1 home game that ended 1-1 vs Nantes (placed 19th). Before that, Nîmes secured a home win against Lorient with the score 1-0.

The draw against Nantes came from a losing position. The Nîmes manager P. Plancque brought on Moussa Koné as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Nîmes playing away, we found nine games. Results were one away win, one draw and seven home wins.

The attacking power of Nîmes when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Nîmes have conceded 24 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Nîmes - Nice 0-2. Head-2-head stats last six meetings: five - zero - one (Nice wins - draws - Nîmes wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

NiceA. Gouiri
A. Gouiri
10 goals
NîmesR. Ripart
R. Ripart
7 goals
NiceP. Lees Melou
P. Lees Melou
4 goals

Nice missing players

Nîmes missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Nice Nîmes
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 5 13 27
9 3 1 Won W 3 4 7
5 2 1 Drew D 0 2 4
13 8 2 Lost L 2 7 16
33 14 5 Scored S 5 10 26
39 24 7 Conceded C 6 24 52
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
81% 85% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 77% 78%
63% 77% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 62% 52%
22% 23% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 23% 33%
7% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 15%
56% 62% 75% BTTS BTTS 40% 31% 37%
26% 8% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 31% 26%
26% 31% 25% Failed to Score F T 20% 46% 41%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 1.7 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.7 1.6
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 5
 
10.5 10.4 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7.4 9 9.5
3.3 2.9 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.7 3.4
37% 37% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 21% 29%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Nice have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Nice haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Nîmes have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Nîmes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Nîmes have the fewest scored goals (10) away in Ligue 1
  • Nîmes have the most conceded goals (52) in Ligue 1
  • Nîmes have the the worst goal difference (-14) away in Ligue 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 Lille 27 17 8 2 47 17 14 8 5 1 22 8 13 9 3 1 25 9 30 59
2 Paris Saint Germain 27 18 3 6 61 17 14 10 1 3 34 8 13 8 2 3 27 9 44 57
3 Olympique Lyonnais 26 16 7 3 54 24 13 8 3 2 28 12 13 8 4 1 26 12 30 55
4 Monaco 27 17 4 6 56 37 14 9 4 1 32 17 13 8 0 5 24 20 19 55
5 Metz 27 11 8 8 33 26 13 5 4 4 16 13 14 6 4 4 17 13 7 41
6 Lens 27 11 8 8 39 37 13 5 4 4 19 18 14 6 4 4 20 19 2 41
7 Montpellier 27 11 6 10 43 46 14 6 1 7 26 28 13 5 5 3 17 18 -3 39
8 Olympique Marseille 25 10 8 7 33 29 12 5 3 4 18 16 13 5 5 3 15 13 4 38
9 Rennes 26 10 8 8 33 30 14 5 3 6 16 19 12 5 5 2 17 11 3 38
10 Angers SCO 27 10 6 11 32 42 13 5 2 6 15 19 14 5 4 5 17 23 -10 36
11 Bordeaux 27 9 6 12 28 33 14 5 4 5 13 14 13 4 2 7 15 19 -5 33
12 Nice 27 9 5 13 33 39 13 3 2 8 14 24 14 6 3 5 19 15 -6 32
13 Reims 27 7 10 10 32 34 13 4 5 4 11 12 14 3 5 6 21 22 -2 31
14 Brest 27 9 4 14 39 49 13 7 1 5 26 24 14 2 3 9 13 25 -10 31
15 Strasbourg 27 8 6 13 35 41 13 3 4 6 14 17 14 5 2 7 21 24 -6 30
16 Saint-Étienne 27 7 9 11 27 39 13 3 6 4 12 18 14 4 3 7 15 21 -12 30
17 Lorient 27 7 5 15 33 51 14 6 1 7 21 26 13 1 4 8 12 25 -18 26
18 Nîmes 27 7 4 16 26 52 14 3 2 9 16 28 13 4 2 7 10 24 -26 25
19 Nantes 27 4 12 11 27 42 13 2 7 4 13 20 14 2 5 7 14 22 -15 24
20 Dijon 27 2 9 16 18 44 14 0 6 8 4 18 13 2 3 8 14 26 -26 15

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lille 27 17 8 2 47 17 14 8 5 1 22 8 13 9 3 1 25 9 30 59
2 Paris Saint Germain 27 18 3 6 61 17 14 10 1 3 34 8 13 8 2 3 27 9 44 57
3 Olympique Lyonnais 26 16 7 3 54 24 13 8 3 2 28 12 13 8 4 1 26 12 30 55
4 Monaco 27 17 4 6 56 37 14 9 4 1 32 17 13 8 0 5 24 20 19 55
5 Metz 27 11 8 8 33 26 13 5 4 4 16 13 14 6 4 4 17 13 7 41
6 Lens 27 11 8 8 39 37 13 5 4 4 19 18 14 6 4 4 20 19 2 41
7 Montpellier 27 11 6 10 43 46 14 6 1 7 26 28 13 5 5 3 17 18 -3 39
8 Olympique Marseille 25 10 8 7 33 29 12 5 3 4 18 16 13 5 5 3 15 13 4 38
9 Rennes 26 10 8 8 33 30 14 5 3 6 16 19 12 5 5 2 17 11 3 38
10 Angers SCO 27 10 6 11 32 42 13 5 2 6 15 19 14 5 4 5 17 23 -10 36
11 Bordeaux 27 9 6 12 28 33 14 5 4 5 13 14 13 4 2 7 15 19 -5 33
12 Nice 27 9 5 13 33 39 13 3 2 8 14 24 14 6 3 5 19 15 -6 32
13 Reims 27 7 10 10 32 34 13 4 5 4 11 12 14 3 5 6 21 22 -2 31
14 Brest 27 9 4 14 39 49 13 7 1 5 26 24 14 2 3 9 13 25 -10 31
15 Strasbourg 27 8 6 13 35 41 13 3 4 6 14 17 14 5 2 7 21 24 -6 30
16 Saint-Étienne 27 7 9 11 27 39 13 3 6 4 12 18 14 4 3 7 15 21 -12 30
17 Lorient 27 7 5 15 33 51 14 6 1 7 21 26 13 1 4 8 12 25 -18 26
18 Nîmes 27 7 4 16 26 52 14 3 2 9 16 28 13 4 2 7 10 24 -26 25
19 Nantes 27 4 12 11 27 42 13 2 7 4 13 20 14 2 5 7 14 22 -15 24
20 Dijon 27 2 9 16 18 44 14 0 6 8 4 18 13 2 3 8 14 26 -26 15

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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.