Nice vs Paris Saint Germain pre-match guide

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sat 05.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Allianz Riviera (36178 seats)

The two sides are happy with a sweet season so far and occasions like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Nice - Paris Saint Germain!

Insights:
  • Nice have the fewest conceded goals (21) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (56) in Ligue 1

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Paris Saint Germain, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.

Not much time to rest for the hosts, as they performed in a Coupe de France game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Allianz Riviera. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Paris Saint Germain have had more rest.

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Nice form and stats

Overall Ligue 1 statistics playing at home this season for Nice are 6-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Walter Daniel Benitez not having conceded a league goal in 218 minutes.

Midfield player Stengs got a match rating of 8.42 in that game, the max score being 10. Stengs hit nine key passes, dribled past the opponent 5 of 5 times and had 45 successful passes (of 51 total).

0-0 away at Strasbourg before that.

The Nice fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 13 matches. Nice's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Paris Saint Germain form and stats

7 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Paris Saint Germain, who have the most scored goals (56) in Ligue 1, playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season.

Mbappé (2) and Pereira scored in PSG's previous match, the home game against Saint-Etienne that ended 3-1. The attacker Mbappé got a match rating of 9.1 in that game. Mbappé scored two goals, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Nantes wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.

Paris Saint Germain have another game that requires travelling in just four sleeps, a Champions League match vs Real Madrid. A demanding programme for the guests!

The travelling fans enjoy Paris Saint Germain's attacking play in away games, having scored 25 goals in 13 league matches away. As opposed to that, PSG have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Paris Saint Germain - Nice 0-0 was the result in these sides' latest head-to-head match, earlier this season. Head to head statistics (for the last ten meetings): Nice won one game, three matches ended in a draw and Paris Saint Germain have six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three The games between these clubs have sometimes been a bit wild, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

Paris Saint GermainK. Mbappé Lottin
K. Mbappé Lottin
14 goals
NiceA. Gouiri
A. Gouiri
10 goals
NiceK. Dolberg
K. Dolberg
6 goals

Nice missing players

Paris Saint Germain missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Nice Paris Saint Germain
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 3 13 26
14 6 1 Won W 0 7 19
5 3 1 Drew D 2 4 5
7 4 1 Lost L 1 2 2
37 17 3 Scored S 1 25 56
21 14 5 Conceded C 3 16 23
88% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 92% 92%
65% 62% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 92% 88%
50% 54% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 54% 58%
15% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 38% 38%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 23% 15%
35% 46% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 77% 62%
38% 23% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 15% 35%
38% 38% 33% Failed to Score F T 67% 15% 12%
 
5 5.3 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 5 5.7
4.5 2.8 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 5.1 4.7
2 1.7 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.5 2
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
10.8 13.1 8 Shots (avg) S ( 13 14.5 15.3
4.2 5 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 5.3 5.6
34% 26% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 8% 36% 39%
 
11.6 8.9 9 Shots against (avg) S A 15.7 12.8 11.7
3.9 2.8 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 4.5 4
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Nice have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Nice have the fewest conceded goals (21) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Paris Saint Germain have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most points from losing position (21) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (25) away in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (56) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the the best goal difference (+33) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain is in the best form (5-0-1) 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 Paris Saint Germain 26 19 5 2 56 23 13 12 1 0 31 7 13 7 4 2 25 16 33 62
2 Olympique Marseille 26 13 8 5 39 24 13 5 5 3 22 15 13 8 3 2 17 9 15 47
3 Nice 26 14 5 7 37 21 13 6 3 4 17 14 13 8 2 3 20 7 16 46
4 Rennes 26 13 4 9 51 25 13 9 1 3 31 9 13 4 3 6 20 16 26 43
5 Strasbourg 26 12 7 7 48 31 13 7 3 3 27 13 13 5 4 4 21 18 17 43
6 Lens 26 11 7 8 42 37 13 6 5 2 23 14 13 5 2 6 19 23 5 40
7 Nantes 26 11 6 9 34 29 13 8 2 3 22 13 13 3 4 6 12 16 5 39
8 Lille 26 10 9 7 33 35 12 5 5 2 15 16 14 5 4 5 18 19 -2 39
9 Monaco 26 10 8 8 39 29 14 7 4 3 26 13 12 3 4 5 13 16 10 38
10 Olympique Lyonnais 26 10 9 7 34 32 14 7 5 2 23 14 12 3 4 5 11 18 2 38
11 Montpellier 26 11 4 11 41 38 14 7 2 5 24 18 12 4 2 6 17 20 3 37
12 Brest 26 8 8 10 34 38 13 5 3 5 20 18 13 3 5 5 14 20 -4 32
13 Reims 26 7 10 9 30 30 12 4 4 4 17 12 14 3 6 5 13 18 0 31
14 Angers SCO 26 7 8 11 31 38 13 5 1 7 15 17 13 2 7 4 16 21 -7 29
15 Clermont 26 7 7 12 27 42 13 3 5 5 14 17 13 4 2 7 13 25 -15 28
16 Lorient 26 5 9 12 21 39 12 4 4 4 10 10 14 1 5 8 11 29 -18 24
17 Troyes 26 5 7 14 23 41 13 2 6 5 12 14 13 3 1 9 11 27 -18 22
18 Metz 26 4 10 12 25 45 13 1 5 7 15 25 13 3 5 5 10 20 -20 22
19 Saint-Etienne 26 5 7 14 27 50 13 2 5 6 16 26 13 3 2 8 11 24 -23 22
20 Bordeaux 26 4 10 12 38 63 13 2 5 6 20 25 13 2 5 6 18 38 -25 22

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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 Paris Saint Germain 26 19 5 2 56 23 13 12 1 0 31 7 13 7 4 2 25 16 33 62
2 Olympique Marseille 26 13 8 5 39 24 13 5 5 3 22 15 13 8 3 2 17 9 15 47
3 Nice 26 14 5 7 37 21 13 6 3 4 17 14 13 8 2 3 20 7 16 46
4 Rennes 26 13 4 9 51 25 13 9 1 3 31 9 13 4 3 6 20 16 26 43
5 Strasbourg 26 12 7 7 48 31 13 7 3 3 27 13 13 5 4 4 21 18 17 43
6 Lens 26 11 7 8 42 37 13 6 5 2 23 14 13 5 2 6 19 23 5 40
7 Nantes 26 11 6 9 34 29 13 8 2 3 22 13 13 3 4 6 12 16 5 39
8 Lille 26 10 9 7 33 35 12 5 5 2 15 16 14 5 4 5 18 19 -2 39
9 Monaco 26 10 8 8 39 29 14 7 4 3 26 13 12 3 4 5 13 16 10 38
10 Olympique Lyonnais 26 10 9 7 34 32 14 7 5 2 23 14 12 3 4 5 11 18 2 38
11 Montpellier 26 11 4 11 41 38 14 7 2 5 24 18 12 4 2 6 17 20 3 37
12 Brest 26 8 8 10 34 38 13 5 3 5 20 18 13 3 5 5 14 20 -4 32
13 Reims 26 7 10 9 30 30 12 4 4 4 17 12 14 3 6 5 13 18 0 31
14 Angers SCO 26 7 8 11 31 38 13 5 1 7 15 17 13 2 7 4 16 21 -7 29
15 Clermont 26 7 7 12 27 42 13 3 5 5 14 17 13 4 2 7 13 25 -15 28
16 Lorient 26 5 9 12 21 39 12 4 4 4 10 10 14 1 5 8 11 29 -18 24
17 Troyes 26 5 7 14 23 41 13 2 6 5 12 14 13 3 1 9 11 27 -18 22
18 Metz 26 4 10 12 25 45 13 1 5 7 15 25 13 3 5 5 10 20 -20 22
19 Saint-Etienne 26 5 7 14 27 50 13 2 5 6 16 26 13 3 2 8 11 24 -23 22
20 Bordeaux 26 4 10 12 38 63 13 2 5 6 20 25 13 2 5 6 18 38 -25 22

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