Nice fights Strasbourg in Ligue 1 battle

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 16.May
Match begins: 19:00 (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 9th position while the guesting Strasbourg worry at 16th.

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

Nice are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Strasbourg are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Nice form and stats

The story so far in the Ligue 1 for Nice at their home stadium (Allianz Riviera) is 7 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats. Two home wins in a row for Nice bring valid hopes of a third.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Lille.

Pierre Lees Melou was sent off in the Brest game, in the 52nd minute when Nice were losing. Miraculously the team were able to turn the game around despite the red card, winning 3-2 in the end.

Nice are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 25 goals in 18 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Nice defense is not exactly impregnable. 28 goals conceded from 18 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Strasbourg form and stats

6 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses. That’s the product of Strasbourg playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season. Two points from the last two away games for Strasbourg, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Olympique Marseille.

Strasbourg have scored 26 goals on their travels this season, from 18 away games in the league. Strasbourg's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 29 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Strasbourg - Nice 0-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Nice-Strasbourg H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Nice five wins, Strasbourg three wins, two draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

StrasbourgL. Ajorque
L. Ajorque
14 goals
NiceA. Gouiri
A. Gouiri
12 goals

Nice missing players

Strasbourg missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Nice Strasbourg
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 6 18 36
14 7 3 Won W 2 6 10
7 3 1 Drew D 0 4 8
15 8 2 Lost L 4 8 18
47 25 10 Scored S 8 26 46
49 28 12 Conceded C 10 29 57
92% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
83% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 89% 78%
61% 78% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 56% 53%
22% 28% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 33% 33%
8% 11% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 17% 19%
56% 61% 83% BTTS BTTS 50% 56% 50%
25% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 17% 22% 25%
28% 28% 17% Failed to Score F T 33% 22% 28%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.6 1.6
4 2 2 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
10.8 11.4 12.7 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9.1 11
3.7 3.7 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.1 3.2
36% 37% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 46% 40%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Nice have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Strasbourg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Strasbourg haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 36 23 10 3 62 22 18 10 6 2 28 11 18 13 4 1 34 11 40 79
2 PSG 36 24 4 8 80 28 18 12 1 5 40 14 18 12 3 3 40 14 52 76
3 Monaco 36 23 5 8 74 41 18 11 5 2 41 20 18 12 0 6 33 21 33 74
4 Olympique Lyonnais 36 21 10 5 74 38 18 11 3 4 40 20 18 10 7 1 34 18 36 73
5 Olympique Marseille 36 15 11 10 50 44 18 9 5 4 29 21 18 6 6 6 21 23 6 56
6 Lens 36 15 11 10 55 51 18 7 6 5 28 26 18 8 5 5 27 25 4 56
7 Rennes 36 15 10 11 49 38 18 8 4 6 24 21 18 7 6 5 25 17 11 55
8 Montpellier 36 13 11 12 58 61 18 7 3 8 34 35 18 6 8 4 24 26 -3 50
9 Nice 36 14 7 15 47 49 18 7 3 8 25 28 18 7 4 7 22 21 -2 49
10 Metz 36 12 10 14 42 45 18 5 4 9 18 25 18 7 6 5 24 20 -3 46
11 Saint-Étienne 36 12 9 15 42 53 18 5 6 7 20 28 18 7 3 8 22 25 -11 45
12 Angers SCO 36 12 8 16 37 53 18 6 3 9 19 25 18 6 5 7 18 28 -16 44
13 Reims 36 9 15 12 41 44 18 4 8 6 15 19 18 5 7 6 26 25 -3 42
14 Brest 36 11 7 18 50 64 18 8 4 6 32 31 18 3 3 12 18 33 -14 40
15 Bordeaux 36 11 6 19 37 55 18 6 4 8 16 21 18 5 2 11 21 34 -18 39
16 Strasbourg 36 10 8 18 46 57 18 4 4 10 20 28 18 6 4 8 26 29 -11 38
17 Lorient 36 10 8 18 47 66 18 9 2 7 29 28 18 1 6 11 18 38 -19 38
18 Nantes 36 8 13 15 42 53 18 3 8 7 20 27 18 5 5 8 22 26 -11 37
19 Nîmes 36 9 8 19 38 64 18 3 5 10 20 34 18 6 3 9 18 30 -26 35
20 Dijon 36 3 9 24 24 69 18 1 6 11 8 27 18 2 3 13 16 42 -45 18

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  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 36 23 10 3 62 22 18 10 6 2 28 11 18 13 4 1 34 11 40 79
2 PSG 36 24 4 8 80 28 18 12 1 5 40 14 18 12 3 3 40 14 52 76
3 Monaco 36 23 5 8 74 41 18 11 5 2 41 20 18 12 0 6 33 21 33 74
4 Olympique Lyonnais 36 21 10 5 74 38 18 11 3 4 40 20 18 10 7 1 34 18 36 73
5 Olympique Marseille 36 15 11 10 50 44 18 9 5 4 29 21 18 6 6 6 21 23 6 56
6 Lens 36 15 11 10 55 51 18 7 6 5 28 26 18 8 5 5 27 25 4 56
7 Rennes 36 15 10 11 49 38 18 8 4 6 24 21 18 7 6 5 25 17 11 55
8 Montpellier 36 13 11 12 58 61 18 7 3 8 34 35 18 6 8 4 24 26 -3 50
9 Nice 36 14 7 15 47 49 18 7 3 8 25 28 18 7 4 7 22 21 -2 49
10 Metz 36 12 10 14 42 45 18 5 4 9 18 25 18 7 6 5 24 20 -3 46
11 Saint-Étienne 36 12 9 15 42 53 18 5 6 7 20 28 18 7 3 8 22 25 -11 45
12 Angers SCO 36 12 8 16 37 53 18 6 3 9 19 25 18 6 5 7 18 28 -16 44
13 Reims 36 9 15 12 41 44 18 4 8 6 15 19 18 5 7 6 26 25 -3 42
14 Brest 36 11 7 18 50 64 18 8 4 6 32 31 18 3 3 12 18 33 -14 40
15 Bordeaux 36 11 6 19 37 55 18 6 4 8 16 21 18 5 2 11 21 34 -18 39
16 Strasbourg 36 10 8 18 46 57 18 4 4 10 20 28 18 6 4 8 26 29 -11 38
17 Lorient 36 10 8 18 47 66 18 9 2 7 29 28 18 1 6 11 18 38 -19 38
18 Nantes 36 8 13 15 42 53 18 3 8 7 20 27 18 5 5 8 22 26 -11 37
19 Nîmes 36 9 8 19 38 64 18 3 5 10 20 34 18 6 3 9 18 30 -26 35
20 Dijon 36 3 9 24 24 69 18 1 6 11 8 27 18 2 3 13 16 42 -45 18

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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.