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OGC Nice vs FC Metz, Ligue 1 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2019-20
OGC Nice
4 – 1
Full Time
FC Metz
Sat 7 Dec 2019 · 19:00 UTC Stade de Nice HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 35' John Boye
Y 82' Fabien Centonze

Overview

Match Preview

OGC Nice vs FC Metz — Ligue 1 at Stade de Nice.

Match Details

  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Referee Pignard Jeremie
  • Referee Francois Boudikian
  • Referee Arnaud Baert
  • Referee Alexandre Viala
16 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 5.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Nantes 34 24
2 FC Metz 34 17
3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 0
4 Racing Club de Lens 0 0
5 Lille OSC 0 0
6 Olympique Lyonnais 0 0
7 Olympique de Marseille 0 0
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0 0
9 AS Monaco FC 0 0
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0 0
11 Toulouse FC 0 0
12 FC Lorient 0 0
13 Paris FC 0 0
14 Stade Brestois 29 0 0
15 ES Troyes AC 0 0
16 Angers SCO 0 0
17 Le Mans FC 0 0
18 Le Havre AC 0 0
19 AJ Auxerre 0 0
20 OGC Nice 0 0

Head-to-Head

4
2
3
OGC Nice 9 games · Avg 2.0 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-07 OGC Nice 4–1 FC Metz

Recent Form

OGC Nice
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec FC Metz H 4–1 W
04 Dec AS Saint-Étienne A 1–4 L
30 Nov Angers SCO H 3–1 W
23 Nov Olympique Lyonnais A 1–2 L
08 Nov FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 1–1 D
03 Nov Stade de Reims H 2–0 W
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec OGC Nice A 1–4 L
04 Dec Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 0–1 L
30 Nov Nimes Olympique A 1–1 D
23 Nov Stade de Reims H 1–1 D
09 Nov Lille OSC A 0–0 D
02 Nov Montpellier HSC H 2–2 D

Season Stats

OGC Nice FC Metz
#20 Position #2
0 Points 17
0 Played 34
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 3 / 8 / 23
0 Scored 32
0 Conceded 76
+0 GD -44
– PPG 0.50
– Win % 9%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

OGC Nice are 20th (0 pts). FC Metz are 2nd (17 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. OGC Nice host FC Metz — let the battle begin!
  • 5' OGC Nice is showing some good football. However, OGC Nice are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 9' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Wylan Cyprien makes it 1-0.
  • 14' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering OGC Nice that had 442 games and scored 370 goals.
  • 19' Over 19 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 24' Fabien Centonze has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 446 appearances.
  • 29' A tactical swap from OGC Nice — Ignatius Ganago on, Youcef Attal off on 29 minutes.
  • 34' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' FC Metz receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 35.
  • 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 41' Wylan Cyprien has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 41 minutes.
  • 46' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' Ibrahima Niane has so much to prove this time. He replaces Habib Diallo on 50 minute.
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 59' What a strike from Ignatius Ganago! The score is 3-0.
  • 64' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 69' Another change for OGC Nice made on 69 minute. Alexis Claude Maurice leaves to be changed by Hicham Boudaoui.
  • 74' Goal! Ibrahima Niane scores his 37 goal in 436 matches.
  • 74' Fresh legs for FC Metz! Renaud Cohade comes on to replace Mamadou Fofana.
  • 75' Pierre Lees Melou has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 75 minutes.
  • 77' Khephren Thuram-Ulie has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adam Ounas on 77 minute.
  • 82' The referee calls foul for Fabien Centonze. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 83' Thomas Delaine makes way for Georges Mikautadze at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Metz.
  • 88' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Patrick Vieira will be considering his options from the bench.
  • OGC Nice celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

OGC Nice Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Vieira

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincent Hognon

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.58 OGC Nice xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.45 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 70% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice62% Draw25% FC Metz13%
Actual: OGC Nice win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes30% 0% No70%
Avg goals/match: 2.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

OGC Nice or Draw
87%
Draw or FC Metz
38%
OGC Nice or FC Metz
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
OGC Nice42% Draw51% FC Metz7%
Actual: OGC Nice win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
19.9%
2 – 0
15.7%
0 – 0
15.2%
1 – 1
9.9%
3 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 1
4%
4 – 0
3.2%
1 – 2
2%
2 – 2
1.7%
4 – 1
Actual

Asian Handicap — OGC Nice

Handicap OGC Nice covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 20% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 28% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 7% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
64% ✗
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.