Metz 2-1 Nice
Model accuracy
Match stats
Standouts: N. Roux 8.5 · M. Balotelli 7.7 · B. Srarfi 7.5
Match analysis
5 sections03:1127 January 2018: the Ligue 1 matchday 23 match ended Metz 2-1 Nice.
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Result and story of the match
It was 0-0 at half-time. The decisive goals came after the interval. Metz scored first, in the 50th minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 50' N. Roux, assisted by G. Mandjeck → 1-0; 57' M. Balotelli → 1-1; 62' N. Roux, assisted by F. Mollet → 2-1.
Pierre Lees Melou (Nice) was sent off in the 38th minute; yellow cards: Metz 4, Nice 5.
Statistical comparison
Shots 15-13 (5-5 on target); possession 57%-43%; corners 4-2; pass accuracy 82%-78%.
Goals by half: 0-0 in the first, 2-1 in the second.
Standout players
N. Roux was Metz's highest-rated player at 8.5 in 88 minutes: 2 goals, 2 shots on target, 3 key passes, won 6 of 11 duels.
M. Balotelli was Nice's highest-rated player at 7.7 in 90 minutes: 1 goal, 3 shots on target, 3 key passes, won 7 of 11 duels.
How the model did
There was no model estimate locked before kick-off for this match, so it is not part of the track record.
Statistical model estimate; for information and entertainment only.
Match summary
Metz beat Nice 2-1 in the Ligue 1 matchday 23 on 27 January 2018. Goals: N. Roux 50', M. Balotelli 57', N. Roux 62'. Match stats: possession Metz 57%, Nice 43%; shots on target 5-5.
Updated: · Sources: Methodology
Points are only for rankings and badges; they have no other value.The model's score is now the “predicted score”: a pick that agrees with the match outcome and follows the real score distribution over a season (previously the single most likely score). Past points are unchanged.