Nice 3-1 Metz
Model accuracy
Match stats
Standouts: A. Pléa 8.4 · A. Tamèze 8.1 · M. Balotelli 7.5
Match analysis
5 sections12:03Nice beat Metz 3-1 in the Ligue 1 matchday 16 on 2 December 2017.
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Result and story of the match
It was 1-1 at half-time. The decisive goals came after the interval. Nice scored first, in the 26th minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 26' A. Pléa → 1-0; 29' N. Roux, assisted by R. Cohade → 1-1; 56' M. Balotelli → 2-1; 71' A. Saint-Maximin, assisted by A. Pléa → 3-1.
Yellow cards: Nice 0, Metz 2.
Statistical comparison
Shots 15-13 (7-5 on target); possession 61%-39%; corners 1-5; pass accuracy 87%-80%.
Goals by half: 1-1 in the first, 2-0 in the second.
Standout players
A. Pléa was Nice's highest-rated player at 8.4 in 90 minutes: 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 shot on target, 3 key passes, won 3 of 10 duels.
N. Roux was Metz's highest-rated player at 7.5 in 90 minutes: 1 goal, 3 shots on target, won 3 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.
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Match summary
Nice vs Metz (Ligue 1 matchday 16, 2 December 2017) finished 3-1. Goals: A. Pléa 26', N. Roux 29', M. Balotelli 56', A. Saint-Maximin 71'. Match stats: possession Nice 61%, Metz 39%; shots on target 7-5.
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