Monaco 1-0 Nice: tops 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Golovin
MONACO. Monaco defeats Nice 1-0 after A. Golovin scored just 1 goal (45').
MONACO. Monaco tops Nice 1-0 after A. Golovin scored just 1 goal (45′).
The match was played at the Stade Louis II. stadium in Monaco on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Benoît Millot who had the assistance of Nicolas Danos and Frédéric Haquette. The 4th official was Eric Wattellier. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant around 15 degrees Celsius or 59.05 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 78%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Monaco was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Nice that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Monaco was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Monaco won the contest.
Monaco shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Nice shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Monaco received 5 yellow cards (A. Tchouameni, A. Disasi, G. Martins, A. Golovin and Vanderson). On the opposite side, Nice received 2 yellow cards (F. Daniliuc and K. Thuram).
After this encounter, Monaco will have 53 points like Strasbourg to stay in the 6th place. On the other side, Nice will stay with 54 points to stay in the 4th place.
Match Events
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42'42'
F. Daniliuc
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45'45'
A. Tchouameni
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45'45'
A. Golovin
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52'52'
A. Disasi
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65'65'
J. Kluivert
H. Boudaoui
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65'65'
P. Rosario
M. Lemina
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67'67'
G. Martins
R. Aguilar
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71'71'
G. Martins
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73'73'
A. Gouiri
B. Brahimi
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78'78'
A. Golovin
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79'79'
M. Boadu
W. Ben Yedder
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80'80'
I. Jakobs
A. Golovin
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81'81'
Vanderson
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83'83'
J. Amavi
M. Bard
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86'86'
K. Thuram
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Monaco will play away against Saint-Étienne on the 23rd of April with a 10-9 head to head stats in favor of Saint-Étienne (9 draws).
Nice will host Troyes on the 24th of April with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Nice (3 draws).
Monaco: Formation and Lineups
Monaco started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Philippe Clement chose to play with the following team: Alexander Nübel , Ruben Aguilar , Axel Disasi , Benoît Badiashile , Caio Henrique , Youssouf Fofana , Aurélien Tchouaméni , Vanderson , Kevin Volland , Aleksandr Golovin and Wissam Ben Yedder .
Substitutes
Monaco made 3 changes: R. Aguilar for G. Martins (67′), W. Ben Yedder for M. Boadu (79′) and A. Golovin for I. Jakobs (80′).
Top player: Aleksandr Golovin
The player who no doubt impressed Monaco the most was Aleksandr Golovin.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
Nice: Formation and Lineups
Nice started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Christophe Galtier played with: Walter Benítez , Jordan Lotomba , Jean-Clair Todibo , Flavius Daniliuc , Melvin Bard , Hicham Boudaoui , Mario Lemina , Khépren Thuram , Bilal Brahimi , Andy Delort and Kasper Dolberg .
Substitutes
Nice made 4 changes: H. Boudaoui for J. Kluivert (65′), M. Lemina for P. Rosario (65′), B. Brahimi for A. Gouiri (73′) and M. Bard for J. Amavi (83′).
Top player: Andy Delort
The player who no doubt impressed Nice the most was Andy Delort.
His rating is with 23 passes (56% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
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