Nice vs Marseille

21 October 2018 · Ligue 1 · 2018/19 · Referee Amaury Delerue

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Morgan Sanson 42’

Match summary

Marseille beat Nice 1-0 on the road. Marseille led 1-0 at half-time.

Morgan Sanson put Marseille ahead in the 42nd minute, set up by Bouna Sarr.

There was little between the sides on chances: Nice created 0.67 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, Marseille 0.48 from 9.

Match stats

Nice Marseille
14 Shots 9
3 Shots on Target 1
5 Corners 7
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.66 xG 0.48
0.66 Non-penalty xG 0.48
4 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Nice Marseille
Kick-off
42’
Morgan Sanson
Assist: Bouna Sarr0-1 (Marseille)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Nice
  • Dante
  • Youcef Atal
  • Mario Balotelli
Marseille
  • Nemanja Radonjic

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.67 0.48 42’ Morgan Sanson (Marseille), 0-1 42’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.67 0.48 42’ Morgan Sanson (Marseille), 0-1 Sanson 42’
Nice 0.67 xGMarseille 0.48 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Marseille attacking Nice attacking 
24’ Mario Balotelli (Nice), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 47’ Morgan Sanson (Marseille), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 42’ Morgan Sanson (Marseille), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 80’ Dante (Nice), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 86’ Myziane Maolida (Nice), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 44’ Nemanja Radonjic (Marseille), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 9’ Myziane Maolida (Nice), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 27’ Wylan Cyprien (Nice), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ Jordan Amavi (Marseille), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 89’ Ignatius Ganago (Nice), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 60’ Dimitri Payet (Marseille), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 29’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Mario Balotelli (Nice), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 80’ Dante (Nice), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Bouna Sarr (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Wylan Cyprien (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Kevin Strootman (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Mario Balotelli (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Mario Balotelli (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Morgan Sanson (Marseille), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 71’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 1’ Bouna Sarr (Marseille), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 24’ Mario Balotelli (Nice), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 47’ Morgan Sanson (Marseille), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 42’ Morgan Sanson (Marseille), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 80’ Dante (Nice), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 86’ Myziane Maolida (Nice), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 44’ Nemanja Radonjic (Marseille), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 9’ Myziane Maolida (Nice), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 69’ Jordan Amavi (Marseille), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 27’ Wylan Cyprien (Nice), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 89’ Ignatius Ganago (Nice), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 60’ Dimitri Payet (Marseille), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Mario Balotelli (Nice), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 80’ Dante (Nice), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Bouna Sarr (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Wylan Cyprien (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Mario Balotelli (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Kevin Strootman (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Mario Balotelli (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Morgan Sanson (Marseille), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 71’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 1’ Bouna Sarr (Marseille), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Walter Benítez GK900 0.000.000
Dante DEF902 0.130.000
Christophe Herelle DEF900 0.000.000
Malang Sarr DEF850 0.000.000
Youcef Atal MID900 0.000.000
Olivier Boscagli MID570 0.000.021
Adrien Tameze MID900 0.000.111
Wylan Cyprien MID782 0.070.000
Allan Saint-Maximin FWD903 0.060.163
Mario Balotelli FWD904 0.190.000
Myziane Maolida FWD902 0.160.124
Danilo Sub330 0.000.021
Ignatius Ganago Sub121 0.050.000
Bassem Srarfi Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nice win 27% Bet365 odds 3.50
Draw 27% Bet365 odds 3.50
Marseille win 46% Bet365 odds 2.04

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Nice WLWLD
Marseille WLWLW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Marseille 1-0 Nice, 10 Mar 19  All Nice vs Marseille meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.