Nice vs Stade Rennais, 2022-23 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Nice piles pressure on Rennes in French league win
— Nice striker Gaëtan Laborde scored in a win against his former club on Saturday and cost Rennes precious points in the French league race for European football next season.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Nice. Khéphren Thuram tries a through ball, but Terem Moffi is caught offside.
- 3': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Melvin Bard.
- 4': Attempt missed. Amine Gouiri (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud with a cross following a corner.
- 7': Offside, Nice. Jean-Clair Todibo tries a through ball, but Melvin Bard is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Lesley Ugochukwu (Rennes).
- 8': Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Arthur Theate.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gaëtan Laborde with a cross.
- 14': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Lesley Ugochukwu.
- 14': Attempt missed. Terem Moffi (Nice) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gaëtan Laborde with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Rennes) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud.
- 17': Badredine Bouanani (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Jeanuël Belocian (Rennes).
- 17': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Dante.
- 18': Attempt missed. Hamari Traoré (Rennes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Attempt missed. Warmed Omari (Rennes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hamari Traoré following a corner.
- 19': Offside, Nice. Khéphren Thuram tries a through ball, but Gaëtan Laborde is caught offside.
- 20': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Hicham Boudaoui.
- 21': Attempt missed. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 22': Offside, Nice. Melvin Bard tries a through ball, but Gaëtan Laborde is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Melvin Bard (Nice).
- 23': Jérémy Doku (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Jordan Lotomba.
- 24': Hand ball by Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes).
- 26': Delay in match because of an injury Hamari Traoré (Rennes).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Badredine Bouanani (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Jeanuël Belocian (Rennes).
- 28': Foul by Warmed Omari (Rennes).
- 28': Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Hand ball by Jordan Lotomba (Nice).
- 30': Attempt blocked. Amine Gouiri (Rennes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud.
- 30': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Jordan Lotomba.
- 31': Foul by Melvin Bard (Nice).
- 31': Jérémy Doku (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Khéphren Thuram (Nice).
- 38': Attempt missed. Terem Moffi (Nice) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Melvin Bard with a cross.
- 39': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Jeanuël Belocian.
- 41': Attempt saved. Lovro Majer (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeanuël Belocian.
- 42': Attempt missed. Arthur Theate (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 44': Foul by Lovro Majer (Rennes).
- 44': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Nice 0, Rennes 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nice 0, Rennes 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Terem Moffi.
- 48': Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Khéphren Thuram (Nice).
- 50': Goal! Nice 1, Rennes 0. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Badredine Bouanani with a cross.
- 51': Foul by Warmed Omari (Rennes).
- 51': Khéphren Thuram (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Attempt saved. Badredine Bouanani (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dante.
- 54': Foul by Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes).
- 54': Khéphren Thuram (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Rennes).
- 55': Terem Moffi (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Hamari Traoré (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Attempt missed. Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 63': Foul by Gaëtan Laborde (Nice).
- 63': Warmed Omari (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Aaron Ramsey.
- 65': Attempt saved. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud with a through ball.
- 68': Foul by Dante (Nice).
- 68': Lovro Majer (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Attempt missed. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 69': Substitution, Rennes. Karl Toko Ekambi replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo.
- 71': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 72': Goal! Nice 2, Rennes 0. Terem Moffi (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
- 73': Substitution, Nice. Youcef Atal replaces Badredine Bouanani.
- 73': Substitution, Nice. Pablo Rosario replaces Aaron Ramsey.
- 74': Foul by Gaëtan Laborde (Nice).
- 74': Lovro Majer (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Karl Toko Ekambi (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 76': Substitution, Rennes. Ibrahim Salah replaces Lesley Ugochukwu.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Khéphren Thuram (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gaëtan Laborde.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Jeanuël Belocian (Rennes).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Goal! Nice 2, Rennes 1. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi.
- 78': Substitution, Rennes. Lorenz Assignon replaces Jeanuël Belocian.
- 79': Foul by Khéphren Thuram (Nice).
- 79': Jérémy Doku (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Hamari Traoré.
- 83': Attempt missed. Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 84': Foul by Khéphren Thuram (Nice).
- 84': Lorenz Assignon (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ibrahim Salah with a cross.
- 85': Foul by Karl Toko Ekambi (Rennes).
- 85': Jordan Lotomba (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt saved. Jordan Lotomba (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90': Foul by Lorenz Assignon (Rennes).
- 90': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ibrahim Salah.
- 90'+2': Foul by Melvin Bard (Nice).
- 90'+2': Jérémy Doku (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Nice 2, Rennes 1.
- 0': Match ends, Nice 2, Rennes 1.
Statistics
 REN |
NICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 54.1 | Possession | 45.9 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 436 | Accurate Passes | 356 |
| 496 | Passes | 420 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 22 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 17 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 17 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 22,601
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 22,601
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 4 | +7 | 12 |
| 2 | Lille | 4 | +8 | 10 |
| 3 | AS Monaco | 4 | +3 | 9 |
| 4 | Lyon | 4 | +3 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Nice (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 4 | Dante |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 26 | Melvin Bard |
| 23 | Jordan Lotomba |
| 28 | Hicham Boudaoui |
| 19 | Khephren Thuram |
| 16 | Aaron Ramsey |
| 9 | Terem Moffi |
| 24 | Gaëtan Laborde |
| 35 | Badredine Bouanani |
Stade Rennais (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Steve Mandanda (GK) |
| 5 | Arthur Theate |
| 23 | Warmed Omari |
| 6 | Lesley Ugochukwu |
| 18 | Jeanuël Belocian |
| 27 | Hamari Traoré  |
| 21 | Lovro Majer |
| 14 | Benjamin Bourigeaud |
| 19 | Amine Gouiri |
| 10 | Jérémy Doku |
| 9 | Arnaud Kalimuendo |
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