Metz 2-4 Nice: result and report

Ligue 1 · Sunday 23 October 2016

Result

Metz 2-4 Nice

Ligue 1 · Sunday 23 October 2016, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-2

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Metz 2-4 Nice: match report

Metz were beaten by Nice 2-4 in Ligue 1 on Sunday 23 October 2016. It was 1-2 at half-time.

Alassane Plea opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Metz's goals came from G. Mandjeck (25') and Habib Diallo (69'). Nice scored through Alassane Plea (12'), Alassane Plea (38', penalty), Alassane Plea (84') and Wylan Cyprien (90+2').

Discipline: Metz received 4 yellow cards; Nice received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Metz were 11th on 13 points from 9 and Nice 1st on 23 points from 9. Metz went on to finish that season 14th with 43 points, and Nice 3rd with 78.

Metz lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Nice in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Alassane Pléa of Nice (8.9), ahead of Younès Belhanda (8.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Metz win, 1 draw and 4 for Nice.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Goal · Alassane PleaNice · 0-1
  • 25'Goal · G. MandjeckMetz · 1-1
  • 38'Penalty goal · Alassane PleaNice · 1-2
  • 54'Yellow card · G. MandjeckMetz
  • 65'Yellow card · Ismaïla SarrMetz
  • 69'Goal · Habib DialloMetz · 2-2
  • 73'Yellow card · Renaud CohadeMetz
  • 76'Yellow card · Yann JouffreMetz
  • 84'Goal · Alassane PleaNice · 2-3
  • 90+2'Goal · Wylan CyprienNice · 2-4

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Metz 1, draws 1, Nice 4.

Team news

Metz line-up (4-2-3-1)

Thomas Didillon-Hödl, Jonathan Rivierez, Guido Milan, Simon Falette, Franck Signorino, Yann Jouffre, Opa Nguette, Georges Mandjeck, Renaud Cohade, Ismaïla Sarr, Mevlüt Erdinç

Nice line-up (4-3-3)

Yoan Cardinale, Arnaud Souquet, Ricardo Pereira, Dante, Malang Sarr, Jean Michaël Seri, Rémi Walter, Wylan Cyprien, Younès Belhanda, Valentin Eysseric, Alassane Pléa