Nice 3-1 Metz: result and report

Ligue 1 · Saturday 20 October 2007

Result

Nice 3-1 Metz

Ligue 1 · Saturday 20 October 2007, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Nice 3-1 Metz: match report

Nice defeated Metz 3-1 in Ligue 1 on Saturday 20 October 2007. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Bakari Koné opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Nice's goals came from Bakari Koné (11'), Bakari Koné (58', penalty) and Cédric Kanté (65'). Metz scored through Cedric Barbosa (68').

Discipline: Nice received no yellow cards; Metz received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Nice were 8th on 14 points from 10 and Metz 20th on 5 points from 10. Nice went on to finish that season 8th with 55 points, and Metz 20th with 24.

Nice lined up in a 4-4-2 and Metz in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Nice win, 0 draws and 1 for Metz.

Going into the match Nice's last five read L-W-L-W-W and Metz's L-W-L-D-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Goal · Bakari KonéNice · 1-0
  • 30'Yellow card · Eric CubilierMetz
  • 45+1'Yellow card · Pascal DelhommeauMetz
  • 58'Penalty goal · Bakari KonéNice · 2-0
  • 58'Yellow card · Cedric BarbosaMetz
  • 65'Goal · Cédric KantéNice · 3-0
  • 68'Goal · Cedric BarbosaMetz · 3-1
  • 80'Yellow card · S. LéoniMetz
  • 89'Second yellow · Cedric BarbosaMetz

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Nice 1, draws 0, Metz 1.

Team news

Nice line-up (4-4-2)

Lionel Letizi, Cedric Kante, Onyekachi Apam, Cyril Rool, David Hellebuyck, Ederson, Florent Balmont, Lilian Laslandes, Bakari Koné, Vincent Hognon, Olivier Echouafni

Metz line-up (4-4-2)

Christophe Marichez, Pascal Delhommeau, Sebastien Bassong, Pape Diop, Eric Cubilier, Laurent Agouazi, Miralem Pjanić, Cedric Barbosa, Papiss Demba Cissé, Babacar Gueye, Stéphane Léoni