Nice 1-2 Metz: result and report

Ligue 1 · Sunday 21 February 2021

Result

Nice 1-2 Metz

Ligue 1 · Sunday 21 February 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

Nice · Metz · Ligue 1 predictions

Nice 1-2 Metz: match report

Nice lost to Metz 1-2 in Ligue 1 on Sunday 21 February 2021. The half-time score was 0-2.

Kiki Kouyaté opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Nice's goal came from A. Gouiri (61', penalty). Metz scored through Kiki Kouyaté (15') and Lamine Gueye (38').

Discipline: Nice received 1 yellow card; Metz received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Nice were 15th on 29 points from 25 and Metz 9th on 35 points from 25. Nice went on to finish that season 9th with 52 points, and Metz 10th with 47.

Nice lined up in a 4-3-3 and Metz in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Matthieu Udol of Metz (8.2), ahead of Kiki Kouyaté (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Nice wins, 3 draws and 1 for Metz.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Goal · Kiki KouyatéMetz · 0-1
  • 38'Goal · Lamine GueyeMetz · 0-2
  • 61'Penalty goal · A. GouiriNice · 1-2
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Kiki KouyatéMetz
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Malik SelloukiNice

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Nice 6, draws 3, Metz 1.

Team news

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Nice line-up (4-3-3)

Walter Benítez, Andy Pelmard, Jean-Clair Todibo, William Saliba, Hassane Kamara, Alexis Claude-Maurice, Hicham Boudaoui, Pierre Lees-Melou, Dan Ndoye, Myziane Maolida, Amine Gouiri

Metz line-up (3-4-3)

A. Oukidja, Dylan Bronn, Kiki Kouyaté, John Boye, Fabien Centonze, Pape Matar Sarr, Habib Maïga, Matthieu Udol, Lamine Gueye, Farid Boulaya, Vágner Dias