Nice 4-0 Monaco: result and report

Ligue 1 · Saturday 9 September 2017

Result

Nice 4-0 Monaco

Ligue 1 · Saturday 9 September 2017, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

Nice · Monaco · Ligue 1 predictions

Nice 4-0 Monaco: match report

Nice beat Monaco 4-0 in Ligue 1 on Saturday 9 September 2017. The half-time score was 2-0.

Mario Balotelli opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Nice's goals came from Mario Balotelli (6', penalty), Alassane Plea (18'), Mario Balotelli (60') and Ignatius Ganago (85'). Monaco did not score.

Discipline: Nice received 2 yellow cards; Monaco received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Nice were 17th on 3 points from 4 and Monaco 2nd on 12 points from 4. Nice went on to finish that season 8th with 54 points, and Monaco 2nd with 80.

Nice lined up in a 4-4-2 and Monaco in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Mario Balotelli of Nice (8.7), ahead of Arnaud Souquet (8.5).

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

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Yellow card · Djibril SidibéMonaco
  • 6'Penalty goal · Mario BalotelliNice · 1-0
  • 11'Yellow card · Christophe JalletNice
  • 14'Yellow card · JorgeMonaco
  • 18'Goal · Alassane PleaNice · 2-0
  • 60'Goal · Mario BalotelliNice · 3-0
  • 69'Yellow card · Mario BalotelliNice
  • 85'Goal · Ignatius GanagoNice · 4-0

Head-to-head

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

Team news

Nice line-up (4-4-2)

Yoan Cardinale, Arnaud Souquet, Marlon, Maxime Le Marchand, Christophe Jallet, Jean Michaël Seri, Allan Saint-Maximin, Pierre Lees-Melou, Vincent Koziello, Mario Balotelli, Alassane Pléa

Monaco line-up (4-4-2)

Danijel Subašić, Jemerson, Jorge, Djibril Sidibé, Kamil Glik, Fabinho, João Moutinho, Rony Lopes, Thomas Lemar, R. Falcao, Adama Diakhaby