Nice 3-1 Zulte-Waregem: result and report
Europa League · Thursday 23 November 2017
Result
Nice 3-1 Zulte-Waregem
Europa League · Thursday 23 November 2017, 18:00 UTC · half-time 2-0
Nice 3-1 Zulte-Waregem: match report
Nice defeated Zulte-Waregem 3-1 in the Europa League on Thursday 23 November 2017. The half-time score was 2-0.
Mario Balotelli opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Nice's goals came from Mario Balotelli (5', penalty), Mario Balotelli (31') and Adrien Tamèze (86'). Zulte-Waregem scored through Brian Hamalainen (81').
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Nice were 69th on 6 points from 4 and Zulte-Waregem 104th on 4 points from 4. This fixture belongs to an earlier Europa League season and is kept for reference.
Nice lined up in a 4-2-2-2 and Zulte-Waregem in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Mario Balotelli of Nice (9.1), ahead of Adrien Tamèze (8.1).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Nice win, 0 draws and 0 for Zulte-Waregem.
Going into the match Nice's last five read L-L-W-W and Zulte-Waregem's W-D-L-L.
Key events
- 5'Penalty goal · Mario Balotelli
- 31'Goal · Mario Balotelli
- 81'Goal · Brian Hamalainen
- 86'Goal · Adrien Tamèze
Head-to-head
Team news
Nice line-up (4-2-2-2)
Walter Benítez, Arnaud Souquet, Dante, Maxime Le Marchand, Christophe Jallet, Vincent Koziello, Jean Michaël Seri, Patrick Burner, Pierre Lees-Melou, Mario Balotelli, Alassane Pléa
Zulte-Waregem line-up (5-3-2)
Louis Bostyn, Sandy Walsh, Marvin Baudry, Davy de Fauw, Michaël Heylen, B. Hämäläinen, Sander Coopman, Idrissa Doumbia, Grigoris Kastanos, Nill De Pauw, Aaron Leya Iseka