Metz 0-2 Nice: result and report

Ligue 1 · Sunday 23 January 2022

Result

Metz 0-2 Nice

Ligue 1 · Sunday 23 January 2022, 12:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Metz 0-2 Nice: match report

Metz were beaten by Nice 0-2 in Ligue 1 on Sunday 23 January 2022. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Khéphren Thuram opened the scoring in the 58th minute. Metz did not score. Nice scored through Khéphren Thuram (58') and Amine Gouiri (86', penalty).

Discipline: Metz received 3 yellow cards; Nice received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Metz were 16th on 19 points from 21 and Nice 2nd on 40 points from 21. Metz went on to finish that season 19th with 31 points, and Nice 4th with 67.

Metz lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Nice in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Amine Gouiri of Nice (7.9), ahead of Dante (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Metz wins, 3 draws and 4 for Nice.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 45+1'Yellow card · Jean-Armel Kana-BiyikMetz
  • 55'Yellow card · Amadou Salif MbengueMetz
  • 57'Yellow card · Papa Ndiaga YadeMetz
  • 58'Goal · Khéphren ThuramNice · 0-1
  • 64'Yellow card · Pablo RosarioNice
  • 86'Penalty goal · Amine GouiriNice · 0-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Metz 3, draws 3, Nice 4.

Team news

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

Marc-Aurèle Caillard, Ibrahim Amadou, Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik, Amadou Mbengue, Thomas Delaine, Vincent Pajot, Boubacar Traoré, Papa Ndiaga Yade, Farid Boulaya, I. Niane, Opa Nguette

Nice line-up (4-4-2)

Walter Benítez, Jordan Lotomba, Jean-Clair Todibo, Dante, J. Amavi, Hicham Boudaoui, Pablo Rosario, Khéphren Thuram, Calvin Stengs, Kasper Dolberg, Amine Gouiri