Nice 4-1 Caen: result and report

Ligue 1 · Saturday 12 May 2018

Result

Nice 4-1 Caen

Ligue 1 · Saturday 12 May 2018, 19:00 UTC · half-time 3-0

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Nice 4-1 Caen: match report

Nice defeated Caen 4-1 in Ligue 1 on Saturday 12 May 2018. It was 3-0 at half-time.

Mario Balotelli opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Nice's goals came from Mario Balotelli (2'), Mario Balotelli (10', penalty), Allan Saint-Maximin (36') and Jean Michaël Seri (72'). Caen scored through Christian Kouakou (76').

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

Going into the game Nice were 7th on 51 points from 36 and Caen 15th on 37 points from 36. Nice went on to finish that season 8th with 54 points, and Caen 16th with 38.

Nice lined up in a 4-3-3 and Caen in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Mario Balotelli of Nice (9.2), ahead of Jean Michaël Seri (8.3).

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Mario BalotelliNice · 1-0
  • 10'Penalty goal · Mario BalotelliNice · 2-0
  • 35'Yellow card · F. GuilbertCaen
  • 36'Goal · Allan Saint-MaximinNice · 3-0
  • 54'Red card · Ismaël DiomandéCaen
  • 72'Goal · Jean Michaël SeriNice · 4-0
  • 76'Goal · Christian KouakouCaen · 4-1

Head-to-head

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

Team news

Nice line-up (4-3-3)

Walter Benítez, Arnaud Souquet, Marlon, Maxime Le Marchand, Dante, Adrien Tamèze, Jean Michaël Seri, Wylan Cyprien, Allan Saint-Maximin, Mario Balotelli, Alassane Pléa

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

Brice Samba, Ismaël Diomandé, Frédéric Guilbert, Adama Mbengue, Damien Da Silva, Stef Peeters, Youssef Aït Bennasser, Ronny Rodelin, Julien Féret, Ivan Santini, E. Crivelli