All you need to know about Nice vs Paris Saint-Germain!
Here are all the main stats and facts so you can dominate the pre-match banter ahead of tonight's Ligue 1 match between OGC Nice and Paris Saint-Germain at Allianz Riviera - Kick-off: 20:45 CET!
A little history...
This is the 73rd official meeting between the two sides with Paris winning 29, drawing 21and losing 22 of the previous 72. Les Rouge et Bleu have won their last two matches at Allianz Riviera: 2-1 on 18 March 2018 and 3-0 on 29 September 2018, last season.
Paris boast the best defence in Ligue 1 having conceded just four goals (equal with Reims) and have kept nine clean sheets in 12 official matches this term, including in the last three away matches in Ligue 1 (Metz, Lyon, Bordeaux). The last time Paris Saint-Germain recorded more than three away wins in a row was when they got five in the 2015-16 season.
The Paris attack is also firing away from home: Les Rouge et Bleu have scored in their last 23 away mathes in a row - they were last kept scoreless in the 0-0 draw away to Caen on 19 May 2018.
40 players have played for the two teams: Fabrice Abriel, Jean-Pierre Adams, Jérôme Alonzo, William Ayache, Dominique Baratelli, Hatem Ben Arfa, Jules Bocandé, Mathieu Bodmer, Jean-Pierre Bosser, Daniel Bravo, José Cobos, Eric Cubilier, Mustapha Dahleb, James Debbah, Guy Delhumeau, Jean Deloffre, Kaba Diawara, Didier Digard, Franck Dja Djédjé, Jean-François Douis, Pierre Dréossi, David Hellebuyck, Jean-Noël Huck, Christophe Jallet, Sylvain Léandri, Jean-Louis Leonetti, Lionel Letizi, Danijel Ljuboja, Larrys Mabiala, Stanley Nsoki, Grégory Paisley, Fabrice Poullain, Jocelyn Rico, Daniel Sanchez, Liazid Sandjak, Marco Simone, Nambatingué Toko, Sammy Traoré, Franck Vandecasteele et Zlatko Vujovic.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is Paris' top scorer against Les Aiglons, with 11 competitive goals scored. Edinson Cavani and , François M’Pelé have six each and Patrice Loko scored five.
The stakes...
Les Rouge et Bleu will be looking to further cement their place atop the standings ahead of Tuesday's match away to Bruges in the Champions League. A win would be the 50th in 65 matches for coach Thomas Tuchel.
The keys to success...
To help get a positive result at Allianz Riviera, Paris will be looking to finish the match with 11 players on the pitch. Four players have been sent off in the last four matches between the two sides in Nice. Paris Saint-Germain have not had a player sent off in the first nine matches of the season - a first since 2008-09.