Everything about OGC Nice - Paris Saint-Germain!
Check out all you need to know before kick-off in Week 4 of Ligue 1, which sees Paris Saint-Germain take on Nice on Sunday 20 September at 1pm at the Allianz Riviera.
A bit history...
This is the 74th official encounter between the two sides, and history favours Les Parisiens with 30 victories, 21 draws and 22 defeats. Les Rouge et Bleu are in good form in Nice, with 6 wins in their last 7 Ligue 1 matches.
Les Parisiens have come out on top in their last three trips to Nice: 2-1 on 18 March 2018, 3-0 on 29 September 2018 and 4-1 on 18 October 2019.
40 players have played for both sides: 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, Nambatingue Toko, Sammy Traoré, Franck Vandecasteele and Zlatko Vujovic.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the top scorer for Paris Saint-Germain in competitive matches against Nice, with 11 goals to his name. He sits ahead of Edinson Cavani and François M’Pelé (6 goals), and then Patrice Loko (5 goals).
Les Rouge et Bleu will also play their ever fourth match at the unusual kick-off time of 1pm, after two European matches: against Hungarian side Videoton in the second leg of the Round of 32 of the Coupe UEFA (0-1) on 8 November 1984, and Romanian side Universitatea Craiova in the second leg of the Round of 16 in the European Cup Winners Cup (2-0) on 3 November 1993.
In Ligue 1, Les Parisiens have only ever played at this time on one occasion, against Les Niçois at the Allianz Riviera on 18 March 2018 (2-1 victory for Paris Saint-Germain).
The stakes...
After two defeats in the first two games of their league campaign, Paris Saint-Germain will be looking to consolidate their victory over Metz at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday evening (1-0) in Nice on Sunday.
This encounter between Paris Saint-Germain and Nice will also mark the 500th competitive match since the arrival of the new club shareholders in 2011. A record of 361 victories (72%), 78 draws (16%) and 60 defeats (12%), with 1189 goals scored and 398 goals conceded.
Keys to success...
Paris Saint-Germain should be able to count on midfielder Marco Verratti, who could make the most of the match against Nice to make it into the club's top 5 players by appearances, with 318 under his belt, on a par with Bernard Lama.
In order to take home the three points against Les Aiglons, Thomas Tuchel's side will also need to finish the game with 11 men, on a pitch where 6 players (4 Niçois and 2 Parisiens) have been sent off in the last 5 matches in Nice.
