2017/2018
| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 15 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4/15 | 3-7 |
| Zulte-Waregem | 15 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6/15 | 6-8 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | WLLWL | 27 | -25 |
| Zulte-Waregem | 3 | 6 | 7 | -5 | LDWLW | 21 | -18 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2017-11-23
2 points and 1 places separated them: Nice 2nd with 9, Zulte-Waregem 3rd with 7. Nice ranked just 27th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. In league terms the two rates read 2/1.17 for Nice and 1.33/2.17 for Zulte-Waregem (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.32.
Allianz Riviera in Nice, capacity 36,178, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Nice led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.
