Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Nantes vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 1 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2019-20
FC Nantes
1 – 0
Full Time
Montpellier HSC
Sat 31 Aug 2019 · 18:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
Y 28' Pedro Mendes
Abdoul Kader Bamba 33' Y
Y 45' Gaetan Laborde
Mehdi Abeid 71' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Nantes vs Montpellier HSC — Ligue 1 .

Match Details

  • Referee Cyril Mugnier
  • Referee Olivier Thual
  • Referee Karim Abed
  • Referee Bastien Dechepy
  • Referee Mikael Berchebru

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Paris Saint-Germain FC 10 23
2 Lille OSC 10 21
3 Paris FC 10 20
4 Olympique de Marseille 10 18
5 Olympique Lyonnais 10 17
6 OGC Nice 10 17
7 AS Monaco FC 10 16
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 10 16
9 Stade Brestois 29 10 15
10 FC Lorient 10 15
11 Racing Club de Lens 10 13
12 Toulouse FC 10 13
13 RC Strasbourg Alsace 10 10
14 AJ Auxerre 10 10
15 Le Mans FC 10 8
16 Angers SCO 10 8
17 ES Troyes AC 10 8
18 Le Havre AC 10 2

Head-to-Head

9
8
4
FC Nantes 21 games · Avg 2.2 goals Montpellier HSC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-31 FC Nantes 1–0 Montpellier HSC 2019-05-18 Montpellier HSC 1–1 FC Nantes 2019-01-08 FC Nantes 2–0 Montpellier HSC 2018-03-17 FC Nantes 0–0 Montpellier HSC 2017-10-15 Montpellier HSC 1–1 FC Nantes

Recent Form

FC Nantes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Montpellier HSC H 1–0 W
24 Aug Amiens SC A 2–1 W
17 Aug Olympique de Marseille H 0–0 D
11 Aug Lille OSC A 1–2 L
24 May RC Strasbourg Alsace H 0–1 L
18 May Montpellier HSC A 1–1 D
Montpellier HSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug FC Nantes A 0–1 L
27 Aug Olympique Lyonnais H 1–0 W
17 Aug FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 1–1 D
10 Aug Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 0–1 L
24 May Olympique de Marseille A 0–1 L
18 May FC Nantes H 1–1 D

Key Stats

48% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Nantes launch into their encounter with Montpellier HSC.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mehdi Abeid, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' Montpellier HSC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' Montpellier HSC is showing some good football. However, Montpellier HSC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 28' The referee shows Montpellier HSC player a Yellow card on 28.
  • 33' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Abdoul Kader Bamba.
  • 38' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Montpellier HSC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
  • 45' Gaetan Laborde is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' Souleymane Camara has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 55' It’s high time Michel Der Zakarian made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 60' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 65' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Nantes must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 70' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Nantes in their trying to find a way past Montpellier HSC's compact .
  • 71' The referee has no hesitation. Mehdi Abeid is booked for FC Nantes — Yellow card on 71.
  • 76' FC Nantes are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Montpellier HSC backline.
  • 77' Another substitution for Montpellier HSC to replace Florent Mollet by Keagan Dolly on 77 minute.
  • 82' The FC Nantes manager makes a substitution. Imran Louza departs to be replaced by Cristian Benavente.
  • 84' A goal from the Guinea international Abdoulaye Toure! He fires home on 84 to make it 1-0!
  • 87' The whistle greets Andy Delort as he departs to be replaced by Souleymane Camara.
  • 90' Time for substitution for FC Nantes. Abdoul Kader Bamba is replaced by Samuel Moutoussamy.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

FC Nantes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christian Gourcuff

Montpellier HSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel Der Zakarian

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matthis Abline 3
Mostafa Mohamed 3
Randal Kolo Muani 2
Andy Delort 2
Akor Adams 2
Moses Simon 2
Ludovic Blas 2
Florent Mollet 2

Head to Head

2019-08-31 FC Nantes 1–0 Montpellier HSC 2019-05-18 Montpellier HSC 1–1 FC Nantes 2019-01-08 FC Nantes 2–0 Montpellier HSC 2018-03-17 FC Nantes 0–0 Montpellier HSC 2017-10-15 Montpellier HSC 1–1 FC Nantes

FC Nantes Form

2019-08-31 FC Nantes 1–0 Montpellier HSC W 2019-08-24 Amiens SC 1–2 FC Nantes W 2019-08-17 FC Nantes 0–0 Olympique de Marseille D 2019-08-11 Lille OSC 2–1 FC Nantes L 2019-05-24 FC Nantes 0–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace L 2019-05-18 Montpellier HSC 1–1 FC Nantes D

Montpellier HSC Form

2019-08-31 FC Nantes 1–0 Montpellier HSC L 2019-08-27 Montpellier HSC 1–0 Olympique Lyonnais W 2019-08-17 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 1–1 Montpellier HSC D 2019-08-10 Montpellier HSC 0–1 Stade Rennais FC 1901 L 2019-05-24 Olympique de Marseille 1–0 Montpellier HSC L 2019-05-18 Montpellier HSC 1–1 FC Nantes D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.08 FC Nantes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.7 Montpellier HSC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Nantes47% Draw32% Montpellier HSC21%
Actual: FC Nantes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 1.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 53%
47%
± 2.5 27%
73%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

FC Nantes or Draw
79%
Draw or Montpellier HSC
53%
FC Nantes or Montpellier HSC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Nantes27% Draw58% Montpellier HSC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
19.5%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 1
10.4%
2 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.3%
3 – 1
2.5%
2 – 2
2.5%
1 – 3
1%

Asian Handicap — FC Nantes

Handicap FC Nantes covers Push Montpellier HSC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 25% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 15% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Nantes keeps clean sheet
50% ✓
Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.