Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Nantes vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 1 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2024-25
FC Nantes
3 – 0
Full Time
Montpellier HSC
Sat 17 May 2025 · 19:00 UTC Stade de la Beaujoire 34,780 HT 45' · FT 45'
Moses Simon pen 18' 1–0
Francis Coquelin 31' 2–0
Matthis Abline 79' 3–0
Y 49' Theo Chennahi
Sorba Thomas 53' Y
Nicolas Pallois 57' Y
Francis Coquelin 71' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Nantes vs Montpellier HSC — Ligue 1 at Stade de la Beaujoire.

Match Details

  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Assistant 1 Nicolas Danos
  • Assistant 2 Benjamin Pages
16 games this season 🟨 1.9/game ⚽ 7.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Nantes 34 24
2 FC Metz 34 17
3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 0
4 Racing Club de Lens 0 0
5 Lille OSC 0 0
6 Olympique Lyonnais 0 0
7 Olympique de Marseille 0 0
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0 0
9 AS Monaco FC 0 0
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0 0
11 Toulouse FC 0 0
12 FC Lorient 0 0
13 Paris FC 0 0
14 Stade Brestois 29 0 0
15 ES Troyes AC 0 0
16 Angers SCO 0 0
17 Le Mans FC 0 0
18 Le Havre AC 0 0
19 AJ Auxerre 0 0
20 OGC Nice 0 0

Head-to-Head

9
8
4
FC Nantes 21 games · Avg 2.2 goals Montpellier HSC
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-17 FC Nantes 3–0 Montpellier HSC 2024-08-31 Montpellier HSC 1–3 FC Nantes 2024-04-26 Montpellier HSC 1–1 FC Nantes 2023-10-22 FC Nantes 2–0 Montpellier HSC 2023-05-20 FC Nantes 0–3 Montpellier HSC

Recent Form

FC Nantes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May Montpellier HSC H 3–0 W
10 May AJ Auxerre A 1–1 D
04 May Angers SCO H 0–1 L
27 Apr Toulouse FC H 0–0 D
22 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC H 1–1 D
18 Apr Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 1–2 L
Montpellier HSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May FC Nantes A 0–3 L
10 May Paris Saint-Germain FC H 1–4 L
04 May Stade Brestois 29 A 0–1 L
27 Apr Stade de Reims H 0–0 D
19 Apr Olympique de Marseille A 1–5 L
13 Apr Angers SCO A 0–2 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Montpellier HSC gets underway.
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' It’s high time Zoumana Camara made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' The travelling Montpellier HSC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 18' What a strike from Moses Simon! The score is 1-0.
  • 23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Wilfried Bille is replacing Enzo Tchato for the Montpellier HSC side.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 31' What a strike from Francis Coquelin! The score is 2-0.
  • 36' FC Nantes is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 41' FC Nantes started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
  • 46' Stefan Dzodic is replacing Teji Savanier for the Montpellier HSC side.
  • 49' Montpellier HSC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 53' Sorba Thomas is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
  • 57' That looks like a foul for a card for Nicolas Pallois.
  • 62' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 67' It looks like no one’s ball. Montpellier HSC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 71' The referee shows FC Nantes player a card on 71.
  • 72' Another substitution for FC Nantes to replace Nicolas Pallois by Nathan Zeze on 72 minute.
  • 77' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jean-Charles Castelletto, as he is very good at scoring at Stade de la Beaujoire with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 79' Goal! Matthis Abline scores his 15 goal in 422 matches.
  • 84' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Nantes that had 426 games and scored 329 goals.
  • 87' Another change for FC Nantes made on 87 minute. Moses Simon leaves to be changed by Herba Guirassy.
  • With this win, FC Nantes is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Nantes Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Antoine Kombouare

Montpellier HSC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zoumana Camara

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-05-17 FC Nantes 3–0 Montpellier HSC 2024-08-31 Montpellier HSC 1–3 FC Nantes 2024-04-26 Montpellier HSC 1–1 FC Nantes 2023-10-22 FC Nantes 2–0 Montpellier HSC 2023-05-20 FC Nantes 0–3 Montpellier HSC

FC Nantes Form

2025-05-17 FC Nantes 3–0 Montpellier HSC W 2025-05-10 AJ Auxerre 1–1 FC Nantes D 2025-05-04 FC Nantes 0–1 Angers SCO L 2025-04-27 FC Nantes 0–0 Toulouse FC D 2025-04-22 FC Nantes 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain FC D 2025-04-18 Stade Rennais FC 1901 2–1 FC Nantes L

Montpellier HSC Form

2025-05-17 FC Nantes 3–0 Montpellier HSC L 2025-05-10 Montpellier HSC 1–4 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2025-05-04 Stade Brestois 29 1–0 Montpellier HSC L 2025-04-27 Montpellier HSC 0–0 Stade de Reims D 2025-04-19 Olympique de Marseille 5–1 Montpellier HSC L 2025-04-13 Angers SCO 2–0 Montpellier HSC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.63 FC Nantes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 Montpellier HSC xG
I would bet for: FC Nantes to win 57% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Nantes57% Draw25% Montpellier HSC18%
Actual: FC Nantes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

FC Nantes or Draw
82%
Draw or Montpellier HSC
43%
FC Nantes or Montpellier HSC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Nantes38% Draw48% Montpellier HSC14%
Actual: FC Nantes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13%
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 0
11%
0 – 0
10.6%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5%
1 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Nantes

Handicap FC Nantes covers Push Montpellier HSC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 25% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Nantes keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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