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Montpellier HSC vs FC Nantes, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
Montpellier HSC
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Nantes
Sat 9 Jan 2021 · 20:00 UTC Stade de la Mosson HT 45+4' · FT 45+3'
Arnaud Souquet 31' Y
Andy Delort 55' Y
Damien Le Tallec 59' Y
Jordan Ferri 73' Y
Daniel Congre 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Referee Cyril Mugnier
  • Referee Bertrand Jouannaud
  • Referee Mickael Leleu
20 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 6.8 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

4
8
9
Montpellier HSC 21 games · Avg 2.2 goals FC Nantes
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-09 Montpellier HSC 1–1 FC Nantes 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

Recent Form

Montpellier HSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jan FC Nantes H 1–1 D
06 Jan Olympique de Marseille A 1–3 L
23 Dec Lille OSC H 2–3 L
20 Dec Stade Brestois 29 A 2–2 D
16 Dec FC Metz H 0–2 L
12 Dec Racing Club de Lens A 3–2 W
FC Nantes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jan Montpellier HSC A 1–1 D
06 Jan Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 0–0 D
23 Dec Olympique Lyonnais A 0–3 L
20 Dec Angers SCO H 1–1 D
16 Dec Stade de Reims A 2–3 L
13 Dec Dijon Football Cote d'Or 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' And we are off! Montpellier HSC vs FC Nantes — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Montpellier HSC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 6' Ambroise Oyongo adds to his 0 season tally! Montpellier HSC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 11' 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.
  • 16' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 21' With 0 assists to his name this season, Abdoulaye Toure is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Montpellier HSC.
  • 26' Fabio needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 31' A moment of madness from Arnaud Souquet on 31 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Montpellier HSC will be frustrated.
  • 36' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Montpellier HSC and FC Nantes are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 41' Arnaud Souquet, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 44' The crowd applauds Fabio as he leaves the pitch. Charles Traore steps in for FC Nantes.
  • 49' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 51' Assisted by Marcus Coco with the perfectly-timed delivery and Imran Louza makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 54' The Montpellier HSC manager makes a substitution. Florent Mollet departs to be replaced by Damien Le Tallec.
  • 55' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Andy Delort on 55 minutes.
  • 59' The referee shows Montpellier HSC player a Yellow card on 59.
  • 64' Junior Sambia gets the nod from Montpellier HSC. He replaces Arnaud Souquet and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' Marcus Coco is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Montpellier HSC so far.
  • 73' Jordan Ferri was booked on 73.
  • 75' That is a Yellow card for Montpellier HSC. Daniel Congre will be fuming at that decision.
  • 80' Jordan Ferri makes way for Keagan Dolly at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Montpellier HSC.
  • 82' Abdoul Kader Bamba gets the nod from FC Nantes. He replaces Marcus Coco and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jordan Ferri, as he is very good at scoring at Stade de la Mosson with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Montpellier HSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel Der Zakarian

FC Nantes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-01-09 Montpellier HSC 1–1 FC Nantes 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

Montpellier HSC Form

2021-01-09 Montpellier HSC 1–1 FC Nantes D 2021-01-06 Olympique de Marseille 3–1 Montpellier HSC L 2020-12-23 Montpellier HSC 2–3 Lille OSC L 2020-12-20 Stade Brestois 29 2–2 Montpellier HSC D 2020-12-16 Montpellier HSC 0–2 FC Metz L 2020-12-12 Racing Club de Lens 2–3 Montpellier HSC W

FC Nantes Form

2021-01-09 Montpellier HSC 1–1 FC Nantes D 2021-01-06 FC Nantes 0–0 Stade Rennais FC 1901 D 2020-12-23 Olympique Lyonnais 3–0 FC Nantes L 2020-12-20 FC Nantes 1–1 Angers SCO D 2020-12-16 Stade de Reims 3–2 FC Nantes L 2020-12-13 FC Nantes 1–1 Dijon Football Cote d'Or D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.24 Montpellier HSC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 FC Nantes xG
I would bet for: Montpellier HSC or FC Nantes 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Montpellier HSC38% Draw30% FC Nantes32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Montpellier HSC or Draw
68%
Draw or FC Nantes
62%
Montpellier HSC or FC Nantes
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Montpellier HSC26% Draw50% FC Nantes24%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.1%
1 – 0
9.9%
0 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
3.3%
1 – 3
2.9%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Montpellier HSC

Handicap Montpellier HSC covers Push FC Nantes covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 20% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
FC Nantes keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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