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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
19 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 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' What a night it is going to be! Montpellier HSC welcome FC Nantes for this crunch clash at Stade de la Mosson.
  • 5' Montpellier HSC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 6' Montpellier HSC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ambroise Oyongo on 6.
  • 11' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 16' Montpellier HSC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Nantes backline.
  • 21' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 26' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Abdoulaye Toure suffering a number of foals already.
  • 31' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Arnaud Souquet.
  • 36' FC Nantes is showing some good football. However, FC Nantes are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 41' Andrei Girotto has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 33 cards already picked up this season.
  • 44' A tactical swap from FC Nantes — Charles Traore on, Fabio off on 44 minutes.
  • 49' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 51' Imran Louza has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 51 minutes.
  • 54' Fresh legs for Montpellier HSC! Damien Le Tallec comes on to replace Florent Mollet.
  • 55' Andy Delort has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 55.
  • 59' Damien Le Tallec catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 59.
  • 64' The whistle greets Arnaud Souquet as he departs to be replaced by Junior Sambia.
  • 69' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jordan Ferri.
  • 75' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Daniel Congre on 75 minutes.
  • 80' Montpellier HSC make a change. Jordan Ferri trudges off to be replaced by Keagan Dolly on 80 minutes.
  • 82' Another substitution for FC Nantes to replace Marcus Coco by Abdoul Kader Bamba on 82 minute.
  • 87' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Montpellier HSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel Der Zakarian

FC Nantes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

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.