Saturday , 14 November 2026

Montpellier HSC vs Nimes Olympique, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
Montpellier HSC
0 – 1
Full Time
Nimes Olympique
Sun 4 Oct 2020 · 11:00 UTC Stade de la Mosson HT 45+1' · FT 45+4'
Y 34' Anthony Briancon
Arnaud Souquet 43' Y
Teji Savanier 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Montpellier HSC vs Nimes Olympique — Ligue 1 at Stade de la Mosson.

Match Details

  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Referee Benoit Millot
  • Referee Pignard Jeremie
  • Referee Stephan Luzi
  • Referee Bastien Courbet
16 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2
2
1
Montpellier HSC 5 games · Avg 1.8 goals Nimes Olympique
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-04 Montpellier HSC 0–1 Nimes Olympique 2019-09-25 Montpellier HSC 1–0 Nimes Olympique 2019-02-03 Nimes Olympique 1–1 Montpellier HSC 2018-09-30 Montpellier HSC 3–0 Nimes Olympique

Recent Form

Montpellier HSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Nimes Olympique H 0–1 L
27 Sep Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 2–2 D
20 Sep Angers SCO H 4–1 W
15 Sep Olympique Lyonnais H 2–1 W
12 Sep OGC Nice H 3–1 W
29 Aug Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 1–2 L
Nimes Olympique
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Montpellier HSC A 1–0 W
27 Sep Racing Club de Lens H 1–1 D
18 Sep Olympique Lyonnais A 0–0 D
13 Sep Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 2–4 L
30 Aug FC Nantes A 1–2 L
23 Aug Stade Brestois 29 H 4–0 W

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Montpellier HSC to score. At the same time, Nimes Olympique does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 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.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Andy Delort is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Montpellier HSC.
  • 15' The travelling Nimes Olympique supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' It’s high time Michel Der Zakarian made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 34' It’s a booking for Nimes Olympique player. Anthony Briancon gets a Yellow card.
  • 39' It looks surprising Montpellier HSC does not make any changes. Florent Mollet has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 43' The referee calls foul for Arnaud Souquet. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 48' Mihajlo Ristic, a Serbia left-back, has 12 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 53' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 58' Montpellier HSC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 63' Nolan Roux is replacing Kevin Denkey for the Nimes Olympique side.
  • 68' France international Lamine Fomba has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 73' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 75' Mihajlo Ristic makes way for Ambroise Oyongo at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Montpellier HSC.
  • 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 82' Junior Sambia gets the nod from Montpellier HSC. He replaces Arnaud Souquet and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' Goal! Renaud Ripart scores his 39 goal in 340 matches.
  • 87' The whistle greets Pedro Mendes as he departs to be replaced by Stephy Mavididi.
  • 89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Teji Savanier.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Nimes Olympique players.

Lineups

Montpellier HSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel Der Zakarian

Nimes Olympique Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andy Delort 4
Renaud Ripart 1
Moussa Kone 1
Ambroise Oyongo 1
Gaetan Laborde 1
Andy Delort 1
Ambroise Oyongo 1
Gaetan Laborde 1

Head to Head

2020-10-04 Montpellier HSC 0–1 Nimes Olympique 2019-09-25 Montpellier HSC 1–0 Nimes Olympique 2019-02-03 Nimes Olympique 1–1 Montpellier HSC 2018-09-30 Montpellier HSC 3–0 Nimes Olympique

Montpellier HSC Form

2020-10-04 Montpellier HSC 0–1 Nimes Olympique L 2020-09-27 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2–2 Montpellier HSC D 2020-09-20 Montpellier HSC 4–1 Angers SCO W 2020-09-15 Montpellier HSC 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais W 2020-09-12 Montpellier HSC 3–1 OGC Nice W 2020-08-29 Stade Rennais FC 1901 2–1 Montpellier HSC L

Nimes Olympique Form

2020-10-04 Montpellier HSC 0–1 Nimes Olympique W 2020-09-27 Nimes Olympique 1–1 Racing Club de Lens D 2020-09-18 Olympique Lyonnais 0–0 Nimes Olympique D 2020-09-13 Nimes Olympique 2–4 Stade Rennais FC 1901 L 2020-08-30 FC Nantes 2–1 Nimes Olympique L 2020-08-23 Nimes Olympique 4–0 Stade Brestois 29 W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.3 Montpellier HSC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 Nimes Olympique xG
I would bet for: Montpellier HSC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Montpellier HSC43% Draw30% Nimes Olympique27%
Actual: Nimes Olympique win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Montpellier HSC or Draw
74%
Draw or Nimes Olympique
57%
Montpellier HSC or Nimes Olympique
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Montpellier HSC30% Draw52% Nimes Olympique18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
13.5%
1 – 0
13.3%
2 – 0
9%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
3.8%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 2
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Montpellier HSC

Handicap Montpellier HSC covers Push Nimes Olympique covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 23% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 16% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet
28% ✗

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