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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 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 5.4 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

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' We are underway at Stade de la Mosson. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Montpellier HSC and Nimes Olympique are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' Montpellier HSC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Nimes Olympique's shape.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Montpellier HSC and Nimes Olympique are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 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' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andres Cubas, as he is very good at scoring at Stade de la Mosson with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 34' The referee has no hesitation. Anthony Briancon is booked for Nimes Olympique — Yellow card on 34.
  • 39' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 43' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Arnaud Souquet.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' It is a cagey affair so far. Montpellier HSC in their trying to find a way past Nimes Olympique's compact .
  • 58' Jonas Omlin is a natural goalkeeper and has been asked to do a very specific job for Montpellier HSC tonight.
  • 63' A tactical swap from Nimes Olympique — Nolan Roux on, Kevin Denkey off on 63 minutes.
  • 68' Martinique international Patrick Burner has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 73' Junior Sambia needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Red cards this season.
  • 75' A tactical swap from Montpellier HSC — Ambroise Oyongo on, Mihajlo Ristic off on 75 minutes.
  • 80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 82' Junior Sambia is ready to make an impact after coming on for Arnaud Souquet at the 82 minute mark.
  • 84' What a moment for Renaud Ripart! That strike on 84 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 87' Stephy Mavididi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pedro Mendes at the 87 minute mark.
  • 89' Poor challenge from Teji Savanier. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • The final score is 0-1.

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
Loick Landre 1
Arnaud Souquet 1
Renaud Ripart 1
Moussa Kone 1
Ambroise Oyongo 1
Gaetan Laborde 1
Andy Delort 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.