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Montpellier HSC vs OGC Nice, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
Montpellier HSC
1 – 0
Full Time
OGC Nice
Sat 22 Sep 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Hilton 47' Y
Junior Sambia 50' Y
Y 52' Mario Balotelli
Ruben Aguilar 90' Y
Y 90' Allan Saint-Maximin

Overview

Match Preview

Montpellier HSC vs OGC Nice — Ligue 1 .

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Leonard
  • Referee Yohann Rouinsard
  • Referee Frederic Hebrard
  • Referee Gilles Lang
  • Referee Alexandre Castro

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

7
4
10
Montpellier HSC 21 games · Avg 2.7 goals OGC Nice
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-22 Montpellier HSC 1–0 OGC Nice 2018-03-09 Montpellier HSC 2–1 OGC Nice 2017-09-29 OGC Nice 2–1 Montpellier HSC 2017-01-20 OGC Nice 1–0 Montpellier HSC 2016-10-02 Montpellier HSC 1–1 OGC Nice

Recent Form

Montpellier HSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep OGC Nice H 1–0 W
15 Sep RC Strasbourg Alsace H 1–1 D
01 Sep Stade de Reims A 1–0 W
25 Aug AS Saint-Étienne H 0–0 D
18 Aug Amiens SC A 2–1 W
11 Aug Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 1–2 L
OGC Nice
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Montpellier HSC A 0–1 L
14 Sep Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 2–1 W
31 Aug Olympique Lyonnais A 1–0 W
25 Aug Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 0–4 L
18 Aug SM Caen A 1–1 D
11 Aug Stade de Reims H 0–1 L

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
OGC Nice this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

OGC Nice
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/3
46-60
1/2
61-75
3/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

OGC Nice
Sepe Elye Wahi 6 G 2 A
Jonathan Clauss 3 G 1 A
Mohammed Amoura 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Montpellier HSC and OGC Nice.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Montpellier HSC in their trying to find a way past OGC Nice's compact .
  • 10' Montpellier HSC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Montpellier HSC and OGC Nice are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' Montpellier HSC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against OGC Nice's shape.
  • 35' Brilliant from the ! Gaetan Laborde makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 35.
  • 40' The 49-year-old Hilton has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' 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.
  • 47' Hilton picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 50' Junior Sambia is having his name booked by the referee on 50.
  • 52' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Mario Balotelli.
  • 57' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 58' The crowd applauds Olivier Boscagli as he leaves the pitch. Myziane Maolida steps in for OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur.
  • 63' The travelling OGC Nice supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 68' Montpellier HSC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 73' The OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur manager makes a substitution. Wylan Cyprien departs to be replaced by Jean-Victor Makengo.
  • 78' OGC Nice started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
  • 83' Pierre Lees Melou is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for OGC Nice tonight.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Montpellier HSC. Gaetan Laborde is replaced by Petar Skuletic.
  • 85' The whistle greets Adrien Tameze as he departs to be replaced by Bassem Srarfi.
  • 86' Paul Lasne is ready to make an impact after coming on for Junior Sambia at the 86 minute mark.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Ruben Aguilar on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Montpellier HSC will be frustrated.
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Montpellier HSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel Der Zakarian

OGC Nice Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Vieira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Teji Savanier 4
Gaetan Laborde 3
Ross Barkley 3
Florent Mollet 3
Gaetan Laborde 3
Dante 2
Nicolas Pepe 2
Daniel Congre 2

Head to Head

2018-09-22 Montpellier HSC 1–0 OGC Nice 2018-03-09 Montpellier HSC 2–1 OGC Nice 2017-09-29 OGC Nice 2–1 Montpellier HSC 2017-01-20 OGC Nice 1–0 Montpellier HSC 2016-10-02 Montpellier HSC 1–1 OGC Nice

Montpellier HSC Form

2018-09-22 Montpellier HSC 1–0 OGC Nice W 2018-09-15 Montpellier HSC 1–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace D 2018-09-01 Stade de Reims 0–1 Montpellier HSC W 2018-08-25 Montpellier HSC 0–0 AS Saint-Étienne D 2018-08-18 Amiens SC 1–2 Montpellier HSC W 2018-08-11 Montpellier HSC 1–2 Dijon Football Cote d'Or L

OGC Nice Form

2018-09-22 Montpellier HSC 1–0 OGC Nice L 2018-09-14 OGC Nice 2–1 Stade Rennais FC 1901 W 2018-08-31 Olympique Lyonnais 0–1 OGC Nice W 2018-08-25 OGC Nice 0–4 Dijon Football Cote d'Or L 2018-08-18 SM Caen 1–1 OGC Nice D 2018-08-11 OGC Nice 0–1 Stade de Reims L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.08 Montpellier HSC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 OGC Nice xG
I would bet for: Montpellier HSC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Montpellier HSC43% Draw31% OGC Nice26%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Montpellier HSC or Draw
73%
Draw or OGC Nice
57%
Montpellier HSC or OGC Nice
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Montpellier HSC25% Draw55% OGC Nice20%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16%
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
11.1%
2 – 0
7.6%
2 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
6%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
3.4%
3 – 0
2.7%
3 – 1
2.6%
1 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Montpellier HSC

Handicap Montpellier HSC covers Push OGC Nice covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 22% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 18% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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