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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 AS Monaco FC 5 13
2 Olympique Lyonnais 5 11
3 Paris FC 5 11
4 Lille OSC 5 10
5 Stade Rennais FC 1901 5 10
6 Paris Saint-Germain FC 5 8
7 Angers SCO 5 7
8 RC Strasbourg Alsace 5 7
9 Le Mans FC 5 6
10 AJ Auxerre 5 6
11 Stade Brestois 29 5 5
12 FC Lorient 5 5
13 Toulouse FC 5 5
14 OGC Nice 5 5
15 Racing Club de Lens 5 4
16 ES Troyes AC 5 4
17 Olympique de Marseille 5 3
18 Le Havre AC 5 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
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/1
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Montpellier HSC and OGC Nice is underway.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering OGC Nice that had 445 games and scored 371 goals.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Pedro Mendes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 30' OGC Nice come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Brilliant from the ! Gaetan Laborde makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 35.
  • 40' Wylan Cyprien is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Montpellier HSC tonight.
  • 45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Montpellier HSC and OGC Nice are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 47' It’s a booking for Montpellier HSC player. Hilton gets a Yellow card.
  • 50' Montpellier HSC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 52' Mario Balotelli picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 57' It looks surprising OGC Nice does not make any changes. Youcef Attal has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 58' Myziane Maolida gets the nod from OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur. He replaces Olivier Boscagli and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 63' Junior Sambia has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 68' OGC Nice are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Jean-Victor Makengo. He replaces Wylan Cyprien on 73 minute.
  • 78' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 83' It is a cagey affair so far. Montpellier HSC in their trying to find a way past OGC Nice's compact .
  • 84' Montpellier HSC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Petar Skuletic is hanging Gaetan Laborde on the field on 84 minute.
  • 85' The OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur manager makes a substitution. Adrien Tameze departs to be replaced by Bassem Srarfi.
  • 86' The whistle greets Junior Sambia as he departs to be replaced by Paul Lasne.
  • 90' Ruben Aguilar was booked on 90.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Montpellier HSC and OGC Nice (для сухой ничьи).

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
Gaetan Laborde 3
Ross Barkley 3
Florent Mollet 3
Daniel Congre 2
Hicham Boudaoui 2
Dante 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.