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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 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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Montpellier HSC and OGC Nice get this one started.
  • 5' It’s high time Michel Der Zakarian made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Montpellier HSC and OGC Nice are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' The 35-year-old Mario Balotelli has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Patrick Vieira might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' Daniel Congre is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Montpellier HSC tonight.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Gaetan Laborde makes it 1-0.
  • 40' Jean-Victor Makengo, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' Montpellier HSC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against OGC Nice's shape.
  • 47' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Hilton.
  • 50' Junior Sambia is having his name booked by the referee on 50.
  • 52' Controversy at the stadium! Mario Balotelli argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 57' 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.
  • 58' The OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur manager makes a substitution. Olivier Boscagli departs to be replaced by Myziane Maolida.
  • 63' Montpellier HSC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined OGC Nice backline.
  • 68' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 73' A change in the OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur ranks — Wylan Cyprien exits the field as Jean-Victor Makengo enters on 73.
  • 78' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 83' Over 83 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 84' Fresh legs for Montpellier HSC! Petar Skuletic comes on to replace Gaetan Laborde.
  • 85' It is a substitution in OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur team. Adrien Tameze is replaced by Bassem Srarfi on 85 minute.
  • 86' Time for substitution for Montpellier HSC. Junior Sambia is replaced by Paul Lasne.
  • 90' Ruben Aguilar picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • OGC Nice will have plenty to reflect on. Montpellier HSC were simply the better side today.

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.