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Montpellier HSC vs OGC Nice, Ligue 1 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2019-20
Montpellier HSC
2 – 1
Full Time
OGC Nice
Sat 14 Sep 2019 · 18:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'
Y 21' Youcef Attal
Pedro Mendes 39' Y
Y 42' Racine Coly
Florent Mollet 57' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Montpellier HSC vs OGC Nice — Ligue 1 .

Match Details

  • Referee Olivier Thual
  • Referee Benoit Millot
  • Referee Matthieu Lombard
  • Referee Yannick Boutry
  • Referee Cedric Dos Santos

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
2019-09-14 Montpellier HSC 2–1 OGC Nice 2019-04-07 OGC Nice 1–0 Montpellier HSC 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

Recent Form

Montpellier HSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep OGC Nice H 2–1 W
31 Aug FC Nantes A 0–1 L
27 Aug Olympique Lyonnais H 1–0 W
17 Aug FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 1–1 D
10 Aug Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 0–1 L
24 May Olympique de Marseille A 0–1 L
OGC Nice
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Montpellier HSC A 1–2 L
01 Sep Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 2–1 W
28 Aug Olympique de Marseille H 1–2 L
17 Aug Nimes Olympique A 2–1 W
10 Aug Amiens SC H 2–1 W
24 May AS Monaco FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Montpellier HSC is hosting OGC Nice for another epic battle.
  • 5' Brazil international Hilton has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. OGC Nice needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' OGC Nice have won 370 goals from 442 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 21' Youcef Attal was booked on 21.
  • 26' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 31' Gaetan Laborde has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 34' Against the run of play, Adrien Tameze has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 37' Goal! Andy Delort scores his 70 goal in 417 matches.
  • 39' Pedro Mendes picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 42' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Racine Coly.
  • 47' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 48' Another change for Montpellier HSC made on 48 minute. Daniel Congre leaves to be changed by Nicolas Cozza.
  • 53' OGC Nice come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' Brilliant from the ! Florent Mollet makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 56.
  • 57' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Florent Mollet on 57 minutes.
  • 61' Ignatius Kpene Ganago is ready to make an impact after coming on for Adrien Tameze at the 61 minute mark.
  • 66' Montpellier HSC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 71' Montpellier HSC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 71.
  • 76' Andy Pelmard is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for OGC Nice so far.
  • 78' The OGC Nice manager makes a substitution. Kasper Dolberg departs to be replaced by Myziane Maolida.
  • 80' The Montpellier HSC manager makes a substitution. Gaetan Laborde departs to be replaced by Mihajlo Ristic.
  • 85' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 89' Keagan Dolly is ready to make an impact after coming on for Florent Mollet at the 89 minute mark.
  • It finishes all square. Montpellier HSC and OGC Nice share the spoils 2-1.

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

2019-09-14 Montpellier HSC 2–1 OGC Nice 2019-04-07 OGC Nice 1–0 Montpellier HSC 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

Montpellier HSC Form

2019-09-14 Montpellier HSC 2–1 OGC Nice W 2019-08-31 FC Nantes 1–0 Montpellier HSC L 2019-08-27 Montpellier HSC 1–0 Olympique Lyonnais W 2019-08-17 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 1–1 Montpellier HSC D 2019-08-10 Montpellier HSC 0–1 Stade Rennais FC 1901 L 2019-05-24 Olympique de Marseille 1–0 Montpellier HSC L

OGC Nice Form

2019-09-14 Montpellier HSC 2–1 OGC Nice L 2019-09-01 Stade Rennais FC 1901 1–2 OGC Nice W 2019-08-28 OGC Nice 1–2 Olympique de Marseille L 2019-08-17 Nimes Olympique 1–2 OGC Nice W 2019-08-10 OGC Nice 2–1 Amiens SC W 2019-05-24 OGC Nice 2–0 AS Monaco FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.3 Montpellier HSC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 OGC Nice xG
I would bet for: Montpellier HSC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Montpellier HSC43% Draw29% OGC Nice28%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.39
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Montpellier HSC or Draw
72%
Draw or OGC Nice
57%
Montpellier HSC or OGC Nice
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Montpellier HSC28% Draw50% OGC Nice22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
11.3%
1 – 0
10.7%
0 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Montpellier HSC

Handicap Montpellier HSC covers Push OGC Nice covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 21% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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