Saturday , 14 November 2026

Montpellier HSC vs OGC Nice, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
Montpellier HSC
3 – 1
Full Time
OGC Nice
Sat 12 Sep 2020 · 15:00 UTC Stade de la Mosson HT 45+2' · FT 45+10'
Y 40' Myziane Maolida
Y 82' Kasper Dolberg

Overview

Match Preview

Montpellier HSC vs OGC Nice — Ligue 1 at Stade de la Mosson.

Match Details

  • Referee Remi Landry
  • Referee Frederic Hebrard
  • Referee Antony Gautier
  • Referee Hakim Ben El Hadj Salem
  • Referee Julien Haulbert
6 games this season 🟨 5.2/game ⚽ 7.7 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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
2020-09-12 Montpellier HSC 3–1 OGC Nice 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

Recent Form

Montpellier HSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep OGC Nice H 3–1 W
29 Aug Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 1–2 L
08 Mar Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 0–5 L
29 Feb RC Strasbourg Alsace H 3–0 W
22 Feb Angers SCO A 0–1 L
14 Feb AS Monaco FC A 0–1 L
OGC Nice
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Montpellier HSC A 1–3 L
29 Aug RC Strasbourg Alsace A 2–0 W
23 Aug Racing Club de Lens H 2–1 W
07 Mar AS Monaco FC H 2–1 W
01 Mar FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 1–1 D
21 Feb Stade Brestois 29 H 2–2 D

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' The game is set. Montpellier HSC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Andy Delort has been relatively quiet despite scoring 70 goals in his last 429 appearances.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Montpellier HSC is showing some good football. However, Montpellier HSC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 18' What a strike from Gaetan Laborde! The score is 1-0.
  • 23' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Montpellier HSC and OGC Nice are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 28' 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.
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' Walter Benitez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for OGC Nice so far.
  • 40' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Myziane Maolida.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Teji Savanier, as he is very good at scoring at Stade de la Mosson with 26 goals in the last 21 games.
  • 46' OGC Nice ring the changes. Khephren Thuram-Ulie has done his job and it is now time for Alexis Claude Maurice to step up.
  • 50' GOAL! Daniel Congre scores on 50.
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' It looks like no one’s ball. OGC Nice is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 63' The OGC Nice manager makes a substitution. Myziane Maolida departs to be replaced by Amine Gouiri.
  • 64' The deadlock is broken! Daniel Congre gets on the scoresheet on 64 minutes.
  • 68' A change in the Montpellier HSC ranks — Teji Savanier exits the field as Junior Sambia enters on 68.
  • 69' GOAL! Dante scores on 69. Assisted by Amine Gouiri
  • 73' The whistle greets Jordan Ferri as he departs to be replaced by Joris Chotard.
  • 78' OGC Nice is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 80' OGC Nice make a change. Rony Lopes trudges off to be replaced by Dan Ndoye on 80 minutes.
  • 82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kasper Dolberg.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Ambroise Oyongo. He replaces Mihajlo Ristic on 84 minute.
  • 85' Andy Delort makes way for Stephy Mavididi at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Montpellier HSC.
  • 89' Eddy Sylvestre gets the nod from OGC Nice. He replaces Youcef Attal and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Montpellier HSC take all three points.

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
Ross Barkley 3
Florent Mollet 3
Gaetan Laborde 3
Gaetan Laborde 3
Dante 2
Nicolas Pepe 2
Daniel Congre 2

Head to Head

2020-09-12 Montpellier HSC 3–1 OGC Nice 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

Montpellier HSC Form

2020-09-12 Montpellier HSC 3–1 OGC Nice W 2020-08-29 Stade Rennais FC 1901 2–1 Montpellier HSC L 2020-03-08 Stade Rennais FC 1901 5–0 Montpellier HSC L 2020-02-29 Montpellier HSC 3–0 RC Strasbourg Alsace W 2020-02-22 Angers SCO 1–0 Montpellier HSC L 2020-02-14 AS Monaco FC 1–0 Montpellier HSC L

OGC Nice Form

2020-09-12 Montpellier HSC 3–1 OGC Nice L 2020-08-29 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0–2 OGC Nice W 2020-08-23 OGC Nice 2–1 Racing Club de Lens W 2020-03-07 OGC Nice 2–1 AS Monaco FC W 2020-03-01 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 1–1 OGC Nice D 2020-02-21 OGC Nice 2–2 Stade Brestois 29 D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.68 Montpellier HSC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 OGC Nice xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Montpellier HSC52% Draw26% OGC Nice22%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Montpellier HSC or Draw
78%
Draw or OGC Nice
48%
Montpellier HSC or OGC Nice
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Montpellier HSC37% Draw46% OGC Nice17%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
10.6%
2 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
8.7%
0 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Montpellier HSC

Handicap Montpellier HSC covers Push OGC Nice covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 23% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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