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

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Ligue 1 · 2020-21

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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

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

Montpellier HSC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
OGC Nice 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Remi Landry
Referee Frederic Hebrard
Referee Antony Gautier
Referee Hakim Ben El Hadj Salem
Referee Julien Haulbert

4 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 7.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/1

61-75

1/1

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Stade de la Mosson will turn into a battlefield for Montpellier HSC and OGC Nice.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' Dante is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for OGC Nice so far.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michel Der Zakarian will be considering his options from the bench.
18' Assisted by Andy Delort with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gaetan Laborde makes no mistake. 1-0!
23' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Montpellier HSC and OGC Nice are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
28' OGC Nice fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
33' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
38' Rony Lopes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
40' The referee shows OGC Nice player a Yellow card on 40.
45' Montpellier HSC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined OGC Nice backline.
46' Alexis Claude Maurice is ready to make an impact after coming on for Khephren Thuram-Ulie at the 46 minute mark.
50' What a strike from Daniel Congre! The score is 2-0.
55' OGC Nice are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
63' Myziane Maolida makes way for Amine Gouiri at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from OGC Nice.
64' The France Daniel Congre breaks the deadlock on 64 minutes. 3-0!
68' The supporters are chanting for Junior Sambia. He replaces Teji Savanier on 68 minute.
69' Dante does the damage! The net is bulging and OGC Nice surge ahead!
73' The whistle greets Jordan Ferri as he departs to be replaced by Joris Chotard.
78' The home supporters are growing impatient. Montpellier HSC must find a spark to ignite this game.
80' A change in the OGC Nice ranks — Rony Lopes exits the field as Dan Ndoye enters on 80.
82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kasper Dolberg.
84' Another substitution for Montpellier HSC to replace Mihajlo Ristic by Ambroise Oyongo on 84 minute.
85' A change in the Montpellier HSC ranks — Andy Delort exits the field as Stephy Mavididi enters on 85.
89' OGC Nice make a change. Youcef Attal trudges off to be replaced by Eddy Sylvestre on 89 minutes.
It finishes all square. Montpellier HSC and OGC Nice share the spoils 3-1.

Lineups

Montpellier HSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

16
Dimitry Bertaud
31
Nicolas Cozza
8
Ambroise Oyongo ↑ 84'
20
Keagan Dolly ↑ 85'
6
Junior Sambia ↑ 68'
19
Stephy Mavididi ↑ 85'
24
Yun Illok
13
Joris Chotard ↑ 73'
26
Samy Benchama

Coach Michel Der Zakarian

OGC Nice Lineups

Starting XI

6
Morgan Schneiderlin
9
Kasper Dolberg
22
Rony Lopes ↓ Dan Ndoye 80'
40
Walter Benitez
4
Dante C
8
Pierre Lees Melou
7
Myziane Maolida ↓ Amine Gouiri 63'
20
Youcef Attal ↓ Eddy Sylvestre 89'
13
Hassane Kamara
19
Khephren Thuram-Ulie ↓ Alexis Claude Maurice 46'
24
Andy Pelmard

Bench

Coach Patrick Vieira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Teji Savanier	4
Gaetan Laborde	3
Ross Barkley	3
Florent Mollet	3
Gaetan Laborde	3
Hicham Boudaoui	2
Dante	2
Nicolas Pepe	2

Head to Head

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.