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Nimes Olympique vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
Nimes Olympique
1 – 1
Full Time
Montpellier HSC
Sun 14 Mar 2021 · 12:00 UTC Stade des Costieres HT 45+6' · FT 45+9'
Sofiane Alakouch 47' Y
Lamine Fomba 67' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nimes Olympique vs Montpellier HSC — Ligue 1 at Stade des Costieres.

Match Details

  • Referee Matthieu Lombard
  • Referee Willy Delajod
  • Referee Eric Wattellier
  • Referee Mehdi Mokhtari
  • Referee Julien Haulbert

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

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2
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Nimes Olympique 5 games · Avg 1.8 goals Montpellier HSC
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-14 Nimes Olympique 1–1 Montpellier HSC 2020-10-04 Montpellier HSC 0–1 Nimes Olympique 2019-09-25 Montpellier HSC 1–0 Nimes Olympique 2019-02-03 Nimes Olympique 1–1 Montpellier HSC 2018-09-30 Montpellier HSC 3–0 Nimes Olympique

Recent Form

Nimes Olympique
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Mar Montpellier HSC H 1–1 D
03 Mar OGC Nice A 1–2 L
28 Feb FC Nantes H 1–1 D
24 Feb FC Lorient H 1–0 W
21 Feb FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 2–0 W
14 Feb Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 2–0 W
Montpellier HSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Mar Nimes Olympique A 1–1 D
03 Mar FC Lorient H 1–1 D
28 Feb Stade de Reims A 0–0 D
21 Feb Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 2–1 W
13 Feb Olympique Lyonnais A 2–1 W
07 Feb Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 4–2 W

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Nimes Olympique kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Baptiste Reynet made 420 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lamine Fomba, as he is very good at scoring at Stade des Costieres with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 20' The travelling Montpellier HSC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nimes Olympique needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 40' Nimes Olympique seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 45' Gaetan Paquiez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Florian Miguel on 45 minute.
  • 47' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sofiane Alakouch on 47.
  • 52' It looks like no one’s ball. Montpellier HSC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 57' 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.
  • 59' Montpellier HSC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Andy Delort on 59.
  • 63' GOAL! Moussa Kone scores on 63. Assisted by Zinedine Ferhat
  • 67' Nimes Olympique player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 72' Nimes Olympique manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lucas Deaux is hanging Moussa Kone on the field on 72 minute.
  • 73' Another substitution for Nimes Olympique to replace Yassine Benrahou by Niclas Eliasson on 73 minute.
  • 74' Sepe Elye Wahi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jordan Ferri on 74 minute.
  • 79' What a strike from Andy Delort! The score is 1-2.
  • 84' Nimes Olympique is showing some good football. However, Nimes Olympique are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Nimes Olympique team. Renaud Ripart is replaced by Nolan Roux on 87 minute.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Petar Skuletic. He replaces Andy Delort on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Nimes Olympique Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Montpellier HSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel Der Zakarian

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andy Delort 4
Loick Landre 1
Arnaud Souquet 1
Renaud Ripart 1
Moussa Kone 1
Ambroise Oyongo 1
Gaetan Laborde 1
Andy Delort 1

Head to Head

2021-03-14 Nimes Olympique 1–1 Montpellier HSC 2020-10-04 Montpellier HSC 0–1 Nimes Olympique 2019-09-25 Montpellier HSC 1–0 Nimes Olympique 2019-02-03 Nimes Olympique 1–1 Montpellier HSC 2018-09-30 Montpellier HSC 3–0 Nimes Olympique

Nimes Olympique Form

2021-03-14 Nimes Olympique 1–1 Montpellier HSC D 2021-03-03 OGC Nice 2–1 Nimes Olympique L 2021-02-28 Nimes Olympique 1–1 FC Nantes D 2021-02-24 Nimes Olympique 1–0 FC Lorient W 2021-02-21 Nimes Olympique 2–0 FC Girondins de Bordeaux W 2021-02-14 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0–2 Nimes Olympique W

Montpellier HSC Form

2021-03-14 Nimes Olympique 1–1 Montpellier HSC D 2021-03-03 Montpellier HSC 1–1 FC Lorient D 2021-02-28 Stade de Reims 0–0 Montpellier HSC D 2021-02-21 Montpellier HSC 2–1 Stade Rennais FC 1901 W 2021-02-13 Olympique Lyonnais 1–2 Montpellier HSC W 2021-02-07 Montpellier HSC 4–2 Dijon Football Cote d'Or W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.07 Nimes Olympique xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Montpellier HSC xG
I would bet for: Nimes Olympique or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nimes Olympique37% Draw32% Montpellier HSC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.08
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Nimes Olympique or Draw
69%
Draw or Montpellier HSC
63%
Nimes Olympique or Montpellier HSC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nimes Olympique24% Draw54% Montpellier HSC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.9%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12.1%
0 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 0
6.8%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 1
2.5%
3 – 0
2.4%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Nimes Olympique

Handicap Nimes Olympique covers Push Montpellier HSC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 21% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 19% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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