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OGC Nice vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
OGC Nice
1 – 0
Full Time
Montpellier HSC
Sun 7 Apr 2019 · 15:00 UTC Stade de Nice HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 34' Hilton
Bassem Srarfi 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Ruddy Buquet
  • Referee Guillaume Debart
  • Referee Julien Pacelli
  • Referee Mikael Lesage
  • Referee Antoine Grare
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game 🟥 1 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

10
4
7
OGC Nice 21 games · Avg 2.7 goals Montpellier HSC
Last 5 meetings
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 2017-01-20 OGC Nice 1–0 Montpellier HSC

Recent Form

OGC Nice
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Apr Montpellier HSC H 1–0 W
31 Mar Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 1–0 W
15 Mar Toulouse FC H 1–1 D
10 Mar Olympique de Marseille A 0–1 L
03 Mar RC Strasbourg Alsace H 1–0 W
23 Feb Amiens SC A 0–1 L
Montpellier HSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Apr OGC Nice A 0–1 L
03 Apr En Avant Guingamp H 2–0 W
17 Mar Olympique Lyonnais A 2–3 L
10 Mar Angers SCO H 2–2 D
05 Mar FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 2–1 W
24 Feb Stade de Reims H 2–4 L

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' KICK OFF: Montpellier HSC gets underway.
  • 5' Dante, a Brazil centre-back, has 5 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Patrick Vieira might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' What composure from Dante! The Brazil international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' Mihajlo Ristic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 34' The referee calls foul for Hilton. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 39' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 44' 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.
  • 46' The OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur manager makes a substitution. Wylan Cyprien departs to be replaced by Remi Walter.
  • 51' The 43-year-old Souleymane Camara has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 60' A tactical swap from Montpellier HSC — Paul Lasne on, Mihajlo Ristic off on 60 minutes.
  • 65' OGC Nice are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Montpellier HSC backline.
  • 69' The OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur manager makes a substitution. Mohamed Diaby departs to be replaced by Olivier Boscagli.
  • 74' Montpellier HSC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Souleymane Camara is hanging Gaetan Laborde on the field on 74 minute.
  • 79' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 81' Petar Skuletic is replacing Andy Delort for the Montpellier HSC side.
  • 83' The referee has no hesitation. Bassem Srarfi is booked for OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur — Yellow card on 83.
  • 87' Another change for OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur made on 87 minute. Bassem Srarfi leaves to be changed by Ignatius Kpene Ganago.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for OGC Nice and Montpellier HSC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

OGC Nice Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Vieira

Montpellier HSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel Der Zakarian

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Teji Savanier 4
Florent Mollet 3
Gaetan Laborde 3
Gaetan Laborde 3
Ross Barkley 3
Daniel Congre 2
Hicham Boudaoui 2
Dante 2

Head to Head

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 2017-01-20 OGC Nice 1–0 Montpellier HSC

OGC Nice Form

2019-04-07 OGC Nice 1–0 Montpellier HSC W 2019-03-31 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0–1 OGC Nice W 2019-03-15 OGC Nice 1–1 Toulouse FC D 2019-03-10 Olympique de Marseille 1–0 OGC Nice L 2019-03-03 OGC Nice 1–0 RC Strasbourg Alsace W 2019-02-23 Amiens SC 1–0 OGC Nice L

Montpellier HSC Form

2019-04-07 OGC Nice 1–0 Montpellier HSC L 2019-04-03 Montpellier HSC 2–0 En Avant Guingamp W 2019-03-17 Olympique Lyonnais 3–2 Montpellier HSC L 2019-03-10 Montpellier HSC 2–2 Angers SCO D 2019-03-05 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 1–2 Montpellier HSC W 2019-02-24 Montpellier HSC 2–4 Stade de Reims L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.27 OGC Nice xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Montpellier HSC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice47% Draw29% Montpellier HSC24%
Actual: OGC Nice win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

OGC Nice or Draw
76%
Draw or Montpellier HSC
53%
OGC Nice or Montpellier HSC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
OGC Nice29% Draw52% Montpellier HSC19%
Actual: OGC Nice win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
13.5%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9%
2 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 1
3.5%
1 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — OGC Nice

Handicap OGC Nice covers Push Montpellier HSC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 23% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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