Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
OGC Nice
3 – 1
Full Time
Montpellier HSC
Sun 25 Apr 2021 · 11:00 UTC Allianz Riviera HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 56' Florent Mollet
Y 56' Florent Mollet
Hicham Boudaoui 59' Y
Hicham Boudaoui 59' Y
Y 66' Sepe Elye Wahi
Y 66' Sepe Elye Wahi

Overview

Match Preview

OGC Nice vs Montpellier HSC — Ligue 1 at Allianz Riviera.

Match Details

  • Referee Yohann Rouinsard
  • Referee Bertrand Jouannaud
  • Referee Bastien Dechepy
  • Referee Brice Parinet-Le Tellier
  • Referee
  • Referee

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
2021-04-25 OGC Nice 3–1 Montpellier HSC 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

Recent Form

OGC Nice
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr Montpellier HSC H 3–1 W
18 Apr Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 0–2 L
11 Apr Stade de Reims H 0–0 D
04 Apr FC Nantes A 2–1 W
20 Mar Olympique de Marseille H 3–0 W
14 Mar FC Lorient A 1–1 D
Montpellier HSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr OGC Nice A 1–3 L
16 Apr Lille OSC A 1–1 D
10 Apr Olympique de Marseille H 3–3 D
04 Apr Angers SCO A 1–1 D
21 Mar FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 3–1 W
14 Mar Nimes Olympique A 1–1 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' The ball is rolling at Allianz Riviera. OGC Nice are looking to make home advantage count against Montpellier HSC.
  • 3' Gaetan Laborde adds to his 0 season tally! Montpellier HSC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 6' Hicham Boudaoui doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 11' A quiet spell here at Allianz Riviera. OGC Nice seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 16' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 21' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both OGC Nice and Montpellier HSC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 26' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Montpellier HSC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 31' The travelling Montpellier HSC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 36' Over 36 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 39' What a moment for Jean-Clair Todibo! That strike on 39 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 40' What a strike from Alexis Claude Maurice! The score is 3-1.
  • 45' OGC Nice currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Petar Skuletic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Montpellier HSC so far.
  • 56' The referee has no hesitation. Florent Mollet is booked for Montpellier HSC — Yellow card on 56.
  • 59' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Hicham Boudaoui.
  • 60' Montpellier HSC make a change. Daniel Congre trudges off to be replaced by Damien Le Tallec on 60 minutes.
  • 64' Time for substitution for OGC Nice. Hicham Boudaoui is replaced by Pierre Lees Melou.
  • 66' Sepe Elye Wahi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 66.
  • 71' 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.
  • 76' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 79' Montpellier HSC make a change. Florent Mollet trudges off to be replaced by Petar Skuletic on 79 minutes.
  • 81' The OGC Nice manager makes a substitution. Jordan Lotomba departs to be replaced by Dan Ndoye.
  • 86' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 90' Stanley Nsoki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rony Lopes at the 90 minute mark.
  • Another three points for OGC Nice.

Lineups

OGC Nice Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Montpellier HSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel Der Zakarian

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2021-04-25 OGC Nice 3–1 Montpellier HSC 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

OGC Nice Form

2021-04-25 OGC Nice 3–1 Montpellier HSC W 2021-04-18 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2–0 OGC Nice L 2021-04-11 OGC Nice 0–0 Stade de Reims D 2021-04-04 FC Nantes 1–2 OGC Nice W 2021-03-20 OGC Nice 3–0 Olympique de Marseille W 2021-03-14 FC Lorient 1–1 OGC Nice D

Montpellier HSC Form

2021-04-25 OGC Nice 3–1 Montpellier HSC L 2021-04-16 Lille OSC 1–1 Montpellier HSC D 2021-04-10 Montpellier HSC 3–3 Olympique de Marseille D 2021-04-04 Angers SCO 1–1 Montpellier HSC D 2021-03-21 Montpellier HSC 3–1 FC Girondins de Bordeaux W 2021-03-14 Nimes Olympique 1–1 Montpellier HSC D

Predictions

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

Match Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice48% Draw27% Montpellier HSC25%
Actual: OGC Nice win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

OGC Nice or Draw
75%
Draw or Montpellier HSC
52%
OGC Nice or Montpellier HSC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
OGC Nice32% Draw48% Montpellier HSC20%
Actual: OGC Nice win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
10.9%
0 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4.2%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — OGC Nice

Handicap OGC Nice covers Push Montpellier HSC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 23% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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