Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between OGC Nice and Montpellier HSC is underway.
  • 3' Gaetan Laborde adds to his 0 season tally! Montpellier HSC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 6' Brilliant from the ! Hicham Boudaoui makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 6.
  • 11' Youcef Attal, a Algeria , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 16' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 21' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 26' Daniel Congre has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 31' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 36' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 39' Jean-Clair Todibo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 39 minutes.
  • 40' Alexis Claude Maurice adds to his 1 season tally! OGC Nice lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 45' Mihajlo Ristic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 46 appearances.
  • 50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 55' 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.
  • 56' The referee shows Montpellier HSC player a Yellow card on 56.
  • 59' Hicham Boudaoui was booked on 59.
  • 60' Daniel Congre makes way for Damien Le Tallec at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Montpellier HSC.
  • 64' Fresh legs for OGC Nice! Pierre Lees Melou comes on to replace Hicham Boudaoui.
  • 66' Sepe Elye Wahi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 71' OGC Nice is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 76' Ivory Coast international Hassane Kamara has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Montpellier HSC! Petar Skuletic comes on to replace Florent Mollet.
  • 81' OGC Nice make a change. Jordan Lotomba trudges off to be replaced by Dan Ndoye on 81 minutes.
  • 86' OGC Nice 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.
  • 90' Fresh legs for OGC Nice! Stanley Nsoki comes on to replace Rony Lopes.
  • 3-1 the final result. Montpellier HSC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Daniel Congre 2
Hicham Boudaoui 2
Dante 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.