Montpellier vs Nice, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1Nice keep unbeaten Ligue 1 record going with draw at Montpellier
Nice keep unbeaten Ligue 1 record going with draw at Montpellier
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Arnaud Lusamba (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Jérôme Roussillon (Montpellier).
- 3': Arnaud Lusamba (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Foul by Yacouba Sylla (Montpellier).
- 4': Offside, Nice. Mathieu Bodmer tries a through ball, but Arnaud Souquet is caught offside.
- 5': Foul by Anthony Vanden Borre (Montpellier).
- 5': Remi Walter (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Offside, Nice. Dalbert tries a through ball, but Alassane Pléa is caught offside.
- 10': Offside, Nice. Younès Belhanda tries a through ball, but Alassane Pléa is caught offside.
- 12': Dangerous play by Arnaud Lusamba (Nice).
- 12': Daniel Congré (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Younès Belhanda (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Malang Sarr.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Geoffrey Jourdren.
- 15': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Montpellier).
- 15': Remi Walter (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Dalbert.
- 16': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Dalbert.
- 17': Hand ball by Younès Belhanda (Nice).
- 17': Attempt blocked. Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 18': Attempt missed. Hilton (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 19': Hand ball by Dalbert (Nice).
- 20': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier).
- 20': Younès Belhanda (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Anthony Vanden Borre (Montpellier).
- 27': Younès Belhanda (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Alassane Pléa (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Foul by Anthony Vanden Borre (Montpellier).
- 30': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
- 32': Foul by Malang Sarr (Nice).
- 32': Kévin Berigaud (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Arnaud Lusamba (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Yacouba Sylla (Montpellier).
- 33': Offside, Nice. Arnaud Lusamba tries a through ball, but Alassane Pléa is caught offside.
- 35': Attempt saved. Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 36': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Steve Mounie (Montpellier) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a cross.
- 38': Hand ball by Alassane Pléa (Nice).
- 39': Attempt saved. Kévin Berigaud (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jérôme Roussillon.
- 40': Dalbert (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Anthony Vanden Borre (Montpellier).
- 43': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Hilton (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a cross.
- 44': Arnaud Souquet (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Jérôme Roussillon (Montpellier).
- 44': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Montpellier).
- 44': Malang Sarr (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Dante (Nice).
- 45': Yacouba Sylla (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Montpellier 0, Nice 0.
- 0': Match ends, Montpellier 1, Nice 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Montpellier 0, Nice 0.
- 48': Attempt missed. Steve Mounie (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Vanden Borre.
- 50': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Nice).
- 50': Jérôme Roussillon (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Offside, Montpellier. Ellyes Skhiri tries a through ball, but Ryad Boudebouz is caught offside.
- 53': Attempt saved. Younès Belhanda (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Remi Walter.
- 58': Foul by Alassane Pléa (Nice).
- 58': Hilton (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier).
- 60': Remi Walter (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Arnaud Souquet (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Foul by Jérôme Roussillon (Montpellier).
- 63': Attempt saved. Paul Baysse (Nice) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Remi Walter with a cross.
- 63': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Geoffrey Jourdren.
- 64': Offside, Montpellier. Jérôme Roussillon tries a through ball, but Steve Mounie is caught offside.
- 66': Penalty conceded by Malang Sarr (Nice) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 67': Goal! Montpellier 1, Nice 0. Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 68': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Ellyes Skhiri.
- 69': Offside, Montpellier. Kévin Berigaud tries a through ball, but Morgan Sanson is caught offside.
- 70': Foul by Mathieu Bodmer (Nice).
- 70': Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Alassane Pléa (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Anthony Vanden Borre (Montpellier).
- 73': Attempt missed. Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yacouba Sylla.
- 74': Substitution, Nice. Anastasios Donis replaces Alassane Pléa.
- 74': Substitution, Nice. Wylan Cyprien replaces Mathieu Bodmer.
- 74': Substitution, Nice. Valentin Eysseric replaces Malang Sarr.
- 76': Anthony Vanden Borre (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Valentin Eysseric (Nice).
- 77': Valentin Eysseric (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Attempt missed. Steve Mounie (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 78': Dante (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Steve Mounie (Montpellier).
- 79': Attempt missed. Anastasios Donis (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric.
- 80': Foul by Kévin Berigaud (Montpellier).
- 80': Remi Walter (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Substitution, Montpellier. Souleymane Camara replaces Kévin Berigaud.
- 81': Substitution, Montpellier. Casimir Ninga replaces Morgan Sanson.
- 83': Hand ball by Dante (Nice).
- 84': Foul by Casimir Ninga (Montpellier).
- 84': Paul Baysse (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Goal! Montpellier 1, Nice 1. Younès Belhanda (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Anastasios Donis.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Steve Mounie (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Souleymane Camara.
- 87': Attempt missed. Younès Belhanda (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric.
- 88': Attempt saved. Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steve Mounie.
- 88': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Dalbert.
- 88': Attempt missed. Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Dalbert (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Anthony Vanden Borre (Montpellier).
- 89': Attempt saved. Anastasios Donis (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Younès Belhanda with a through ball.
- 89': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Geoffrey Jourdren.
- 90': Attempt missed. Paul Baysse (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric with a cross following a corner.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Anastasios Donis (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Baysse.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Casimir Ninga.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Montpellier 1, Nice 1.
Statistics
 NICE |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 18 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 53 | Possession | 47 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 434 | Accurate Passes | 369 |
| 512 | Passes | 446 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 15 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 43 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 19 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 30 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade de la Mosson
Location: Montpellier, France
Attendance: 12,272
Venue: Stade de la Mosson
Location: Montpellier, France
Attendance: 12,272
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lille | 4 | +5 | 10 |
| 2 | AS Monaco | 4 | +4 | 10 |
| 3 | Stade Rennais | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Lyon | 4 | +4 | 8 |
Line-Ups
Montpellier (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Geoffrey Jourdren (GK) |
| 3 | Daniel Congré |
| 4 | Hilton |
| 24 | Jérôme Roussillon |
| 20 | Anthony Vanden Borre |
| 10 | Ryad Boudebouz |
| 5 | Yacouba Sylla |
| 13 | Ellyes Skhiri  |
| 15 | Steve Mounié |
| 11 | Kévin Berigaud |
| 8 | Morgan Sanson |
Nice (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Yoan Cardinale (GK) |
| 31 | Dante |
| 33 | Malang Sarr |
| 4 | Paul Baysse |
| 24 | Mathieu Bodmer |
| 18 | Rémi Walter |
| 8 | Arnaud Lusamba |
| 29 | Dalbert |
| 2 | Arnaud Souquet |
| 5 | Younès Belhanda |
| 14 | Alassane Pléa |
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