French Ligue 1

Montpellier vs Nice, 2018-19 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Montpellier
  • 35': Gaëtan Laborde
FT
1 - 0
Nice

    About

    Montpellier are hosting Nice at Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 4': Ambroise Oyongo (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Youcef Atal (Nice).
    • 5': Attempt saved. Mario Balotelli (Nice) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 5': Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Ambroise Oyongo (Montpellier).
    • 10': Attempt missed. Junior Sambia (Montpellier) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Damien Le Tallec.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar.
    • 12': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Montpellier).
    • 12': Olivier Boscagli (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Delay in match Olivier Boscagli (Nice) because of an injury.
    • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Andy Delort (Montpellier) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Congré with a through ball.
    • 15': Daniel Congré (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 15': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Junior Sambia (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
    • 20': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Dante.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Hilton (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Junior Sambia with a cross following a corner.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 21': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Youcef Atal.
    • 28': Foul by Daniel Congré (Montpellier).
    • 28': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Christophe Herelle (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
    • 30': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 34': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
    • 34': Hilton (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Ruben Aguilar (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ambroise Oyongo with a cross.
    • 35': Goal! Montpellier 1, Nice 0. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
    • 38': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
    • 38': Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Hand ball by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
    • 40': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Adrien Tameze.
    • 40': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) hits the right post with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Daniel Congré with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 41': Delay in match Christophe Herelle (Nice) because of an injury.
    • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 44': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Ambroise Oyongo.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Montpellier 1, Nice 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Montpellier 1, Nice 0.
    • 46': Foul by Hilton (Montpellier).
    • 46': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Delay in match Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) because of an injury.
    • 47': Hilton (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Wylan Cyprien following a set piece situation.
    • 48': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Youcef Atal.
    • 49': Foul by Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier).
    • 49': Malang Sarr (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Adrien Tameze (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Junior Sambia (Montpellier).
    • 50': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
    • 52': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Delay in match Junior Sambia (Montpellier) because of an injury.
    • 52': Mario Balotelli (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 55': Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier).
    • 57': Christophe Herelle (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
    • 58': Substitution, Nice. Myziane Maolida replaces Olivier Boscagli.
    • 59': Foul by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
    • 59': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Christophe Herelle.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Junior Sambia with a cross following a corner.
    • 63': Offside, Montpellier. Ambroise Oyongo tries a through ball, but Junior Sambia is caught offside.
    • 65': Foul by Ambroise Oyongo (Montpellier).
    • 65': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 66': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Daniel Congré.
    • 66': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Pedro Mendes.
    • 67': Foul by Malang Sarr (Nice).
    • 67': Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 69': Foul by Ambroise Oyongo (Montpellier).
    • 71': Offside, Montpellier. Gaetan Laborde tries a through ball, but Andy Delort is caught offside.
    • 71': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Youcef Atal.
    • 73': Substitution, Nice. Jean-Victor Makengo replaces Wylan Cyprien.
    • 79': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Ambroise Oyongo.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Dante (Nice) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin with a cross following a corner.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Ruben Aguilar (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andy Delort.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Youcef Atal (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
    • 82': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Ambroise Oyongo.
    • 83': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
    • 83': Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Substitution, Montpellier. Petar Skuletic replaces Gaetan Laborde.
    • 85': Substitution, Nice. Bassem Srarfi replaces Adrien Tameze.
    • 86': Substitution, Montpellier. Paul Lasne replaces Junior Sambia.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youcef Atal.
    • 88': Andy Delort (Montpellier) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
    • 88': Foul by Paul Lasne (Montpellier).
    • 88': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Foul by Bassem Srarfi (Nice).
    • 89': Ruben Aguilar (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Montpellier).
    • 90': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Ruben Aguilar (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Dante (Nice).
    • 90'+3': Petar Skuletic (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) has gone down, but that's a dive.
    • 90'+4': Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Montpellier 1, Nice 0.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Montpellier 1, Nice 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 14
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    5 Corner Kicks 6
    3 Saves 2
    60 Possession 40
    9 SHOTS 12
    2 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    506 Accurate Passes 301
    583 Passes 381
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    15 Crosses 20
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    60 Long Balls 63
    33 Accurate Long Balls 36
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 2
    11 Effective Tackles 14
    23 Tackles 23
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    12 Interceptions 12
    18 Effective Clearances 17
    18 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade de la Mosson
    Location: Montpellier, France
    Attendance: 11,015

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Marseille 1 +4 3
    2 Lens 1 +3 3
    3 Lille 1 +2 3
    4 Lyon 1 +2 3
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MON Montpellier (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    40 Benjamin Lecomte (GK)
    4 Hilton Yellow Card
    3 Daniel Congré
    5 Pedro Mendes
    14 Damien Le Tellec
    13 Ellyes Skhiri
    6 Junior Sambia Yellow Card
    8 Ambroise Oyongo
    2 Ruben Aguilar Yellow Card
    11 Andy Delort
    10 Gaëtan Laborde
    Montpellier Substitutes:
    Nicolas Cozza, Dimitry Bertaud, Souleymane Camara, Paul Lasne, Petar Skuletic, Facundo Píriz, Jérémie Porsan-Clemente.

    NICE Nice (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    40 Walter Benítez (GK)
    31 Dante
    23 Malang Sarr
    29 Christophe Hérelle
    8 Pierre Lees-Melou
    25 Wylan Cyprien
    5 Adrien Tamèze
    28 Olivier Boscagli
    20 Youcef Atal
    9 Mario Balotelli Yellow Card
    7 Allan Saint-Maximin Yellow Card
    Nice Substitutes:
    Jean-Victor Makengo, Rémi Walter, Yannis Clementia, Christophe Jallet, Bassem Srarfi, Racine Coly, Myziane Maolida.

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