Montpellier vs Nice, 2020-21 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Montpellier

18': Gaëtan Laborde
50': Daniel Congré
64': Daniel Congré

FT
3 - 1

Nice

69': Dante

About

Montpellier are hosting Nice at , , , starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Foul by Youcef Atal (Nice).
4': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5': Attempt saved. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Mendes with a cross.
5': Foul by Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier).
5': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Kephren Thuram (Nice).
6': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Attempt blocked. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Arnaud Souquet with a cross.
8': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Youcef Atal.
8': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a cross.
8': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
8': Rony Lopes (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier).
9': Hassane Kamara (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Pierre Lees-Melou.
12': Attempt missed. Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Téji Savanier following a corner.
13': Foul by Daniel Congré (Montpellier).
13': Kasper Dolberg (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Attempt saved. Andy Delort (Montpellier) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Ferri.
15': Attempt missed. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Andy Delort with a cross.
16': Attempt saved. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Delort.
17': Andy Delort (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Andy Pelmard (Nice).
18': Goal! Montpellier 1, Nice 0. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Andy Delort with a headed pass.
20': Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Kephren Thuram (Nice).
22': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier).
22': Hassane Kamara (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23': Attempt missed. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rony Lopes with a cross following a set piece situation.
23': Foul by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
23': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt saved. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mihailo Ristic.
25': Attempt saved. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
26': Foul by Hilton (Montpellier).
26': Kasper Dolberg (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Attempt blocked. Hassane Kamara (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasper Dolberg.
27': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Pedro Mendes.
28': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
28': Attempt blocked. Dante (Nice) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rony Lopes with a cross.
28': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Pedro Mendes.
29': Foul by Hilton (Montpellier).
29': Kephren Thuram (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Pierre Lees-Melou.
35': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Morgan Schneiderlin.
36': Attempt blocked. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a headed pass.
39': Foul by Myziane Maolida (Nice).
39': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Myziane Maolida (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Foul by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
41': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Mihailo Ristic.
43': Daniel Congré (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Kephren Thuram (Nice).
45'+1': First Half ends, Montpellier 1, Nice 0.
45': Second Half begins Montpellier 1, Nice 0.
45': Substitution, Nice. Alexis Claude Maurice replaces Kephren Thuram.
47': Foul by Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier).
47': Kasper Dolberg (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Attempt missed. Alexis Claude Maurice (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
49': Attempt saved. Andy Delort (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arnaud Souquet with a headed pass.
49': Foul by Youcef Atal (Nice).
49': Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Attempt saved. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
50': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Pierre Lees-Melou.
50': Goal! Montpellier 2, Nice 0. Daniel Congré (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a cross following a corner.
52': Foul by Hilton (Montpellier).
52': Kasper Dolberg (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Attempt blocked. Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rony Lopes.
52': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Téji Savanier.
54': Andy Pelmard (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier).
56': Foul by Dante (Nice).
56': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Attempt blocked. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
58': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Rony Lopes.
59': Offside, Montpellier. Mihailo Ristic tries a through ball, but Andy Delort is caught offside.
63': Attempt saved. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Ferri.
63': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
63': Substitution, Nice. Amine Gouiri replaces Myziane Maolida.
64': Attempt saved. Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Téji Savanier.
64': Goal! Montpellier 3, Nice 0. Daniel Congré (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Delort with a headed pass following a corner.
65': Foul by Morgan Schneiderlin (Nice).
65': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Dante (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier).
68': Substitution, Montpellier. Junior Sambia replaces Téji Savanier.
68': Foul by Pedro Mendes (Montpellier).
68': Hassane Kamara (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69': Goal! Montpellier 3, Nice 1. Dante (Nice) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Amine Gouiri with a cross following a set piece situation.
70': Amine Gouiri (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier).
72': Attempt missed. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hassane Kamara with a cross.
73': Foul by Alexis Claude Maurice (Nice).
73': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
73': Substitution, Montpellier. Joris Chotard replaces Jordan Ferri.
73': Alexis Claude Maurice (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier).
74': Foul by Amine Gouiri (Nice).
74': Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Hand ball by Junior Sambia (Montpellier).
77': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Daniel Congré.
79': Andy Delort (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Youcef Atal (Nice).
80': Substitution, Nice. Dan Ndoye replaces Rony Lopes.
80': Attempt saved. Andy Delort (Montpellier) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Junior Sambia.
82': Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Nice).
82': Hilton (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Kasper Dolberg (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
83': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
84': Substitution, Montpellier. Ambroise Oyongo replaces Mihailo Ristic.
85': Substitution, Montpellier. Keagan Dolly replaces Arnaud Souquet.
85': Substitution, Montpellier. Stephy Mavididi replaces Andy Delort.
85': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier).
85': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Ambroise Oyongo (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Nice).
87': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Junior Sambia.
88': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Ambroise Oyongo.
89': Substitution, Nice. Eddy Sylvestre replaces Youcef Atal.
89': Daniel Congré (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Nice).
90'+2': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Junior Sambia.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
90'+2': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Junior Sambia.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Alexis Claude Maurice (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
90'+3': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Nice).
90'+3': Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Montpellier 3, Nice 1.
0': Match ends, Montpellier 3, Nice 1.

Statistics

NICE		MON
16	Fouls	18
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
9	Corner Kicks	8
10	Saves	0
62.7	Possession	37.3
9	SHOTS	20
1	ON GOAL	13
0.1	On Target %	0.7
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
416	Accurate Passes	213
483	Passes	280
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	7
25	Crosses	20
0.2	Cross %	0.4
49	Long Balls	66
28	Accurate Long Balls	38
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
4	Blocked Shots	4
5	Effective Tackles	6
10	Tackles	13
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
13	Interceptions	8
14	Effective Clearances	20
14	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 3,252

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Angers	0	0	0
2	AJ Auxerre	0	0	0
3	Brest	0	0	0
4	Le Havre AC	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Montpellier (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Jonas Omlin (GK)
4	Hilton
3	Daniel Congré
5	Pedro Mendes
14	Damien Le Tellec
12	Jordan Ferri
11	Téji Savanier
7	Mihailo Ristic
2	Arnaud Souquet
9	Andy Delort
10	Gaëtan Laborde

Montpellier Substitutes:

Nicolas Cozza, Keagan Dolly, Samy Benchama, Junior Sambia, Stephy Mavididi, Ambroise Oyongo, Yun Il-Lok, Dimitry Bertaud, Joris Chotard.

Nice (4-3-3)

No.	Name
40	Walter Benítez (GK)
4	Dante
24	Andy Pelmard
13	Hassane Kamara
20	Youcef Atal
6	Morgan Schneiderlin
8	Pierre Lees-Melou
19	Khéphren Thuram
9	Kasper Dolberg
7	Myziane Maolida
22	Rony Lopes

Nice Substitutes:

Dan Ndoye, Flavius Daniliuc, Alexis Trouillet, Eddy Sylvestre, Amine Gouiri, Yoan Cardinale, Alexis Claude-Maurice, Stanley N'Soki, Jordan Lotomba.

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