Montpellier vs Nantes

31 August 2024 · Ligue 1 · 2024/25 · Referee Benoît Millot

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

  • Akor Adams 30’
  • Matthis Abline 24’
  • Moses Simon 45+7’ (pen)
  • Mostafa Mohamed 85’

Match summary

Nantes beat Montpellier 3-1 on the road. Nantes led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Matthis Abline put Nantes ahead in the 24th minute, set up by Tinotenda Kadewere, Akor Adams equalised in the 30th minute, and Moses Simon put Nantes back in front from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Mostafa Mohamed made it 1-3 in the 85th minute, set up by Tinotenda Kadewere.

The chances backed that up: Nantes created 1.69 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Montpellier's 0.75 from 10.

Match stats

Montpellier Nantes
11 Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 5
8 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.75 xG 1.69
0.75 Non-penalty xG 0.93
2 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Montpellier Nantes
Kick-off
24’
Matthis Abline
Assist: Tinotenda Kadewere0-1 (Nantes)
Akor Adams1-1 (Montpellier)
30’
45+7’
Moses Simon
Penalty1-2 (Nantes)
Half-time1-2
85’
Mostafa Mohamed
Assist: Tinotenda Kadewere1-3 (Nantes)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Montpellier
  • Jordan Ferri
  • Rabby Nzingoula
Nantes
  • Alban Lafont
  • Marcus Coco

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.75 1.69 24’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), 0-1 24’ 30’ Akor Adams (Montpellier), 1-1 30’ 45+7’ Moses Simon (Nantes), 1-2 45+7’ 85’ Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes), 1-3 85’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.75 1.69 24’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), 0-1 Abline 24’ 30’ Akor Adams (Montpellier), 1-1 Adams 30’ 45+7’ Moses Simon (Nantes), 1-2 Simon 45+7’ 85’ Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes), 1-3 Mohamed 85’
Montpellier 0.75 xGNantes 1.69 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Nantes attacking Montpellier attacking 
52’ Moses Simon (Nantes), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 30’ Akor Adams (Montpellier), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 85’ Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 64’ Moses Simon (Nantes), from a corner, 0.33 xG, off target 46’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 76’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 51’ Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 24’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 42’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Moses Simon (Nantes), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 26’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 84’ Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Marcus Coco (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Jordan Ferri (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Moses Simon (Nantes), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 30’ Akor Adams (Montpellier), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 85’ Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 64’ Moses Simon (Nantes), from a corner, 0.33 xG, off target 46’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 76’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 51’ Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 42’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Moses Simon (Nantes), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 24’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 26’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 84’ Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Marcus Coco (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Jordan Ferri (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Benjamin Lecomte GK900 0.000.000
Falaye Sacko DEF900 0.000.000
Modibo Sagnan DEF903 0.100.000
Becir Omeragic DEF900 0.000.000
Issiaga Sylla DEF90 0.000.000
Jordan Ferri MID901 0.020.052
Joris Chotard MID390 0.000.000
Mousa Al Tamari MID691 0.010.000
Téji Savanier MID902 0.090.072
Tanguy Coulibaly MID691 0.050.021
Akor Adams FWD9011 0.450.051
Enzo Tchato Mbiayi Sub810 0.000.000
Rabby Nzingoula Sub510 0.000.000
Khalil Fayad Sub210 0.000.000
Wahbi Khazri Sub211 0.030.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Montpellier win 42% Avg odds 2.26
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.51
Nantes win 31% Avg odds 3.15

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Montpellier WLDDL
Nantes DLLDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Montpellier 1-1 Nantes, 26 Apr 24 Next meeting: Nantes 3-0 Montpellier, 17 May 25  All Montpellier vs Nantes meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.