Montpellier vs Nice

22 September 2018 · Ligue 1 · 2018/19 · Referee Thomas Léonard

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Gaetan Laborde 35’

Match summary

Montpellier won 1-0 at home to Nice. Montpellier led 1-0 at half-time.

Gaetan Laborde put Montpellier ahead in the 35th minute.

The chances backed that up: Montpellier created 1.69 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Nice's 0.31 from 9.

Match stats

Montpellier Nice
12 Shots 9
5 Shots on Target 2
6 Corners 5
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.67 xG 0.31
1.67 Non-penalty xG 0.31
4 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Montpellier Nice
Kick-off
Gaetan Laborde1-0 (Montpellier)
35’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Montpellier
  • Hilton
  • Ruben Aguilar
  • Junior Sambia
Nice
  • Allan Saint-Maximin
  • Mario Balotelli

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 1.69 0.31 35’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), 1-0 35’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.69 0.31 35’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), 1-0 Laborde 35’
Montpellier 1.69 xGNice 0.31 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Nice attacking Montpellier attacking 
35’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 41’ Junior Sambia (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.53 xG, hit the woodwork 14’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90+2’ Mario Balotelli (Nice), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, off target 21’ Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 60’ Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 10’ Junior Sambia (Montpellier), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 88’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 88’ Mario Balotelli (Nice), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 79’ Dante (Nice), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 12’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 35’ Ruben Aguilar (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Mario Balotelli (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Ruben Aguilar (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Junior Sambia (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 21’ Hilton (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Mario Balotelli (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Mario Balotelli (Nice), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Mario Balotelli (Nice), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 81’ Youcef Atal (Nice), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 35’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 41’ Junior Sambia (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.53 xG, hit the woodwork 90+2’ Mario Balotelli (Nice), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, off target 14’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 21’ Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 60’ Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 10’ Junior Sambia (Montpellier), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 88’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 88’ Mario Balotelli (Nice), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 79’ Dante (Nice), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 12’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 35’ Ruben Aguilar (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Mario Balotelli (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Ruben Aguilar (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Junior Sambia (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Mario Balotelli (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Mario Balotelli (Nice), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Hilton (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Youcef Atal (Nice), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 5’ Mario Balotelli (Nice), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Benjamin Lecomte GK900 0.000.000
Hilton DEF901 0.020.000
Daniel Congré DEF900 0.000.632
Pedro Mendes DEF900 0.000.000
Ruben Aguilar MID902 0.040.021
Damien Le Tallec MID902 0.160.071
Ellyes Skhiri MID900 0.000.082
Ambroise Oyongo MID900 0.000.021
Junior Sambia MID883 0.620.092
Andy Delort FWD902 0.170.021
Gaetan Laborde FWD8612 0.680.000
Petar Skuletic Sub40 0.000.000
Paul Lasne Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Montpellier win 43% Bet365 odds 2.20
Draw 32% Bet365 odds 3.00
Nice win 25% Bet365 odds 3.75

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Montpellier LWDWD
Nice LDLWW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Nice 1-0 Montpellier, 07 Apr 19  All Montpellier vs Nice 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.