Nantes vs Montpellier

8 January 2019 · Ligue 1 · 2018/19 · Referee Willy Delajod

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Majeed Waris 62’
  • Nicolas Pallois 81’

Match summary

Nantes saw off Montpellier 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Majeed Waris put Nantes ahead in the 62nd minute, set up by Valentin Rongier and Nicolas Pallois made it 2-0 with a header in the 81st minute.

The chances backed that up: Nantes created 1.66 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Montpellier's 0.96 from 9. Montpellier had a player sent off.

Match stats

Nantes Montpellier
16 Shots 9
5 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1.66 xG 0.95
1.66 Non-penalty xG 0.95
5 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Nantes Montpellier
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Majeed Waris
Assist: Valentin Rongier1-0 (Nantes)
62’
Nicolas Pallois2-0 (Nantes)
81’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Nantes
  • Abdoulaye Touré
Montpellier
  • Gaetan Laborde
  • Pedro Mendes
  • Paul Lasne

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 1.66 0.96 62’ Majeed Waris (Nantes), 1-0 62’ 81’ Nicolas Pallois (Nantes), 2-0 81’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.66 0.96 62’ Majeed Waris (Nantes), 1-0 Waris 62’ 81’ Nicolas Pallois (Nantes), 2-0 Pallois 81’
Nantes 1.66 xGMontpellier 0.96 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Montpellier attacking Nantes attacking 
90+2’ Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 62’ Majeed Waris (Nantes), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 85’ Petar Skuletic (Montpellier), set piece, 0.37 xG, off target 72’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 81’ Nicolas Pallois (Nantes), from a corner, 0.26 xG, goal 8’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 57’ Serigne Modou Kara Mbodji (Nantes), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 84’ Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 8’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 12’ Andrei Girotto (Nantes), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 18’ Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 33’ Emiliano Sala (Nantes), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90’ Paul Lasne (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Valentin Rongier (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Diego Carlos (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+1’ Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Serigne Modou Kara Mbodji (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Andrei Girotto (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 79’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+2’ Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 85’ Petar Skuletic (Montpellier), set piece, 0.37 xG, off target 62’ Majeed Waris (Nantes), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 72’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 81’ Nicolas Pallois (Nantes), from a corner, 0.26 xG, goal 8’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 57’ Serigne Modou Kara Mbodji (Nantes), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 84’ Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 8’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 12’ Andrei Girotto (Nantes), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 18’ Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 33’ Emiliano Sala (Nantes), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90’ Paul Lasne (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Diego Carlos (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Valentin Rongier (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 66’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Serigne Modou Kara Mbodji (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Andrei Girotto (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 79’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ciprian Tatarusanu GK900 0.000.000
Diego Carlos DEF901 0.030.000
Nicolas Pallois DEF9011 0.260.062
Serigne Modou Kara Mbodji DEF612 0.120.000
Enock Kwateng MID900 0.000.042
Lucas Lima MID900 0.000.101
Andrei Girotto MID902 0.090.000
Valentin Rongier MID9011 0.030.474
Abdoulaye Touré MID905 0.160.021
Majeed Waris FWD9011 0.360.061
Emiliano Sala FWD861 0.060.082
Anthony Limbombe Sub290 0.000.461
Kalifa Coulibaly Sub42 0.550.000
Samuel Moutoussamy Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nantes win 36% Bet365 odds 2.60
Draw 31% Bet365 odds 3.10
Montpellier win 33% Bet365 odds 2.90

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

Form going into the game

Nantes DDLWL
Montpellier LDWLD

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Montpellier 1-1 Nantes, 18 May 19  All Nantes vs Montpellier 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.