Nice vs Montpellier

23 February 2025 · Ligue 1 · 2024/25 · Referee Willy Delajod

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Jonathan Clauss 30’
  • Hichem Boudaoui 65’

Match summary

Nice saw off Montpellier 2-0. Nice led 1-0 at half-time.

Jonathan Clauss put Nice ahead in the 30th minute, set up by Evann Guessand and Hichem Boudaoui made it 2-0 in the 65th minute, set up by Gaetan Laborde.

The chances backed that up: Nice created 2.14 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Montpellier's 0.92 from 13.

Match stats

Nice Montpellier
16 Shots 13
6 Shots on Target 1
8 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.14 xG 0.92
2.14 Non-penalty xG 0.92
15 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Nice Montpellier
Kick-off
Jonathan Clauss
Assist: Evann Guessand1-0 (Nice)
30’
Half-time1-0
Hichem Boudaoui
Assist: Gaetan Laborde2-0 (Nice)
65’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Nice
  • Youssouf Ndayishimiye
Montpellier
  • Khalil Fayad

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.14 0.92 30’ Jonathan Clauss (Nice), 1-0 30’ 65’ Hichem Boudaoui (Nice), 2-0 65’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.14 0.92 30’ Jonathan Clauss (Nice), 1-0 Clauss 30’ 65’ Hichem Boudaoui (Nice), 2-0 Boudaoui 65’
Nice 2.14 xGMontpellier 0.92 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Montpellier attacking Nice attacking 
88’ Junior Ndiaye (Montpellier), open play, 0.58 xG, hit the woodwork 62’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Nice), open play, 0.49 xG, blocked 65’ Hichem Boudaoui (Nice), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 30’ Jonathan Clauss (Nice), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 4’ Evann Guessand (Nice), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 90+1’ Jeremie Boga (Nice), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 10’ Evann Guessand (Nice), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 34’ Gaetan Laborde (Nice), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 80’ Gaetan Laborde (Nice), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 70’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Nice), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 25’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 39’ Gaetan Laborde (Nice), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 11’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 74’ Nicolas Pays (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 26’ Evann Guessand (Nice), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Evann Guessand (Nice), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 9’ Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 57’ Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ Baptiste Santamaria (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Nice), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Jordan Ferri (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Khalil Fayad (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 83’ Moïse Bombito (Nice), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 9’ Khalil Fayad (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 16’ Baptiste Santamaria (Nice), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 75’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 50’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 88’ Junior Ndiaye (Montpellier), open play, 0.58 xG, hit the woodwork 62’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Nice), open play, 0.49 xG, blocked 65’ Hichem Boudaoui (Nice), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 30’ Jonathan Clauss (Nice), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 4’ Evann Guessand (Nice), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 90+1’ Jeremie Boga (Nice), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 10’ Evann Guessand (Nice), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 34’ Gaetan Laborde (Nice), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 80’ Gaetan Laborde (Nice), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 70’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Nice), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 39’ Gaetan Laborde (Nice), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 25’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 74’ Nicolas Pays (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 26’ Evann Guessand (Nice), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Evann Guessand (Nice), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 9’ Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 57’ Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ Baptiste Santamaria (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Nice), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Jordan Ferri (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Moïse Bombito (Nice), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 8’ Khalil Fayad (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 9’ Khalil Fayad (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 75’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 16’ Baptiste Santamaria (Nice), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 50’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Marcin Bulka GK900 0.000.000
Dante DEF900 0.000.000
Youssouf Ndayishimiye DEF900 0.000.000
Moïse Bombito DEF901 0.010.000
Jonathan Clauss MID9011 0.310.744
Ali Abdi MID690 0.000.011
Hichem Boudaoui MID9011 0.450.111
Baptiste Santamaria MID682 0.030.000
Mohamed Ali-Cho MID813 0.590.131
Evann Guessand MID8114 0.350.422
Gaetan Laborde FWD9013 0.280.502
Pablo Rosario Sub220 0.000.000
Tom Louchet Sub210 0.000.081
Sofiane Diop Sub90 0.000.101
Jeremie Boga Sub91 0.130.000
Tanguy NDombele Alvaro Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nice win 71% Avg odds 1.34
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.37
Montpellier win 11% Avg odds 8.81

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

Form going into the game

Nice LWDWW
Montpellier WWLLL

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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.