Nice vs Montpellier

7 April 2019 · Ligue 1 · 2018/19 · Referee Ruddy Buquet

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Dante 20’

Match summary

Nice beat Montpellier 1-0. Nice led 1-0 at half-time.

Dante put Nice ahead with a header in the 20th minute, set up by Wylan Cyprien.

The chances backed that up: Nice created 1.39 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Montpellier's 0.59 from 16.

Match stats

Nice Montpellier
15 Shots 16
5 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.39 xG 0.59
1.39 Non-penalty xG 0.59
2 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Nice Montpellier
Kick-off
Dante
Assist: Wylan Cyprien1-0 (Nice)
20’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Nice
  • Bassem Srarfi
Montpellier
  • Hilton

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 1.39 0.59 20’ Dante (Nice), 1-0 20’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.39 0.59 20’ Dante (Nice), 1-0 Dante 20’
Nice 1.39 xGMontpellier 0.59 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Montpellier attacking Nice attacking 
46’ Christophe Herelle (Nice), from a corner, 0.41 xG, saved 86’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 27’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 20’ Dante (Nice), set piece, 0.12 xG, goal 25’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+2’ Petar Skuletic (Montpellier), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 37’ Wylan Cyprien (Nice), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 14’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 48’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 45’ Hilton (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Souleymane Camara (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 23’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Danilo (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Remi Walter (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 24’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Souleymane Camara (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 23’ Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Wylan Cyprien (Nice), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 63’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 54’ Ruben Aguilar (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 43’ Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Christophe Herelle (Nice), from a corner, 0.41 xG, saved 86’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 27’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 20’ Dante (Nice), set piece, 0.12 xG, goal 25’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+2’ Petar Skuletic (Montpellier), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 37’ Wylan Cyprien (Nice), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 14’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 48’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 45’ Hilton (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Souleymane Camara (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 24’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Danilo (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Remi Walter (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Souleymane Camara (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 23’ Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 63’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 41’ Wylan Cyprien (Nice), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Ruben Aguilar (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 43’ Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Walter Benítez GK900 0.000.000
Patrick Burner DEF900 0.000.522
Dante DEF9011 0.120.000
Christophe Herelle DEF901 0.410.000
Malang Sarr DEF900 0.000.021
Danilo MID901 0.020.411
Pierre Lees-Melou MID903 0.090.000
Wylan Cyprien MID4812 0.090.152
Allan Saint-Maximin FWD905 0.640.021
Mohamed Lamine Diaby FWD710 0.000.000
Bassem Srarfi FWD890 0.000.031
Remi Walter Sub421 0.020.124
Olivier Boscagli Sub190 0.000.000
Ignatius Ganago Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nice win 36% Bet365 odds 2.62
Draw 32% Bet365 odds 3.00
Montpellier win 32% Bet365 odds 3.00

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

Form going into the game

Nice LWLDW
Montpellier LWDLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Montpellier 1-0 Nice, 22 Sep 18 Next meeting: Montpellier 2-1 Nice, 14 Sep 19  All Nice 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.