NICE. Nice crushes Montpellier 6-1 with goals of Nicolas Pépé (15′), K. Thuram (35′), Nicolas Pépé (56′), Andy Delort (75′), Ross Barkley (85′) and Ross Barkley (85′). On the opposite side, Montpellier scored with T. Savanier (80′). Nice made the most of its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice. The referee was Bastien Dechepy who was helped by Brice Parinet Le Tellier and Julien Haulbert. The 4th official was Romain Perpinan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 1.5 degrees Celsius or 34.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 16 Total 5
- 10 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 111 Attack 85
- 51 Dangerous attack 34
- 96 Ball safe 94
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
Fouls
- 16 Total 17
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Nice had a superior ball possession 59% while Montpellier was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Nice had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Nice won the match.
Nice shot 16 times, 10 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Montpellier shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Nice received 1 yellow card (Nicolas Pépé). On the opposite side, Montpellier received 1 yellow card (Wahbi Khazri).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Nice will have 24 points like Reims to remain in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Montpellier will stay with 17 points to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Nice will play away with Reims on the 15th of January with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of Nice (8 draws).
Montpellier will host Paris Saint Germain on the 1st of February with a 17-4 head to head in favor of Paris Saint Germain (11 draws).
Nice – Formation
Nice
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Nice adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Lucien Favre decided to play with the following team: Kasper Schmeichel , Jordan Lotomba , Jean-Clair Todibo , Dante , Melvin Bard , Hicham Boudaoui , Khéphren Thuram , Nicolas Pépé , Aaron Ramsey , Sofiane Diop and Gaëtan Laborde .
The home team had on the bench: Pablo Rosario , Ross Barkley , Antoine Mendy, Teddy Boulhendi, Andy Delort , Alexis Beka Beka, Mario Lemina , Bilal Brahimi and Badredine Bouanani .
Nice could not rely on the presence of Mario Lemina (injured).
Substitutions
Nice made 5 changes: Hicham Boudaoui for Mario Lemina (43′), S. Diop for B. Bouanani (67′), S. Diop for Andy Delort (67′), Aaron Ramsey for Ross Barkley (67′) and K. Thuram for Pablo Rosario (78′).
Best player: Khéphren Thuram
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nice was Khéphren Thuram.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Montpellier – Formation
Montpellier
Also Montpellier adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Romain Pitau played with: Jonas Omlin , Falaye Sacko , Christopher Jullien , Maxime Estève , Faitout Maouassa , Jordan Ferri , Leo Leroy , Béni Makouana , Teji Savanier , Stephy Mavididi and Sepe Elye Wahi .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Valère Germain , Joris Chotard, Khalil Fayad, Mamadou Sakho , Nicolas Cozza, Enzo Tchato Mbiayi, Arnaud Nordin , Bingourou Kamara and Wahbi Khazri .
Montpellier could not rely on the presence of Mamadou Sakho (injured).
Substitutions
Montpellier made 4 changes: Béni Makouana for A. Nordin (46′), L. Leroy for Wahbi Khazri (61′), Stephy Mavididi for Valère Germain (61′) and M. Estève for Mamadou Sakho (74′).
Best player: Teji Savanier
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Montpellier was Teji Savanier.
His rating is with 1 goal, 52 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Troyes – Olympique Marseille – 0-2
- Paris Saint Germain – Angers SCO – 2-0
- Nantes – Olympique Lyonnais – 0-0
- Brest – Lille – 0-0
- Strasbourg – Lens – 2-2
- Nice – Montpellier – 6-1
- Lorient – Monaco – 2-2
- Clermont – Rennes – 2-1
- Auxerre – Toulouse – 0-5
- Ajaccio – Reims – 0-1
