MONTPELLIER. Nice had a astounding comeback against Montpellier.

The match was played at the Stade de la Mosson stadium in Montpellier on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Benoît Millot with the help of Julien Aube and Aurélien Drouet. The 4th official was Ali Djedid. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.4 degrees Celsius or 66.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Montpellier

2 - 3

Nice

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 14 Total 23
  • 8 On Target 15
  • 6 Off Target 9
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 89 Attack 112
  • 38 Dangerous attack 61
  • 92 Ball safe 103
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 10
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 16
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Montpellier was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Nice that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Nice was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 15 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Nice won the encounter.​

Montpellier shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Nice shot 23 times, 15 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Montpellier didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Nice received 3 yellow cards (Hicham Boudaoui, Pablo Rosario and Dante).

Match Timeline

Téji Savanier (goal)
7'
Téji Savanier (penalty)
17'
46'
46'
53'
57'
61'
63'
Hicham Boudaoui- Yellow
66'
Pablo Rosario- sub ->Youcef Atal
67'
Gaëtan Laborde(goal)
Leo Leroy- sub ->Jordan Ferri
72'
76'
Badredine Bouanani- sub ->Sofiane Diop
79'
Gaëtan Laborde(goal)
85'
85'
Alexis Beka Beka - sub ->Ross Barkley
88'
Pablo Rosario- Yellow
90'
Dante - Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Paris Saint Germain
85
38
Lens
84
38
Olympique Marseille
73
38
Rennes
68
38
LOSC Lille
67
38
Monaco
65
38
Olympique Lyonnais
62
38
Clermont
59
38
Nice
58
38
Lorient
55
38
Reims
51
38
Montpellier
50
38
Toulouse
48
38
Brest
44
38
Strasbourg
40
38
Nantes
36
38
Auxerre
35
38
Ajaccio
26
38
Troyes
24
38
Angers SCO
18
38

After playing this match, Montpellier will stay with 47 points to remain in the 12th place. On the other side, Nice will have 55 points to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Montpellier will play away against Reims on the 3rd of June with a 9-9 head to head statistic.

Nice will host Olympique Lyonnais on the 3rd of June with a 18-11 head to head stats in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (10 draws).

Montpellier – Formation

Montpellier
G
Benjamin Lecomte 40.France
7.5
D
Falaye Sacko 77.Mali
6.6
D
Kiki Kouyaté 4.Mali
6.6
D
Maxime Esteve 14.France
6.5
D
Théo Sainte-Luce 17.France
7.0
61'
M
Jordan Ferri 12.France
6.6
72'
M
Téji Savanier 11.France
7.9
7', 17'
M
Joris Chotard 13.France
6.3
M
Wahbi Khazri 99.Tunisia
6.4
46'
M
Arnaud Nordin 7.France
6.4
F
Stephy Mavididi 10.England
6.8
57'
Substitutes
G
Bingourou Kamara 90.Senegal
D
Issiaga Sylla 3.Guinea
D
Mamadou Sakho 75.France
D
Christopher Jullien 6.France
D
Faitout Maouassa 27.France
6.0
57'
D
E. Tchato 29.Cameroon
6.4
61'
M
Leo Leroy 18.France
6.4
72'
F
Valère Germain 9.France
F
Elye Wahi 21.France
6.4
46'

Montpellier started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Michel Der Zakarian decided to play with the following team: Benjamin Lecomte (7.5), Falaye Sacko (6.6), Boubakar Kouyaté (6.6), Maxime Estève (6.5), Theo Sainte Luce (7.0), Jordan Ferri (6.6), Joris Chotard (6.3), Arnaud Nordin (6.4), Teji Savanier (7.9), Wahbi Khazri (6.4) and Stephy Mavididi (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Issiaga Sylla, Mamadou Sakho, Christopher Jullien, Leo Leroy (6.4), Bingourou Kamara, Valère Germain, Elye Wahi (6.4), Faitout Maouassa (6.0) and Enzo Tchato Mbiayi (6.4).

Montpellier could not rely on the presence of L. Leroy (injured).

Substitutions

Montpellier made 4 changes: Wahbi Khazri for Sepe Wahi (46′), Stephy Mavididi for Faitout Maouassa (57′), Théo Sainte-Luce  for Enzo Mbiayi (61′) and Jordan Ferri for Leo Leroy (72′).

Best player: Teji Savanier​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Montpellier was Teji Savanier.

His rating is (7.9) with 2 goals, 44 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 24. He performed 4 crosses.

Nice – Formation

Nice
G
Kasper Schmeichel 1.Denmark
7.0
D
Dante 4.Brazil
7.0
90'
D
Jordan Lotomba 23.Switzerland
7.0
D
Jean-Clair Todibo 25.France
6.6
D
Melvin Bard 26.France
6.3
46'
M
Ross Barkley 11.England
8.6
85' 53'
M
Hicham Boudaoui 28.Algeria
7.0
63'
M
Sofiane Diop 10.Morocco
6.3
76'
F
Gaëtan Laborde 24.France
9.6
67', 79'
F
Terem Moffi 9.Nigeria
7.4
F
Billal Brahimi 14.Algeria
7.4
85'
Substitutes
G
Teddy Boulhendi 77.Algeria
G
M. Bułka 90.Poland
D
Antoine Mendy 33.France
D
Youcef Atal 20.Algeria
6.7
46'
D
A. Amraoui 38.Morocco
85'
M
Reda Belahyane 37.France
M
Pablo Rosario 8.Netherlands
6.2
66' 88'
M
Alexis Beka Beka 21.France
85'
F
Badredine Bouanani 35.Algeria
6.7
76'

Nice started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Didier Digard played with: Kasper Schmeichel (7.0), Jordan Lotomba (7.0), Jean-Clair Todibo (6.6), Dante (7.0), Melvin Bard (6.3), Ross Barkley (8.6), Hicham Boudaoui (7.0), Sofiane Diop (6.3), Gaëtan Laborde (9.6), Terem Moffi (7.4) and Billal Brahimi (7.4).

These were the players on the bench: Antoine Mendy, Teddy Boulhendi, Youcef Atal (6.7), Badredine Bouanani (6.7), Ayoub Amraoui, Reda Belahyane, Pablo Rosario (6.2), Marcin Bułka and Alexis Beka Beka.

Nice could not rely on the presence of Pablo Rosario (injured) and A. Amraoui (injured).

Substitutions

Nice made 5 changes: Melvin Bard for Youcef Atal (46′), Youcef Atal for Pablo Rosario (66′), Sofiane Diop for B. Bouanani (76′), Billal Brahimi for Ayoub Amraoui (85′) and Ross Barkley for Alexis Beka Beka (85′).

Best player: Gaëtan Laborde​

The player that probably impressed the most for Nice was Gaëtan Laborde.

His rating is (9.6) with 2 goals, 29 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.​