MONTPELLIER. Montpellier and Nice didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Montpellier was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

T. Savanier missed a decisive penalty (39′). That would have allowed Montpellier to win the match.​

The match was played at the Stade de la Mosson stadium in Montpellier on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Clément Turpin who was helped by Nicolas Danos and Benjamin Pages. The 4th official was Ludovic Genest. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 9.1 degrees Celsius or 48.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Montpellier had a superior ball possession 57% while Nice was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Montpellier was more pushing with 77 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Montpellier to win the match​.

Montpellier shot 19 times, 4 on target, 15 off target. Talking about the opposition, Nice shot 8 times, 0 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Montpellier received 3 yellow cards (M. Esteve, E. Wahi and B. Makouana). Talking about the opposition, Nice received 2 yellow cards (J. Lotomba and H. Boudaoui).

Also, Nice didn’t end the match with 11 players after Dante (Nice) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (35′).

Standings

After this match, Montpellier will have 38 points to hold in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Nice will have 50 points like Olympique Marseille to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Montpellier will play away with Bordeaux on the 20th of March with a 11-9 head to head statistic in favor of Montpellier (6 draws).

Nice will play away agasint Olympique Marseille on the 20th of March with a 20-11 head to head statistic in favor of Olympique Marseille (4 draws).

Montpellier – Formation

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

The manager Olivier Dall’Oglio decided to play with the following team: Jonas Omlin (6.9), Arnaud Souquet (7.1), Nicolas Cozza (6.7), Maxime Estève (7.0), Mihailo Ristić (7.2), Joris Chotard (7.0), Jordan Ferri (7.0), Florent Mollet (6.9), Teji Savanier (7.3), Sepe Elye Wahi (7.0) and Valère Germain (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Nicholas Selson Gioacchini, Ambroise Oyongo, Leo Leroy, Béni Makouana (6.8), Thuler, Dimitry Bertaud, Gabriel Bares, Junior Sambia (6.4) and Sacha Delaye (6.5).

Substitutions

Montpellier made 3 changes: F. Mollet for S. Delaye (78′), A. Souquet for J. Sambia (78′) and V. Germain for B. Makouana (85′).

Best player: Teji Savanier​

The most impressive player for Montpellier was Teji Savanier.

His rating is (7.3) with 56 passes (67% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 21 crosses.

Nice – Formation

Nice started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Christophe Galtier played with: Walter Benítez (8.6), Jordan Lotomba (7.1), Jean-Clair Todibo (7.7), Dante (5.4), Melvin Bard (7.3), Hicham Boudaoui (6.2), Pablo Rosario (7.0), Mario Lemina (6.8), Calvin Stengs (7.1), Andy Delort (7.4) and Amine Gouiri (6.1).

They had on the bench: Marcin Bułka, Flavius Daniliuc, Youcef Atal, Kasper Dolberg (6.7), Jordan Amavi, Morgan Schneiderlin (6.9), Bilal Brahimi (6.8), Khépren Thuram (6.6) and Evann Guessand (7.0).

Substitutions

Nice made 5 changes: H. Boudaoui for M. Schneiderlin (46′), A. Gouiri for B. Brahimi (70′), A. Delort for K. Dolberg (70′), M. Lemina for K. Thuram (81′) and C. Stengs for E. Guessand (86′).

Best player: Walter Benítez​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nice was the goalkeeper: Walter Benítez. His rating is 8.55. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Montpellier – Nice – 0-0
• Troyes – Nantes – 1-0