Nice vs Montpellier, 2023-24 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1About
Nice are hosting Montpellier
at Allianz Riviera, Nice, France, starting on
. The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Attempt saved. Melvin Bard (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dante.
- 8': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Dante.
- 9': Delay in match because of an injury Pablo Rosario (Nice).
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Hicham Boudaoui.
- 10': Own Goal by Jean-Clair Todibo, Nice. Nice 0, Montpellier 1.
- 12': Goal! Nice 1, Montpellier 1. Jérémie Boga (Nice) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gaëtan Laborde with a cross.
- 13': Delay in match because of an injury Silvan Hefti (Montpellier).
- 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 13': Substitution, Montpellier. Enzo Tchato replaces Silvan Hefti because of an injury.
- 14': Foul by Dante (Nice).
- 14': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Khéphren Thuram with a cross.
- 17': Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Foul by Melvin Bard (Nice).
- 19': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
- 19': Jérémie Boga (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
- 20': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a through ball.
- 22': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Melvin Bard.
- 24': Becir Omeragic (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Terem Moffi (Nice).
- 26': Foul by Hicham Boudaoui (Nice).
- 26': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Khéphren Thuram (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Gaëtan Laborde with a cross.
- 28': Foul by Jordan Lotomba (Nice).
- 28': Kiki Kouyaté (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Enzo Tchato.
- 31': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Becir Omeragic.
- 32': Attempt missed. Khéphren Thuram (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hicham Boudaoui with a headed pass following a corner.
- 33': Offside, Nice. Melvin Bard is caught offside.
- 35': Attempt saved. Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enzo Tchato with a cross.
- 37': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Jordan Lotomba.
- 38': Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Foul by Melvin Bard (Nice).
- 39': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Téji Savanier following a set piece situation.
- 39': Penalty conceded by Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 40': VAR Decision: Penalty Montpellier.
- 42': Pablo Rosario (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
- 42': Goal! Nice 1, Montpellier 2. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 44': Foul by Melvin Bard (Nice).
- 44': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Melvin Bard (Nice) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hicham Boudaoui with a cross.
- 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Melvin Bard (Nice).
- 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3': Foul by Enzo Tchato (Montpellier).
- 45'+3': Jérémie Boga (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Kiki Kouyaté (Montpellier).
- 45'+4': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Melvin Bard (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Nice 1, Montpellier 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Nice 1, Montpellier 2.
- 45': Substitution, Montpellier. Léo Leroy replaces Joris Chotard.
- 47': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier).
- 47': Marcin Bulka (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Attempt saved. Jérémie Boga (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pablo Rosario.
- 48': Hand ball by Dante (Nice).
- 50': Foul by Enzo Tchato (Montpellier).
- 50': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Delay in match because of an injury Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier).
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Attempt missed. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Léo Leroy (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Téji Savanier.
- 56': Attempt missed. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 58': Substitution, Nice. Evann Guessand replaces Pablo Rosario because of an injury.
- 58': Substitution, Nice. Tom Louchet replaces Jordan Lotomba.
- 60': Foul by Becir Omeragic (Montpellier).
- 60': Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Evann Guessand (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Foul by Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier).
- 61': Delay in match (Nice).
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Foul by Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier).
- 64': Terem Moffi (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Tom Louchet (Nice).
- 64': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt missed. Evann Guessand (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémie Boga.
- 69': Substitution, Montpellier. Christopher Jullien replaces Wahbi Khazri.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Khéphren Thuram (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 71': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Léo Leroy.
- 71': Attempt missed. Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 73': Substitution, Nice. Morgan Sanson replaces Khéphren Thuram.
- 73': Substitution, Nice. Mohamed-Ali Cho replaces Gaëtan Laborde.
- 74': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Kiki Kouyaté.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Evann Guessand (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Sanson.
- 75': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Enzo Tchato.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 79': Attempt saved. Dante (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed-Ali Cho.
- 80': Hand ball by Melvin Bard (Nice).
- 81': Substitution, Montpellier. Akor Adams replaces Mousa Tamari.
- 81': Substitution, Montpellier. Tanguy Coulibaly replaces Arnaud Nordin.
- 82': Foul by Evann Guessand (Nice).
- 82': Léo Leroy (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Kiki Kouyaté.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Dante (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Evann Guessand (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 86': Foul by Akor Adams (Montpellier).
- 86': Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Substitution, Nice. Alexis Claude-Maurice replaces Hicham Boudaoui.
- 88': Foul by Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice).
- 88': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Tom Louchet.
- 90': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice).
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+2': Foul by Léo Leroy (Montpellier).
- 90'+2': Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Léo Leroy (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Dante (Nice) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Evann Guessand (Nice) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jean-Clair Todibo with a through ball.
- 90'+3': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Alexis Claude-Maurice (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 90'+5': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Kiki Kouyaté.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nice 1, Montpellier 2.
- 0': Match ends, Nice 1, Montpellier 2.
Statistics
 MON |
NICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 34.8 | Possession | 65.2 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 215 | Accurate Passes | 477 |
| 288 | Passes | 548 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 18 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 26 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 21 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 45 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 45 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 21,819
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 21,819
Ligue 1 Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 12 | +26 | 32 |
| 2 | AS Monaco | 12 | +11 | 26 |
| 3 | Marseille | 12 | +11 | 23 |
| 4 | Lille | 12 | +8 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Nice (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marcin Bulka (GK) |
| 8 | Pablo Rosario  |
| 4 | Dante |
| 6 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 19 | Khephren Thuram |
| 28 | Hicham Boudaoui |
| 26 | Melvin Bard |
| 23 | Jordan Lotomba |
| 9 | Terem Moffi |
| 7 | Jérémie Boga |
| 24 | Gaëtan Laborde |
Montpellier (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Benjamin Lecomte (GK) |
| 4 | Boubakar Kiki Kouyate |
| 27 | Becir Omeragic |
| 3 | Issiaga Sylla |
| 36 | Silvan Hefti |
| 11 | Téji Savanier |
| 13 | Joris Chotard |
| 12 | Jordan Ferri |
| 10 | Wahbi Khazri |
| 9 | Mousa Al-Tamari |
| 7 | Arnaud Nordin |
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