Montpellier vs Nice, 2023-24 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

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Ligue 1 leaders Nice held to goalless draw with Montpellier

Nice were held to a 0-0 draw at Montpellier on Friday that maintained their unbeaten start to the season but offered their rivals a chance to knock them off the Ligue 1 summit.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt missed. Khéphren Thuram (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Badredine Bouanani.
5': Foul by Pablo Rosario (Nice).
5': Khalil Fayad (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5': Pablo Rosario (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
9': Foul by Badredine Bouanani (Nice).
9': Théo Sainte-Luce (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Attempt blocked. Khalil Fayad (Montpellier) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Estève.
14': Attempt missed. Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
17': Foul by Melvin Bard (Nice).
17': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Offside, Montpellier. Benjamin Lecomte tries a through ball, but Mousa Tamari is caught offside.
26': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
26': Terem Moffi (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Khéphren Thuram (Nice).
27': Mousa Tamari (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Attempt missed. Maxime Estève (Montpellier) header from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Téji Savanier following a set piece situation.
32': Akor Adams (Montpellier) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Khalil Fayad following a fast break.
33': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Marcin Bulka.
33': Attempt blocked. Mousa Tamari (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
34': Attempt missed. Badredine Bouanani (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémie Boga.
35': Foul by Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice).
35': Khalil Fayad (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Joris Chotard (Montpellier).
40': Morgan Sanson (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Théo Sainte-Luce.
42': Attempt missed. Khéphren Thuram (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
42': Attempt blocked. Terem Moffi (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Khéphren Thuram.
42': Foul by Terem Moffi (Nice).
42': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Attempt missed. Khéphren Thuram (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dante.
45'+1': Foul by Hicham Boudaoui (Nice).
45'+1': Khalil Fayad (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Khalil Fayad (Montpellier).
45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+2': First Half ends, Montpellier 0, Nice 0.
45': Second Half begins Montpellier 0, Nice 0.
46': Foul by Terem Moffi (Nice).
46': Joris Chotard (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Attempt missed. Khéphren Thuram (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Badredine Bouanani.
54': Foul by Akor Adams (Montpellier).
54': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Attempt saved. Badredine Bouanani (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Terem Moffi.
57': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Khéphren Thuram.
58': Akor Adams (Montpellier) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jordan Ferri with a cross following a corner.
60': Substitution, Nice. Gaëtan Laborde replaces Badredine Bouanani.
60': Attempt saved. Akor Adams (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Becir Omeragic.
62': Offside, Montpellier. Théo Sainte-Luce tries a through ball, but Khalil Fayad is caught offside.
63': Foul by Khalil Fayad (Montpellier).
63': Pablo Rosario (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Offside, Nice. Morgan Sanson tries a through ball, but Jérémie Boga is caught offside.
64': Dante (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Akor Adams (Montpellier).
65': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Théo Sainte-Luce.
65': Foul by Melvin Bard (Nice).
65': Mousa Tamari (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65': Delay in match because of an injury Mousa Tamari (Montpellier).
67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Substitution, Nice. Evann Guessand replaces Terem Moffi.
67': Substitution, Nice. Sofiane Diop replaces Jérémie Boga.
69': Foul by Hicham Boudaoui (Nice).
69': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Maxime Estève.
71': Attempt missed. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Sanson.
71': Foul by Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice).
71': Khalil Fayad (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Théo Sainte-Luce.
74': Attempt blocked. Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Sanson with a cross.
74': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Maxime Estève.
75': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
75': Morgan Sanson (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77': Foul by Evann Guessand (Nice).
77': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Joris Chotard (Montpellier).
77': Sofiane Diop (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Delay in match because of an injury Théo Sainte-Luce (Montpellier).
78': Substitution, Montpellier. Christopher Jullien replaces Théo Sainte-Luce.
79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Attempt saved. Evann Guessand (Nice) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gaëtan Laborde with a cross.
80': Attempt missed. Morgan Sanson (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Rosario with a cross.
80': Offside, Montpellier. Téji Savanier tries a through ball, but Akor Adams is caught offside.
80': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
80': Morgan Sanson (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Foul by Melvin Bard (Nice).
82': Mousa Tamari (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Melvin Bard (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Foul by Christopher Jullien (Montpellier).
83': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Substitution, Montpellier. Wahbi Khazri replaces Khalil Fayad.
85': Attempt blocked. Akor Adams (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Téji Savanier.
85': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
85': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
86': Substitution, Nice. Romain Perraud replaces Melvin Bard.
87': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Falaye Sacko.
88': Foul by Sofiane Diop (Nice).
88': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Attempt saved. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Hicham Boudaoui.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Morgan Sanson (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Rosario.
90'+2': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Joris Chotard.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Evann Guessand (Nice) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Morgan Sanson with a cross following a corner.
90'+3': Substitution, Montpellier. Kelvin Yeboah replaces Téji Savanier.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Clair Todibo.
90'+4': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
90'+4': Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+5': Becir Omeragic (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice).
90'+6': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier).
90'+6': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Montpellier 0, Nice 0.
0': Match ends, Montpellier 0, Nice 0.

Statistics

NICE		MON
15	Fouls	11
4	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
7	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	3
59	Possession	41
15	SHOTS	9
4	ON GOAL	1
0.3	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
501	Accurate Passes	320
565	Passes	398
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	2
24	Crosses	10
0.3	Cross %	0.2
36	Long Balls	48
18	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	3
7	Effective Tackles	9
9	Tackles	11
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
6	Interceptions	6
13	Effective Clearances	30
13	Clearances	30

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade de la Mosson-Mondial 98
Location: Montpellier, France
Attendance: 13,452

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	31	+47	70
2	AS Monaco	30	+18	58
3	Brest	30	+15	53
4	Lille	30	+17	52

Full Table

Line-Ups

Montpellier (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
40	Benjamin Lecomte (GK)
14	Maxime Estève
27	Becir Omeragic
17	Théo Sainte-Luce
77	Falaye Sacko
11	Téji Savanier
12	Jordan Ferri
13	Joris Chotard
8	Akor Adams
22	Khalil Fayad
9	Mousa Al-Tamari

Montpellier Substitutes:

Sacha Delaye, Kelvin Yeboah, Téo Allix, Othmane Maamma, Dimitry Bertaud, Wahbi Khazri, Christopher Jullien, Enzo Tchato, Lucas Mincarelli Davin.

Nice (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Marcin Bulka (GK)
4	Dante
6	Jean-Clair Todibo
26	Melvin Bard
8	Pablo Rosario
19	Khephren Thuram
11	Morgan Sanson
28	Hicham Boudaoui
9	Terem Moffi
7	Jérémie Boga
22	Badredine Bouanani

Nice Substitutes:

Antoine Mendy, Sofiane Diop, Gaëtan Laborde, Romain Perraud, Jordan Lotomba, Evann Guessand, Salvatore Sirigu, Tom Louchet, Aliou Balde.

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