French Ligue 1

Nice vs Montpellier, 2024-25 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Nice
  • 30': Jonathan Clauss
  • 65': Hicham Boudaoui
FT
2 - 0
Montpellier

    About

    Nice are hosting Montpellier at Allianz Riviera, Nice, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Delay in match because of an injury Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier).
    • 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Evann Guessand (Nice) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed-Ali Cho with a cross.
    • 4': Offside, Nice. Mohamed-Ali Cho is caught offside.
    • 5': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
    • 5': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Gaëtan Laborde (Nice).
    • 6': Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Khalil Fayad (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Téji Savanier.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Khalil Fayad (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Evann Guessand (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hicham Boudaoui with a through ball.
    • 10': Foul by Baptiste Santamaría (Nice).
    • 10': Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Baptiste Santamaría (Nice).
    • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 13': Foul by Evann Guessand (Nice).
    • 13': Rabby Nzingoula (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Baptiste Santamaría (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ali Abdi.
    • 17': Foul by Evann Guessand (Nice).
    • 17': Khalil Fayad (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Offside, Montpellier. Kiki Kouyaté is caught offside.
    • 19': Delay in match because of an injury Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice).
    • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 24': Offside, Montpellier. Andy Delort is caught offside.
    • 24': Foul by Ali Abdi (Nice).
    • 24': Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Andy Delort (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a cross.
    • 26': Baptiste Santamaría (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Foul by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
    • 26': Attempt missed. Evann Guessand (Nice) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss following a set piece situation.
    • 29': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
    • 29': Offside, Montpellier. Andy Delort is caught offside.
    • 30': Goal! Nice 1, Montpellier 0. Jonathan Clauss (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Evann Guessand with a through ball.
    • 33': Offside, Montpellier. Andy Delort is caught offside.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Evann Guessand.
    • 37': Evann Guessand (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Foul by Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier).
    • 38': Dante (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier).
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Baptiste Santamaría (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 39': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Kiki Kouyaté.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
    • 39': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Enzo Tchato.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Evann Guessand (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gaëtan Laborde following a corner.
    • 41': Foul by Evann Guessand (Nice).
    • 41': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Andy Delort (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Foul by Moïse Bombito (Nice).
    • 44': Foul by Baptiste Santamaría (Nice).
    • 44': Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Andy Delort (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Khalil Fayad.
    • 44': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Moïse Bombito.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Kiki Kouyaté.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Baptiste Santamaría (Nice).
    • 45'+4': Rabby Nzingoula (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Andy Delort (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+5': Dante (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+5': Foul by Enzo Tchato (Montpellier).
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Nice 1, Montpellier 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nice 1, Montpellier 0.
    • 46': Foul by Théo Sainte-Luce (Montpellier).
    • 46': Jonathan Clauss (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Théo Sainte-Luce.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 47': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Rabby Nzingoula.
    • 48': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Ali Abdi.
    • 49': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Youssouf Ndayishimiye.
    • 50': Foul by Khalil Fayad (Montpellier).
    • 50': Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Khalil Fayad (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Dangerous play by Gaëtan Laborde (Nice).
    • 51': Kiki Kouyaté (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Baptiste Santamaría (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier).
    • 57': Attempt missed. Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andy Delort.
    • 58': Foul by Khalil Fayad (Montpellier).
    • 58': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Evann Guessand (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Yael Mouanga (Montpellier).
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
    • 63': Foul by Evann Guessand (Nice).
    • 63': Théo Sainte-Luce (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Substitution, Nice. Pablo Rosario replaces Baptiste Santamaría.
    • 64': Substitution, Nice. Tom Louchet replaces Ali Abdi.
    • 65': Goal! Nice 2, Montpellier 0. Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gaëtan Laborde.
    • 66': Foul by Evann Guessand (Nice).
    • 66': Yael Mouanga (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 67': Foul by Moïse Bombito (Nice).
    • 67': Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Delay in match (Nice).
    • 68': Substitution, Montpellier. Jordan Ferri replaces Bamo Meïté.
    • 69': Substitution, Montpellier. Wahbi Khazri replaces Khalil Fayad.
    • 69': Substitution, Montpellier. Nicolas Pays replaces Andy Delort.
    • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Louchet.
    • 71': Foul by Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice).
    • 71': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
    • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 72': Substitution, Montpellier. Falaye Sacko replaces Théo Sainte-Luce.
    • 73': Enzo Tchato (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 73': Foul by Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice).
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pays (Montpellier) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
    • 74': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Tom Louchet.
    • 74': Foul by Hicham Boudaoui (Nice).
    • 74': Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Pays.
    • 75': Evann Guessand (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
    • 76': Substitution, Nice. Sofiane Diop replaces Evann Guessand.
    • 76': Substitution, Nice. Jérémie Boga replaces Mohamed-Ali Cho.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sofiane Diop.
    • 80': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
    • 82': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
    • 82': Sofiane Diop (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Kiki Kouyaté.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Moïse Bombito (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
    • 83': Substitution, Montpellier. Junior Ndiaye replaces Tanguy Coulibaly.
    • 86': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Youssouf Ndayishimiye.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 87': Substitution, Nice. Tanguy Ndombélé replaces Hicham Boudaoui.
    • 88': Junior Ndiaye (Montpellier) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Enzo Tchato with a cross.
    • 90': Foul by Kiki Kouyaté (Montpellier).
    • 90': Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Jérémie Boga (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Gaëtan Laborde (Nice).
    • 90'+3': Kiki Kouyaté (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Junior Ndiaye (Montpellier).
    • 90'+4': Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Falaye Sacko (Montpellier).
    • 90'+5': Sofiane Diop (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Nice 2, Montpellier 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Nice 2, Montpellier 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 17
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 8
    4 Saves 1
    43.3 Possession 56.7
    13 SHOTS 16
    1 ON GOAL 6
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    287 Accurate Passes 421
    375 Passes 497
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 3
    18 Crosses 14
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    57 Long Balls 34
    26 Accurate Long Balls 14
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    6 Blocked Shots 4
    18 Effective Tackles 6
    21 Tackles 11
    0.9 Tackle % 0.5
    6 Interceptions 12
    25 Effective Clearances 32
    25 Clearances 32

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Allianz Riviera
    Location: Nice, France
    Attendance: 18,519

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Paris Saint-Germain 27 +53 71
    2 AS Monaco 27 +20 50
    3 Marseille 27 +18 49
    4 Nice 27 +18 47
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    NICE Nice (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Marcin Bulka (GK)
    55 Youssouf Ndayishimiye Yellow Card
    4 Dante
    64 Moïse Bombito
    28 Baptiste Santamaria
    6 Hicham Boudaoui
    2 Ali Abdi
    92 Jonathan Clauss
    24 Gaëtan Laborde
    25 Mohamed-Ali Cho
    29 Evann Guessand
    Nice Substitutes:
    Maxime Dupé, Tanguy Ndombele, Youssoufa Moukoko, Jérémie Boga, Tom Louchet, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Antoine Mendy, Pablo Rosario, Sofiane Diop.

    MON Montpellier (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    40 Benjamin Lecomte (GK)
    4 Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
    47 Yael Mouanga
    2 Bamo Meïté
    17 Théo Sainte-Luce
    29 Enzo Tchato
    22 Khalil Fayad Yellow Card
    11 Téji Savanier
    19 Rabby Nzingoula
    9 Andy Delort
    70 Tanguy Coulibaly
    Montpellier Substitutes:
    Wahbi Khazri, Nicolas Pays, Falaye Sacko, Jordan Ferri, Théo Chennahi, Junior Ndiaye, Lucas Mincarelli Davin, Abdoulaye Camara, Dimitry Bertaud.

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