French Ligue 1

Nice vs Montpellier 2021-22 Ligue 1

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  • 80': Florent Mollet

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 45': Substitution, Nice. Alexis Claude Maurice replaces Hassane Kamara.
  • 58': Substitution, Nice. Jordan Lotomba replaces Youcef Atal because of an injury.
  • 63': Khéphren Thuram-Ulien (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Substitution, Montpellier. Nicholas Gioacchini replaces Sepe Elye Wahi.
  • 68': Substitution, Nice. Pablo Rosario replaces Mario Lemina.
  • 68': Substitution, Nice. Kasper Dolberg replaces Lucas Da Cunha.
  • 77': Melvin Bard (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Goal! Nice 0, Montpellier 1. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 82': Substitution, Montpellier. Béni Makouana replaces Stephy Mavididi.
  • 90': Substitution, Nice. Calvin Stengs replaces Khéphren Thuram-Ulien.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Montpellier. Arnaud Souquet replaces Maxime Estève because of an injury.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 20,157

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+19 Lens 18 43 3
+25 Paris Saint-Germain 18 42 2
+22 Marseille 18 35 5
+9 Lyon 18 33 5
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Statistics

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7 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 8
6 Saves 1
31.2 Possession 68.8
8 SHOTS 22
2 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
221 Accurate Passes 560
292 Passes 633
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 8
8 Crosses 37
0.1 Cross % 0.2
59 Long Balls 38
31 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 5
8 Effective Tackles 12
14 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
14 Interceptions 6
30 Effective Clearances 6
30 Clearances 6

Line-Ups

NICE Nice (4-4-2)

No. Name
40 Walter Benítez (GK)
4 Dante
25 Jean-Clair Todibo
26 Melvin Bard Yellow Card
20 Youcef Atal
19 Khephren Thuram Yellow Card
18 Mario Lemina
13 Hassane Kamara
29 Lucas Da Cunha
11 Amine Gouiri
7 Andy Delort

MON Montpellier (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Jonas Omlin (GK)
3 Mamadou Sakho
14 Maxime Estève
7 Mihailo Ristic
6 Junior Sambia
13 Joris Chotard
12 Jordan Ferri
10 Stephy Mavididi
25 Florent Mollet
9 Valère Germain
21 Elye Wahi

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