Montpellier vs Nice 2021-22 Ligue 1
Ten-man Nice salvage goalless draw at Montpellier in Ligue 1
Nice salvaged a 0-0 draw at Montpellier despite being reduced to 10 men in the opening half on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 20': Maxime Estève (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Jordan Lotomba (Nice) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 32': Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
- 35': Dante (Nice) is shown the red card.
- 39': Penalty saved! Téji Savanier (Montpellier) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Montpellier 0, Nice 0.
- 45': Substitution, Nice. Morgan Schneiderlin replaces Hichem Boudaoui.
- 45': Second Half begins Montpellier 0, Nice 0.
- 69': Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Nice. Billal Brahimi replaces Amine Gouiri.
- 70': Substitution, Nice. Kasper Dolberg replaces Andy Delort.
- 78': Substitution, Montpellier. Sacha Delaye replaces Florent Mollet.
- 78': Substitution, Montpellier. Junior Sambia replaces Arnaud Souquet.
- 81': Substitution, Nice. Khéphren Thuram-Ulien replaces Mario Lemina.
- 85': Substitution, Montpellier. Béni Makouana replaces Valère Germain.
- 85': Substitution, Nice. Evann Guessand replaces Calvin Stengs.
- 90'+2': Béni Makouana (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Stade de la Mosson-Mondial 98
Location: Montpellier, France
Attendance: 11,658
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +41 | Paris Saint-Germain | 28 | 63 | 1 |
| +17 | Brest | 29 | 53 | 6 |
| +15 | AS Monaco | 28 | 52 | 6 |
| +17 | Lille | 28 | 49 | 5 |
Statistics
 NICE |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 43 | Possession | 57 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 272 | Accurate Passes | 357 |
| 355 | Passes | 443 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 12 | Crosses | 50 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 13 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 43 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 43 | Clearances | 7 |
Montpellier (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Omlin (GK) |
| 14 | Maxime Estève  |
| 31 | Nicolas Cozza |
| 7 | Mihailo Ristic |
| 2 | Arnaud Souquet |
| 11 | Téji Savanier |
| 12 | Jordan Ferri |
| 13 | Joris Chotard |
| 9 | Valère Germain |
| 21 | Elye Wahi |
| 25 | Florent Mollet |
Nice (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Walter Benítez (GK) |
| 4 | Dante  |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 26 | Melvin Bard |
| 23 | Jordan Lotomba |
| 18 | Mario Lemina |
| 8 | Pablo Rosario |
| 22 | Calvin Stengs |
| 28 | Hicham Boudaoui |
| 11 | Amine Gouiri |
| 7 | Andy Delort |
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