French Ligue 1

Montpellier vs Nice 2023-24 Ligue 1

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 Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Pablo Rosario (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Substitution, Nice. Gaëtan Laborde replaces Badredine Bouanani.
  • 67': Substitution, Nice. Evann Guessand replaces Terem Moffi.
  • 67': Substitution, Nice. Sofiane Diop replaces Jérémie Boga.
  • 71': Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Substitution, Montpellier. Christopher Jullien replaces Théo Sainte-Luce.
  • 82': Melvin Bard (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Substitution, Montpellier. Wahbi Khazri replaces Khalil Fayad.
  • 86': Substitution, Nice. Romain Perraud replaces Melvin Bard.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Montpellier. Kelvin Yeboah replaces Téji Savanier.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

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

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+52 Paris Saint-Germain 32 78 2
+23 Marseille 32 59 9
+24 AS Monaco 32 58 8
+21 Nice 32 57 7
Full Table

Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

MON 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

NICE Nice (4-3-3)

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

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