Turn on the lights for Nice - Montpellier! Despite the season performances so far, this game could be great fun!
- Nice have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Ligue 1
- Montpellier have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Ligue 1
There have been little to rest for the home side, as they featured in a Coupe de France match only four days back. That game was an away game at Le Puy F.43 Auvergne, so at least Nice are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Nice form and stats
2-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 1 numbers at home for Nice, who have the fewest scored goals (6) at home in Ligue 1, so far this season.
The supporters are hoping that Nice will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away defeat in the Coupe de France fixture against Le Puy F.43 Auvergne. Defender Santos got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.52/10. Santos hit two key passes and won 6 of 8 duels.
Heartbreak before that as Nice lost 1-2 at Rennes's place.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Nice matches with similar probabilities have ended with 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats (from 6 games).
The manager Favre will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Reims in only four days.
Nice have scored {6 league goals} here from 8 matches, not a lot. Nice's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Montpellier form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Montpellier so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-5 (win-draw-lose).
Two away games in a row for Montpellier, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 vs Pau in the Coupe de France. Midfield player Chotard was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.31/10. Chotard had 71 successful passes (of 84 total).
The game before that, in the Ligue 1, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Olympique Marseille.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Nantes in just four days.
Montpellier has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 8 games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (Nice wins - draws - Montpellier wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Wahi 7 goals |  T. Savanier 6 goals |   A. Delort 5 goals |
Nice missing players
Montpellier missing players
| Nice | Montpellier | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 16 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 27 |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 31 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 65% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 35% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 65% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 29% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 38% | 24% |
| 59% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 65% |
| 18% | 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 29% | 50% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 4.1 | 5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 11.9 | 13.8 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 10.9 | 11.2 |
| 4.3 | 5.2 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 22% | 14% | 13% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 54% | 42% |
| 12.2 | 12.6 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 13.9 | 14.8 |
| 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
- Montpellier have scored at least twice as many goals away as Nice have scored home.
- Montpellier have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Ligue 1
- Montpellier haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Nice have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Ligue 1
- Nice have the fewest scored goals (6) at home in Ligue 1
- Nice have the most matches under the total-line (11) in Ligue 1
- Nice have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 33 | 44 |
| 2 | Lens | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 40 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 36 |
| 4 | Rennes | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | Monaco | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 33 |
| 6 | Lorient | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 31 |
| 7 | Lille | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| 8 | Olympique Lyonnais | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 24 |
| 9 | Clermont | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | -5 | 22 |
| 10 | Reims | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 21 |
| 11 | Nice | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -3 | 21 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -10 | 19 |
| 13 | Troyes | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 | Montpellier | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | Nantes | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 17 |
| 16 | Ajaccio | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -11 | 15 |
| 17 | Brest | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -15 | 13 |
| 18 | Auxerre | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 23 | -19 | 13 |
| 19 | Strasbourg | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -11 | 11 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -21 | 8 |
