Stade de la Mosson: Montpellier vs Nîmes Ligue 1 preview

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 04.October
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Mosson (22000 seats)

It's still early in the Ligue 1 season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Montpellier - Nîmes preview!

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Montpellier form and stats

Perfect Ligue 1 season at home so far for Montpellier, who have the most points (9) at home in Ligue 1, 3 wins from 3 appearances.

Montpellier's previous game was a Ligue 1 match also played at home, ending 4-1 versus Angers SCO (placed 11th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Olympique Lyonnais in a game that was won 2-1.

Montpellier are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (9 goals in 3 games). On the other hand, Montpellier have conceded 3 goals.

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Nîmes form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Ligue 1 for Nîmes with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Olympique Lyonnais (placed 12th) in their previous outing. The Ligue 1 match ended in a draw 0-0. A loss against Rennes was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Nîmes have the goal stats of 1-2 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Last five meetings between the teams: Montpellier won two, Nîmes won one and two draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Montpellier missing players

Nîmes missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Montpellier Nîmes
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 3 0 Played P 0 2 4
3 3 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
10 9 0 Scored S 0 1 7
5 3 0 Conceded C 0 2 6
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 50% 75%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 75%
100% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 75%
50% 67% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 50%
25% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 2.3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
54 44 0 Total Shots T S 0 28 57
24 22 0 Shots on Target S O 0 10 24
42% 41% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 10% 29%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Montpellier has the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Ligue 1
  • Montpellier has the most points (9) at home in Ligue 1
  • Montpellier has the most scored goals (9) at home in Ligue 1
  • Montpellier has the the best goal difference (+6) at home in Ligue 1
Montpellier Last season Nîmes
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
28 14   Played P   14 28
11 10   Won W   1 7
7 2   Drew D   4 6
10 2   Lost L   9 15
35 26   Scored S   12 29
34 10   Conceded C   29 44
93% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   86% 93%
61% 64%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 68%
50% 57%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   71% 54%
29% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   43% 32%
11% 7%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   14% 11%
43% 43%   BTTS BTTS   57% 46%
29% 50%   Clean Sheets C S   14% 25%
36% 14%   Failed to Score F T   43% 36%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.6
5 2   Red cards R C   2 6
 
357 219   Total Shots T S   151 357
121 83   Shots on Target S O   46 112
29% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   26% 26%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rennes 5 4 1 0 12 5 2 2 0 0 4 2 3 2 1 0 8 3 7 13
2 Lille 5 3 2 0 6 2 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 11
3 Saint-Étienne 5 3 1 1 8 5 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 10
4 Montpellier 4 3 0 1 10 5 3 3 0 0 9 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 5 9
5 Lens 4 3 0 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 9
6 Olympique Marseille 5 2 2 1 6 6 3 0 2 1 2 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 0 8
7 Monaco 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 7
8 Paris Saint Germain 4 2 0 2 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 6
9 Brest 4 2 0 2 7 9 2 1 0 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 2 4 -2 6
10 Nice 4 2 0 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 2 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 6
11 Angers SCO 4 2 0 2 3 6 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 4 -3 6
12 Olympique Lyonnais 4 1 2 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 5
13 Bordeaux 4 1 2 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 5
14 Nantes 5 1 2 2 5 7 2 1 1 0 4 3 3 0 1 2 1 4 -2 5
15 Nîmes 4 1 1 2 7 6 2 1 0 1 6 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 4
16 Metz 5 1 1 3 3 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 1 2 1 3 -2 4
17 Lorient 4 1 0 3 7 9 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 0 0 2 2 5 -2 3
18 Strasbourg 4 1 0 3 2 7 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 5 -5 3
19 Reims 4 0 1 3 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 3 5 -3 1
20 Dijon 4 0 0 4 1 8 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 5 -7 0
Last season 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 27 22 2 3 75 24 14 12 1 1 44 11 13 10 1 2 31 13 51 68
2 Olympique Marseille 28 16 8 4 41 29 14 8 4 2 21 14 14 8 4 2 20 15 12 56
3 Rennes 28 15 5 8 38 24 14 9 2 3 25 14 14 6 3 5 13 10 14 50
4 Lille 28 15 4 9 35 27 15 11 2 2 24 9 13 4 2 7 11 18 8 49
5 Reims 28 10 11 7 26 21 14 5 7 2 12 7 14 5 4 5 14 14 5 41
6 Nice 28 11 8 9 41 38 15 8 4 3 28 20 13 3 4 6 13 18 3 41
7 Olympique Lyonnais 28 11 7 10 42 27 13 5 4 4 17 7 15 6 3 6 25 20 15 40
8 Montpellier 28 11 7 10 35 34 14 10 2 2 26 10 14 1 5 8 9 24 1 40
9 Monaco 28 11 7 10 44 44 14 8 2 4 29 22 14 3 5 6 15 22 0 40
10 Angers SCO 28 11 6 11 28 33 15 8 3 4 20 13 13 3 3 7 8 20 -5 39
11 Strasbourg 27 11 5 11 32 32 13 7 3 3 22 14 14 4 2 8 10 18 0 38
12 Bordeaux 28 9 10 9 40 34 13 4 5 4 19 12 15 5 5 5 21 22 6 37
13 Nantes 28 11 4 13 28 31 14 6 2 6 11 11 14 5 2 7 17 20 -3 37
14 Brest 28 8 10 10 34 37 14 6 6 2 21 11 14 2 4 8 13 26 -3 34
15 Metz 28 8 10 10 27 35 14 5 4 5 18 17 14 3 6 5 9 18 -8 34
16 Dijon 28 7 9 12 27 37 14 6 6 2 20 15 14 1 3 10 7 22 -10 30
17 Saint-Étienne 28 8 6 14 29 45 14 4 6 4 15 18 14 4 0 10 14 27 -16 30
18 Nîmes 28 7 6 15 29 44 14 6 2 6 17 15 14 1 4 9 12 29 -15 27
19 Amiens SC 28 4 11 13 31 50 14 3 5 6 17 23 14 1 6 7 14 27 -19 23
20 Toulouse 28 3 4 21 22 58 13 3 0 10 11 24 15 0 4 11 11 34 -36 13

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rennes 5 4 1 0 12 5 2 2 0 0 4 2 3 2 1 0 8 3 7 13
2 Lille 5 3 2 0 6 2 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 11
3 Saint-Étienne 5 3 1 1 8 5 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 10
4 Montpellier 4 3 0 1 10 5 3 3 0 0 9 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 5 9
5 Lens 4 3 0 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 9
6 Olympique Marseille 5 2 2 1 6 6 3 0 2 1 2 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 0 8
7 Monaco 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 7
8 Paris Saint Germain 4 2 0 2 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 6
9 Brest 4 2 0 2 7 9 2 1 0 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 2 4 -2 6
10 Nice 4 2 0 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 2 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 6
11 Angers SCO 4 2 0 2 3 6 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 4 -3 6
12 Olympique Lyonnais 4 1 2 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 5
13 Bordeaux 4 1 2 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 5
14 Nantes 5 1 2 2 5 7 2 1 1 0 4 3 3 0 1 2 1 4 -2 5
15 Nîmes 4 1 1 2 7 6 2 1 0 1 6 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 4
16 Metz 5 1 1 3 3 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 1 2 1 3 -2 4
17 Lorient 4 1 0 3 7 9 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 0 0 2 2 5 -2 3
18 Strasbourg 4 1 0 3 2 7 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 5 -5 3
19 Reims 4 0 1 3 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 3 5 -3 1
20 Dijon 4 0 0 4 1 8 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 5 -7 0

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.