The league table reveals that 7 points divide the pair of rivals in this Ligue 1 fixture. Nice hold both the points- and home stadium advantage.
- Nice have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Ligue 1
- Montpellier have yet to win a game away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Nice form and stats
Nice have performed here at Allianz Riviera this season with 3 wins from 6 Ligue 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 0.
It's back home for Nice, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Angers SCO away with the result 2-1. Andy Delort (2) found the net in that victory. Some amazing scenes last match, when Andy Delort scored the winning goal one minutes into stoppage time. The striker Andy Delort was announced as "man of the match" for Nice with a rating of 8.84/10. Delort scored two goals and hit the woodwork once.
Before that, Nice drew at home versus Olympique Marseille.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 two wins, one draw and zero defeats (from three games).
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (12 in 6 games), Nice's attacking play is working. Nice have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Montpellier form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 1 travels is 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. Montpellier seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
The supporters enjoyed Montpellier's previous game versus Nantes (placed 9th), a Ligue 1 2-0 win played at home. Midfield player Teji Savanier was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.33/10. Savanier hit the woodwork once, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 6 times.
Prior to that match, the Montpellier manager O. Dall’Oglio faced defeat when travelling to Monaco and losing 1-3.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Montpellier playing away, we found three games. Results were one away win, one draw and one home win.
Montpellier find the net regularly in their away games. 6 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. The Montpellier manager O. Dall’Oglio has some worries about the defense as 11 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Nice-Montpellier H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Nice five wins, Montpellier four wins, one draw. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Gouiri 6 goals |  A. Delort 5 goals |  K. Dolberg 3 goals |
Nice missing players
Montpellier missing players
| Nice | Montpellier | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 19 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 58% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 60% | 50% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 42% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 42% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 80% | 67% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 20% | 8% |
| 5.2 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| 3.6 | 2.2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 3.4 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.9 | 12.5 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.8 | 13.8 |
| 4.9 | 5.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.2 | 5.1 |
| 39% | 36% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 33% |
| 8.6 | 7 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 14.8 | 14.1 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
- All of Montpellier's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Montpellier have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Montpellier have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Montpellier have yet to win a game away.
- Montpellier haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Nice have not yet lost a game at home.
- Nice have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nice have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Nice have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Ligue 1
- Nice have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Ligue 1
- Nice have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSG | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 31 |
| 2 | Nice | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 23 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Lens | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| 5 | Rennes | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 19 |
| 6 | Olympique Lyonnais | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | Strasbourg | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 17 |
| 8 | Angers SCO | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Nantes | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | Monaco | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 16 |
| 12 | Lille | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Lorient | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Troyes | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 13 |
| 15 | Clermont | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 13 |
| 16 | Bordeaux | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 12 |
| 17 | Reims | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 18 | Brest | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 9 |
| 19 | Metz | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -14 | 7 |
| 20 | Saint-Étienne | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 6 |