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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 14.March
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade des Costières (18482 seats)

Season ticket holders at Stade des Costières haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Nîmes languishing in the 18th position so far. The guesting Montpellier will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Nîmes have the most conceded goals (54) in Ligue 1

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Nîmes form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Ligue 1 this season. Nîmes, who have the most conceded goals (54) in Ligue 1, have only managed 3 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses from their games here at Stade des Costières.

No payout for Nîmes in their previous match, an away game at Nice that ended in defeat 1-2. Before that, Nîmes drew at home versus Nantes.

The Nîmes fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 14 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Nîmes with 28 goals conceded in these matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Montpellier form and stats

5 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Montpellier playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season.

Montpellier play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Olympique d'Ales. A draw for Montpellier before that, at their own venue hosting Lorient (1-1).

World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager M. Der Zakarian when Sepe Elye Wahi scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 63rd minute.

Montpellier have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. 18 goals have been conceded by Montpellier in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Montpellier - Nîmes 0-1, played this season. Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Nîmes, two draws and two wins for Montpellier. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

MontpellierA. Delort
A. Delort
9 goals
MontpellierG. Laborde
G. Laborde
9 goals
NîmesR. Ripart
R. Ripart
7 goals

Nîmes missing players

Montpellier missing players

Nîmes Montpellier
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 14 5 Played P 4 13 28
7 3 1 Won W 3 5 11
4 2 0 Drew D 1 5 7
17 9 4 Lost L 0 3 10
27 16 7 Scored S 6 17 44
54 28 13 Conceded C 2 18 47
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
79% 79% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 77% 86%
54% 43% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 54% 64%
32% 43% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 38% 46%
14% 21% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 21%
39% 43% 40% BTTS BTTS 25% 62% 71%
25% 21% 20% Clean Sheets C S 75% 31% 14%
39% 36% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 15% 18%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.2 1.8
5 4 1 Red cards R C 0 3 6
 
9.9 10 12.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11 10.5 11.9
3.5 3.1 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.5 4.4
28% 37% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 38% 36%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Nîmes have the most conceded goals (54) in Ligue 1
  • Nîmes have the most conceded goals in the second half (29) in Ligue 1
  • Nîmes haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Lille 28 18 8 2 49 17 15 9 5 1 24 8 13 9 3 1 25 9 32 62
2 PSG 28 19 3 6 62 17 14 10 1 3 34 8 14 9 2 3 28 9 45 60
3 Olympique Lyonnais 28 17 8 3 56 25 14 9 3 2 29 12 14 8 5 1 27 13 31 59
4 Monaco 28 17 4 7 56 38 14 9 4 1 32 17 14 8 0 6 24 21 18 55
5 Lens 28 12 8 8 42 39 13 5 4 4 19 18 15 7 4 4 23 21 3 44
6 Metz 28 11 8 9 33 27 14 5 4 5 16 14 14 6 4 4 17 13 6 41
7 Montpellier 28 11 7 10 44 47 15 6 2 7 27 29 13 5 5 3 17 18 -3 40
8 Olympique Marseille 27 10 9 8 34 32 13 5 4 4 19 17 14 5 5 4 15 15 2 39
9 Angers SCO 28 11 6 11 33 42 13 5 2 6 15 19 15 6 4 5 18 23 -9 39
10 Rennes 27 10 8 9 33 31 14 5 3 6 16 19 13 5 5 3 17 12 2 38
11 Nice 28 10 5 13 35 40 14 4 2 8 16 25 14 6 3 5 19 15 -5 35
12 Reims 28 8 10 10 34 35 13 4 5 4 11 12 15 4 5 6 23 23 -1 34
13 Brest 28 10 4 14 42 50 14 8 1 5 29 25 14 2 3 9 13 25 -8 34
14 Strasbourg 28 9 6 13 36 41 14 4 4 6 15 17 14 5 2 7 21 24 -5 33
15 Bordeaux 28 9 6 13 28 34 15 5 4 6 13 15 13 4 2 7 15 19 -6 33
16 Saint-Etienne 28 7 9 12 29 42 14 3 6 5 14 21 14 4 3 7 15 21 -13 30
17 Lorient 28 7 6 15 34 52 14 6 1 7 21 26 14 1 5 8 13 26 -18 27
18 Nîmes 28 7 4 17 27 54 14 3 2 9 16 28 14 4 2 8 11 26 -27 25
19 Nantes 28 4 12 12 28 44 14 2 7 5 14 22 14 2 5 7 14 22 -16 24
20 Dijon 28 2 9 17 19 47 14 0 6 8 4 18 14 2 3 9 15 29 -28 15

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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.