Nice vs Montpellier 2021-22 Ligue 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 45': Substitution, Nice. Alexis Claude Maurice replaces Hassane Kamara.
- 58': Substitution, Nice. Jordan Lotomba replaces Youcef Atal because of an injury.
- 63': Khéphren Thuram-Ulien (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Montpellier. Nicholas Gioacchini replaces Sepe Elye Wahi.
- 68': Substitution, Nice. Pablo Rosario replaces Mario Lemina.
- 68': Substitution, Nice. Kasper Dolberg replaces Lucas Da Cunha.
- 77': Melvin Bard (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Goal! Nice 0, Montpellier 1. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 82': Substitution, Montpellier. Béni Makouana replaces Stephy Mavididi.
- 90': Substitution, Nice. Calvin Stengs replaces Khéphren Thuram-Ulien.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Montpellier. Arnaud Souquet replaces Maxime Estève because of an injury.
Game Information
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 20,157
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +39 | Paris Saint-Germain | 22 | 56 | 0 |
| +24 | Marseille | 22 | 46 | 4 |
| +17 | Nice | 22 | 40 | 4 |
| +15 | AS Monaco | 22 | 40 | 6 |
Statistics
 MON |
NICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 31.2 | Possession | 68.8 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 221 | Accurate Passes | 560 |
| 292 | Passes | 633 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 8 | Crosses | 37 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 14 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 30 | Clearances | 6 |
Nice (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Walter Benítez (GK) |
| 4 | Dante |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 26 | Melvin Bard  |
| 20 | Youcef Atal |
| 19 | Khephren Thuram |
| 18 | Mario Lemina |
| 13 | Hassane Kamara |
| 29 | Lucas Da Cunha |
| 11 | Amine Gouiri |
| 7 | Andy Delort |
Montpellier (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Omlin (GK) |
| 3 | Mamadou Sakho |
| 14 | Maxime Estève |
| 7 | Mihailo Ristic |
| 6 | Junior Sambia |
| 13 | Joris Chotard |
| 12 | Jordan Ferri |
| 10 | Stephy Mavididi |
| 25 | Florent Mollet |
| 9 | Valère Germain |
| 21 | Elye Wahi |
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