Montpellier & Nice meet on Match-day 28
This Saturday sees Montpellier go head to head with Nice at the Stade de la Mosson – Kick-off 5:00pm GMT.
Champion’s League hopefuls Nice, travel to Montpellier on Saturday, as second takes on eleventh in the League.
It’s 37 points so far for Montpellier this season, going into this match
Is this to be the game where Montpellier to put a halt to their recent record of poor results? They go into this fixture on the back of two recent defeats to Nantes and Rennes.
Also, With an eleventh position in the league and 11 wins, 12 losses and 4 draws, they currently have 37 points in the League having won 11 games, drawn four meetings, and lost 12 fixtures.
Playing at home, Montpellier have won seven matches, drawn two meetings, and lost five fixtures.
Winning this fixture will see Montpellier on 40 points.
Good Attacking Performance
They have a good scoring average of 41 goals. This season, their stand-out attacking players have been Sepe Elye Wahi (3), Stephy Mavididi (2), and Ambroise Oyongo (1). Montpellier have conceded 40 goals.
Oliver Dall’Oglio could be missing up to four of their players through injury or illness for the game on Saturday.
Nice arrive at this meeting, having secured 49 points so far this season
With a win in their previous game, (1-0) against Paris Saint-Germain, Nice will likely be in a positive frame of mind.
Also, Nice keep finding ways to win, having secured seven victories in their last 10 games is astonishing this season and they are looking worthy of the aspiration to qualify for Champion’s League football. With 49 points (15W, 7L and 5D), they are established in second position in the League having won 15 meetings, drawn five fixtures, and lost seven fixtures.
Nice’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Montpellier. In the 13 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won eight games, drawn two meetings, and lost three matches.
Nice will have 52 points if they manage to secure a victory.
A solid defensive team
Nice have conceded 21 goals so far, so their defence can be considered to be strong. Nice have scored an impressive 38 goals so far this season (37 from open play and one penalty), however their performances have at times been average. This has been largely down to the key attacking players: Amine Gouiri (1), Andy Delort (1), and Kephren Thuram-Ulien (1).
Nice’s squad has depth, but even so, Christophe Galtier is likely to be missing two of they key players when they start Saturday’s game.
Montpellier v Nice – Head-to-Head.
Regarding their historical duels when these two rivals meet, the tendency of late has been for Montpellier to take all the points with 17 wins and 10 draws.
Performance Report
For Montpellier, Sepe Elye Wahi is one of the top performing players after having scored
three goals in 27 League matches so far, while Amine Gouiri contributed with
one goal in 27 League matches this Ligue 1 Season for Nice.
Other standout players for Montpellier are Sepe Elye Wahi and Stephy Mavididi with three goals each and for Nice are Amine Gouiri and Andy Delort with one goals both.
