Ligue 1 · 2023

Montpellier 0–0 Nice · Ligue 1

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A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Montpellier and Nice drew 0–0.

Shots
915
Shots on target
14
Expected goals
0.470.73
Possession
41%59%

Full time

What the match recorded

Montpellier and Nice drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (Montpellier – Nice): shots 9–15, shots on target 1–4, expected goals 0.47–0.73, possession 41%–59%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Montpellier have a visible home split

moderate

Montpellier's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

15 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season12.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots15 shots/match12.5 shots/match12.6 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Montpellier show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Montpellier's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

12.5 shots/match ▲ShotsMontpellier · Nice13.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricMontpellierNiceBaseline
Shots12.5 shots/match13.7 shots/match12.6 shots/match
Shots against14.5 shots/match8.83 shots/match13.1 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Nice have recorded the higher season possession share.

43.5%PossessionMontpellier · Nice● 52.5%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricMontpellierNiceBaseline
Possession43.5%52.5%50.8%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots15 shotsMontpellier 9 shots, Nice 15 shots
  • Shots on target1 shot4 shotsMontpellier 1 shot, Nice 4 shots
  • Expected goals0.47 xG0.73 xGMontpellier 0.47 xG, Nice 0.73 xG
  • Possession41%59%Montpellier 41%, Nice 59%
  • Corners3 corners7 cornersMontpellier 3 corners, Nice 7 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls15 foulsMontpellier 11 fouls, Nice 15 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Maxime Estève · Montpellier · 28′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedBadredine Bouanani · Nice · 54′ · 0.01 xG · on targetMorgan Sanson · Nice · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedGaëtan Laborde · Nice · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJordan Ferri · Montpellier · 14′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMousa Tamari · Montpellier · 33′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKhéphren Thuram · Nice · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGaëtan Laborde · Nice · 71′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedWahbi Khazri · Montpellier · 85′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKhalil Fayad · Montpellier · 14′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAkor Adams · Montpellier · 60′ · 0.03 xG · on targetKhéphren Thuram · Nice · 1′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedEvann Guessand · Nice · 79′ · 0.04 xG · on targetGaëtan Laborde · Nice · 90′ · 0.04 xG · on targetAkor Adams · Montpellier · 32′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedKhéphren Thuram · Nice · 42′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedKhéphren Thuram · Nice · 53′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedTerem Moffi · Nice · 42′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMorgan Sanson · Nice · 80′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedHicham Boudaoui · Nice · 74′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedAkor Adams · Montpellier · 85′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedEvann Guessand · Nice · 90′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedBadredine Bouanani · Nice · 34′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedAkor Adams · Montpellier · 58′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Montpellier: 9 shots, 1 on target, 0.46 xG. Nice: 15 shots, 3 on target, 0.70 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.510′HT90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Montpellier 0.46 xG · Nice 0.70 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Montpellier
1Draws
2Nice
Montpellier — Nice · Ligue 12–3
Nice — Montpellier · Ligue 16–1
Montpellier — Nice · Ligue 10–0
Nice — Montpellier · Ligue 10–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Montpellier favored in 1 of 11 directional metrics · Nice in 8 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Montpellier11 matchesNice12 matches
1.36 goals/match ▲Goals scored11/121.08 goals/match
1.27 goals/matchGoals allowed11/12▲ 0.33 goals/match
1.43 xG/matchExpected goals11/121.42 xG/match
12.5 shots/matchShots11/12▲ 13.7 shots/match
4.64 shots/matchShots on target11/124.58 shots/match
43.5%Possession11/12● 52.5%
3.36 corners/matchCorners11/12● 4.5 corners/match
11.3 fouls/matchFouls11/1211.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples11 / 12home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 11 Nov 2023, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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