Nice - Montpellier - 1:2. French Championship, 25th round. Match review, statistics

On 8 March, one of the matches of the 25th round of the French Football Championship took place. Nice (France) and Montpellier (France) met.

Ницца - Монпелье - 1:2. Чемпионат Франции, 25-й тур. Обзор матча, статистика

French Championship, 25th round

Nice ( France) - Montpellier (France) - 1:2 ( 1:2)
Goals: J. Boga (12) - Todibo (10), Savanier (42)

Warnings: Pablo Rosario (42), Khazri (47)

Review of the match Nice - Montpellier:

In a thrilling Ligue 1 match between Nice and Montpellier at the Allianz Riviera Stadium, the visitors claimed a confident 2-1 victory. At half-time the score was 1-2 in Montpellier's favour, and it remained the same at the end of the match. The game started dramatically: in the 10th minute J. Todibo scored a goal for Nice, and Montpellier immediately took the lead. However, Nice quickly responded with a goal by J. Boga in the 12th minute and levelled the score. A few minutes later Montpellier regained the lead thanks to a penalty scored by T. Savanier in the 42nd minute. The first half ended with Montpellier leading by one goal. In the second half, both teams made several substitutions, trying to make tactical changes to get a result.

Montpellier brought on J. Chautard and L. Leroy in the 46th minute, while Nice made two substitutions in the 58th minute: P. Rosario and J. Leroy. Rosario and J. Lotomba were replaced by E. Guessan and T. Louchet respectively. As the game progressed, both teams continued to strive for a goal and Montpellier made new substitutions in the 69th and 81st minutes: C. Julien, M. Al-Tamari, A. Adams and A. Nordin, T. Coulibaly. Nice also made substitutions in the 73rd minute with G. Laborde, K. Thuram and in the 87th minute H. Boudaoui replacing M. Cho, M. Sanson and A. Claude-Maurice respectively. The match ended with Montpellier taking all three points despite a late onslaught from Nice. Both teams showed determination and skill throughout the game, which made the match exciting and interesting for the fans gathered at the Allianz Riviera stadium.

In the next round the following matches await the rivals: Lance vs Nice, Montpellier vs PSG.

Statistics of the match Nice - Montpellier:

Nice Montpellier
4 Kicks to the goal 2
16 Kicks 7
7 Blocked shots 2
10 Penalty kicks 5
6 Kicks from outside the penalty box 2
13 Offences 11
6 Corner 5
1 Offsides 0
65% Ball possession 35%
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
1 Keeper saves 3
542 Total assists 284
476 Accurate assists 213
88% Accuracy of passes 75%
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