In this week 28 match, on Saturday Mar 12th, Nice will travel to Montpellier to battle Montpellier in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 11th placed Montpellier, recorded a 0-2 loss against Nantes. Randal Kolo Muani struck first for Nantes in the 69th minute on a feed from Ludovic Blas, then Willem Geubbels added another in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Montpellier was frustrated by Nantes’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Nantes ended the match with the shutout victory. Montpellier is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Nice recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Paris Saint Germain. Andy Delort scored the first goal for Nice in the 88th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Paris Saint Germain couldn’t manage to score, and Nice took the shutout win. Nice looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10.
Montpellier and Nice last played eachother at the Allianz Riviera on Sunday Nov 7th. Montpellier took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Florent Mollet scored the first goal for Montpellier in the 80th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Nice couldn’t muster any offence and Montpellier ran away with the shutout win.
Nice hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Justin Kluivert and Kasper Dolberg, and they each have 1 goal. Wahi has been the most prolific scorer on Montpellier in the last five matches with two goals
Olivier Dall’Oglio’s Montpellier squad will be without Arnaud Souquet, Pedro Mendes, Mihailo Ristić and Stephy Mavididi, while Nice will be without Youcef Atal.