Week 18 brings us a match on Jan 11th where Nice hosts Montpellier in a Ligue 1 match. 11th placed Nice is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Le Puy F.43 Auvergne. Mohamed Ben Fredj struck first for Le Puy F.43 Auvergne in the 3rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Nice couldn’t muster any offence and Le Puy F.43 Auvergne ran away with the shutout win. Nice is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while montpellier is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Pau. Mons Bassouamina scored the first goal for Pau in the 25th minute, but Valère Germain got the equalizer for Montpellier in the 70th minute. Montpellier looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Montpellier won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Montpellier’s most prolific scorer has been Teji Savanier. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Nice is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Khépren Thuram and Ross Barkley each only have 1 goal in their last five
Aaron Ramsey, Youcef Atal and Marcin Bułka are unavailable to play for Nice, while Romain Pitau’s Montpellier squad will be without Andy Delort, Pedro Mendes, Theo Sainte Luce, Wahbi Khazri and Dimitry Bertaud.