Montpellier 1-1 Nice: result and report

Ligue 1 · Sunday 18 September 2016

Result

Montpellier 1-1 Nice

Ligue 1 · Sunday 18 September 2016, 13:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Montpellier · Nice · Ligue 1 predictions

Montpellier 1-1 Nice: match report

Montpellier drew with Nice 1-1 in Ligue 1 on Sunday 18 September 2016. The half-time score was 0-0.

Ryad Boudebouz opened the scoring in the 67th minute. Montpellier's goal came from Ryad Boudebouz (67', penalty). Nice scored through Younès Belhanda (85').

Discipline: Montpellier received 1 yellow card; Nice received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Montpellier were 14th on 5 points from 4 and Nice 4th on 10 points from 4. Montpellier went on to finish that season 15th with 39 points, and Nice 3rd with 78.

Montpellier lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Nice in a 3-1-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Ryad Boudebouz of Montpellier (7.8), level with Younès Belhanda (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Montpellier wins, 2 draws and 3 for Nice.

Going into the match Montpellier's last five read D-D-L-W and Nice's W-D-W-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 60'Yellow card · Ellyes SkhiriMontpellier
  • 67'Penalty goal · Ryad BoudebouzMontpellier · 1-0
  • 77'Yellow card · Valentin EyssericNice
  • 85'Goal · Younès BelhandaNice · 1-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Montpellier 5, draws 2, Nice 3.

Team news

Montpellier line-up (4-2-3-1)

Geoffrey Jourdren, Daniel Congré, Vitorino Hilton, Anthony Vanden Borre, Jérôme Roussillon, Yacouba Sylla, Morgan Sanson, Ryad Boudebouz, Kévin Bérigaud, Ellyes Skhiri, Steve Mounié

Nice line-up (3-1-4-2)

Yoan Cardinale, Paul Baysse, Dante, Malang Sarr, Arnaud Souquet, Arnaud Lusamba, Rémi Walter, Mathieu Bodmer, Dalbert, Younès Belhanda, Alassane Pléa