Goals have been hard to come by all season for Nice, but even their defence has been unable to bail them out in recent weeks as their slide down the table has continued.
Against another side struggling for form though, this could be a scrappy encounter with little to separate the two, but defensive injuries and a suspension to Sagnan means Montpellier may struggle to keep Nice at bay here.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Nice win with a probability of 54.54%. A draw had a probability of 24% and a win for Montpellier HSC had a probability of 21.41%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nice win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.04%) and 2-1 (9.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.43%), while for a Montpellier HSC win it was 0-1 (6.74%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood.