Lens vs Montpellier

12 December 2020 · Ligue 1 · 2020/21 · Referee Jeremy Stinat

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

  • Jonas Omlin 36’ (og)
  • Gaël Kakuta 50’ (pen)
  • Stephy Mavididi 16’
  • Pedro Mendes 26’
  • Gaetan Laborde 69’

Match summary

Montpellier beat Lens 3-2 on the road. Montpellier led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Stephy Mavididi put Montpellier ahead with a header in the 16th minute, set up by Andy Delort, Pedro Mendes made it 0-2 in the 26th minute, and Omlin's own goal pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 36th minute. In the second half, Gaël Kakuta equalised from the penalty spot in the 50th minute and Gaetan Laborde won it with a header in the 69th minute, set up by Florent Mollet.

There was little between the sides on chances: Lens created 1.39 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, Montpellier 1.62 from 10.

Match stats

Lens Montpellier
14 Shots 10
4 Shots on Target 7
6 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.39 xG 1.62
0.63 Non-penalty xG 1.62
9 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Lens Montpellier
Kick-off
16’
Stephy Mavididi
Assist: Andy Delort0-1 (Montpellier)
26’
Pedro Mendes0-2 (Montpellier)
Jonas Omlin
Own goal1-2 (Lens)
36’
Half-time1-2
Gaël Kakuta
Penalty2-2 (Lens)
50’
69’
Gaetan Laborde
Assist: Florent Mollet2-3 (Montpellier)
Full-time2-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Lens
  • Yannick Cahuzac
Montpellier
  • Pedro Mendes

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.39 1.62 16’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), 0-1 16’ 26’ Pedro Mendes (Montpellier), 0-2 26’ 36’ Jonas Omlin (Lens) own goal, 1-2 36’ 50’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), 2-2 50’ 69’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), 2-3 69’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.39 1.62 16’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), 0-1 Mavididi 16’ 26’ Pedro Mendes (Montpellier), 0-2 Mendes 26’ 36’ Jonas Omlin (Lens) own goal, 1-2 Omlin 36’ 50’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), 2-2 Kakuta 50’ 69’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), 2-3 Laborde 69’
Lens 1.39 xGMontpellier 1.62 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Montpellier attacking Lens attacking 
50’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 26’ Pedro Mendes (Montpellier), set piece, 0.57 xG, goal 16’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 69’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.31 xG, goal 31’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 52’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 86’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), set piece, 0.08 xG, saved 90+1’ Ismael Boura (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 85’ Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 12’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 63’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 76’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 45’ Loic Bade (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 72’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 21’ Issiaga Sylla (Lens), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 40’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 6’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 63’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Clement Michelin (Lens), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 36’ Jonas Omlin (Montpellier), own goal 50’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 26’ Pedro Mendes (Montpellier), set piece, 0.57 xG, goal 16’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 69’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.31 xG, goal 31’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 52’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+1’ Ismael Boura (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 86’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), set piece, 0.08 xG, saved 85’ Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 12’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 76’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 63’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 45’ Loic Bade (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 72’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 80’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 21’ Issiaga Sylla (Lens), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 40’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 6’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 63’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Clement Michelin (Lens), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 46’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 36’ Jonas Omlin (Montpellier), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jean-Louis Leca GK900 0.000.000
Loic Bade DEF901 0.050.000
Massadio Haidara DEF900 0.000.000
Steven Fortes DEF840 0.000.000
Jonathan Clauss MID781 0.030.122
Yannick Cahuzac MID900 0.000.031
Seko Fofana MID901 0.030.000
Issiaga Sylla MID781 0.040.123
Gaël Kakuta MID9014 0.850.072
Florian Sotoca FWD901 0.060.172
Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga FWD702 0.120.000
Ignatius Ganago Sub201 0.080.041
Clement Michelin Sub121 0.040.000
Ismael Boura Sub121 0.090.000
Simon Banza Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lens win 37% Avg odds 2.53
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.19
Montpellier win 33% Avg odds 2.90

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Lens DWDLW
Montpellier WWWWL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Montpellier 1-2 Lens, 30 Jan 21  All Lens vs Montpellier meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.