Lyon vs Montpellier

4 January 2025 · Ligue 1 · 2024/25 · Referee Jeremy Stinat

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Khalil Fayad 90+1’ (og)

Match summary

Lyon beat Montpellier 1-0, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Fayad's own goal put Lyon ahead in stoppage time.

Montpellier can feel hard done by, creating 1.57 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Lyon's 1.08 from 12.

Match stats

Lyon Montpellier
12 Shots 16
2 Shots on Target 6
3 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.08 xG 1.56
1.08 Non-penalty xG 1.56
8 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Lyon Montpellier
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Khalil Fayad
Own goal1-0 (Lyon)
90+1’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Lyon
  • Jordan Veretout
Montpellier
  • Modibo Sagnan
  • Nikola Maksimovic

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 1.08 1.57 90+1’ Khalil Fayad (Lyon) own goal, 1-0 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.08 1.57 90+1’ Khalil Fayad (Lyon) own goal, 1-0 Fayad 90+1’
Lyon 1.08 xGMontpellier 1.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Montpellier attacking Lyon attacking 
51’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 73’ Khalil Fayad (Montpellier), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 4’ Becir Omeragic (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.39 xG, saved 3’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 90+1’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 90+5’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 36’ Akor Adams (Montpellier), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 79’ Clinton Mata (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+7’ Stefan Dzodic (Montpellier), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 3’ Jordan Ferri (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 29’ Said Benrahma (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 30’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 40’ Ernest Nuamah (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 83’ Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 90+6’ Yanis Issoufou (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+1’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Malick Fofana (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 59’ Ernest Nuamah (Lyon), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Becir Omeragic (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Said Benrahma (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 2’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+1’ Khalil Fayad (Montpellier), own goal 51’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 73’ Khalil Fayad (Montpellier), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 4’ Becir Omeragic (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.39 xG, saved 3’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 90+1’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 90+5’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 36’ Akor Adams (Montpellier), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 79’ Clinton Mata (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+7’ Stefan Dzodic (Montpellier), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 29’ Said Benrahma (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 30’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 40’ Ernest Nuamah (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 83’ Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 3’ Jordan Ferri (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 90+6’ Yanis Issoufou (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+1’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Malick Fofana (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 59’ Ernest Nuamah (Lyon), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Becir Omeragic (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Said Benrahma (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 2’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+1’ Khalil Fayad (Montpellier), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lucas Perri GK900 0.000.000
Ainsley Maitland-Niles DEF691 0.030.000
Clinton Mata DEF901 0.060.031
Duje Caleta-Car DEF900 0.000.000
Abner DEF900 0.000.000
Jordan Veretout MID800 0.000.021
Nemanja Matic MID790 0.000.000
Said Benrahma MID692 0.070.031
Ernest Nuamah FWD692 0.080.000
Alexandre Lacazette FWD902 0.510.325
Malick Fofana FWD901 0.030.000
Corentin Tolisso Sub212 0.180.000
Mathis Cherki Sub211 0.120.021
Moussa Niakhate Sub210 0.000.000
Tanner Tessmann Sub110 0.000.000
Georges Mikautadze Sub100 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lyon win 71% Avg odds 1.35
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.53
Montpellier win 12% Avg odds 7.78

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

Form going into the game

Lyon WDWWL
Montpellier WLDLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Montpellier 1-2 Lyon, 11 Feb 24 Next meeting: Montpellier 1-4 Lyon, 16 Feb 25  All Lyon 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.