Lyon vs Montpellier

19 August 2023 · Ligue 1 · 2023/24 · Referee Mathieu Vernice

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 0–2

  • Alexandre Lacazette 69’
  • Arnaud Nordin 20’
  • Mousa Al Tamari 39’, 66’
  • Akor Adams 89’

Match summary

Montpellier won comfortably, 4-1 away at Lyon. Montpellier led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Arnaud Nordin put Montpellier ahead in the 20th minute and Mousa Al Tamari made it 0-2 in the 39th minute. In the second half, Al Tamari made it 0-3 in the 66th minute, set up by Benjamin Lecomte, Alexandre Lacazette pulled one back to make it 1-3 in the 69th minute, set up by Sael Kumbedi, and Akor Adams made it 1-4 in the 89th minute, set up by Léo Leroy.

The chances backed that up: Montpellier created 1.92 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Lyon's 0.64 from 7. Lyon had a player sent off.

Match stats

Lyon Montpellier
7 Shots 14
3 Shots on Target 8
6 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
0.64 xG 1.92
0.64 Non-penalty xG 1.92
10 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Lyon Montpellier
Kick-off
20’
Arnaud Nordin0-1 (Montpellier)
39’
Mousa Al Tamari0-2 (Montpellier)
Half-time0-2
66’
Mousa Al Tamari
Assist: Benjamin Lecomte0-3 (Montpellier)
Alexandre Lacazette
Assist: Sael Kumbedi1-3 (Lyon)
69’
89’
Akor Adams
Assist: Léo Leroy1-4 (Montpellier)
Full-time1-4

Bookings

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

Lyon
  • Alexandre Lacazette
  • Sael Kumbedi
  • Sinaly Diomande
  • Nicolás Tagliafico
  • Johann Lepenant
Montpellier
  • Kiki Kouyate

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.64 1.92 20’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), 0-1 20’ 39’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), 0-2 39’ 66’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), 0-3 66’ 69’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), 1-3 69’ 89’ Akor Adams (Montpellier), 1-4 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.64 1.92 20’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), 0-1 Nordin 20’ 39’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), 0-2 Al Tamari 39’ 66’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), 0-3 Al Tamari 66’ 69’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), 1-3 Lacazette 69’ 89’ Akor Adams (Montpellier), 1-4 Adams 89’
Lyon 0.64 xGMontpellier 1.92 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Montpellier attacking Lyon attacking 
20’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 78’ Akor Adams (Montpellier), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 79’ Amin Sarr (Lyon), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 89’ Akor Adams (Montpellier), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 56’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 66’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 39’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 61’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 41’ Akor Adams (Montpellier), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 66’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, saved 69’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 15’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 25’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 9’ Jeffinho (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Kiki Kouyate (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 4’ Joris Chotard (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 24’ Sael Kumbedi (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 20’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 78’ Akor Adams (Montpellier), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 79’ Amin Sarr (Lyon), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 89’ Akor Adams (Montpellier), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 56’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 66’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 39’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 61’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 41’ Akor Adams (Montpellier), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 66’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, saved 69’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 25’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 15’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 9’ Jeffinho (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Kiki Kouyate (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 4’ Joris Chotard (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 24’ Sael Kumbedi (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Rémy Riou GK900 0.000.000
Sael Kumbedi DEF9011 0.010.112
Duje Caleta-Car DEF900 0.000.000
Sinaly Diomande DEF900 0.000.000
Nicolás Tagliafico DEF900 0.000.000
Johann Lepenant MID900 0.000.000
Maxence Caqueret MID720 0.000.000
Bradley Barcola MID900 0.000.000
Mathis Cherki MID902 0.150.281
Jeffinho MID721 0.030.111
Alexandre Lacazette FWD8312 0.170.011
Amin Sarr Sub181 0.280.000
Ainsley Maitland-Niles Sub180 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lyon win 51% Avg odds 1.88
Draw 24% Avg odds 4.02
Montpellier win 25% Avg odds 3.76

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

Form going into the game

Lyon LWWLL
Montpellier DWLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lyon 5-4 Montpellier, 07 May 23 Next meeting: Montpellier 1-2 Lyon, 11 Feb 24  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.