Lyon vs Montpellier

7 May 2023 · Ligue 1 · 2022/23 · Referee Bastien Dechepy

Full time 5 – 4

Half-time: 1–2

  • Alexandre Lacazette 31’, 59’, 82’, 90+10’ (pen)
  • Dejan Lovren 70’
  • Sepe Elye Wahi 40’, 41’, 53’ (pen), 55’

Match summary

Lyon came back from 3 goals down to win 5-4 at home to Montpellier, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Montpellier led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Alexandre Lacazette put Lyon ahead in the 31st minute, set up by Bradley Barcola, Sepe Elye Wahi equalised in the 40th minute, set up by Joris Chotard, and Wahi put Montpellier in front in the 41st minute. In the second half, Wahi made it 1-3 from the penalty spot in the 53rd minute, Wahi made it 1-4 in the 55th minute, set up by Joris Chotard, Lacazette pulled one back to make it 2-4 in the 59th minute, set up by Bradley Barcola, Dejan Lovren made it 3-4 with a header in the 70th minute, set up by Maxence Caqueret, Lacazette equalised in the 82nd minute, set up by Bradley Barcola, and Lacazette won it from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Lyon created 3.70 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Montpellier's 2.31 from 12.

Match stats

Lyon Montpellier
16 Shots 12
8 Shots on Target 6
3 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3.70 xG 2.31
2.94 Non-penalty xG 1.55
24 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Lyon Montpellier
Kick-off
Alexandre Lacazette
Assist: Bradley Barcola
1-0 (Lyon)
31’
40’
Sepe Elye Wahi
Assist: Joris Chotard
1-1 (Montpellier)
41’
Sepe Elye Wahi1-2 (Montpellier)
Half-time1-2
53’
Sepe Elye Wahi
Penalty
1-3 (Montpellier)
55’
Sepe Elye Wahi
Assist: Joris Chotard
1-4 (Montpellier)
Alexandre Lacazette
Assist: Bradley Barcola
2-4 (Lyon)
59’
Dejan Lovren
Assist: Maxence Caqueret
3-4 (Lyon)
70’
Alexandre Lacazette
Assist: Bradley Barcola
4-4 (Lyon)
82’
Alexandre Lacazette
Penalty
5-4 (Lyon)
90+10’
Full-time5-4

Bookings

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

Montpellier
  • Falaye Sacko
  • Christopher Jullien
  • Sepe Elye Wahi

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.70 2.31 31’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), 1-0 31’ 40’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), 1-1 40’ 41’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), 1-2 41’ 53’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), 1-3 53’ 55’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), 1-4 55’ 59’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), 2-4 59’ 70’ Dejan Lovren (Lyon), 3-4 70’ 82’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), 4-4 82’ 90+10’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), 5-4 90+10’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.70 2.31 31’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), 1-0 Lacazette 31’ 40’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), 1-1 Wahi 40’ 41’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), 1-2 Wahi 41’ 53’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), 1-3 Wahi 53’ 55’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), 1-4 Wahi 55’ 59’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), 2-4 Lacazette 59’ 70’ Dejan Lovren (Lyon), 3-4 Lovren 70’ 82’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), 4-4 Lacazette 82’ 90+10’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), 5-4 Lacazette 90+10’
Lyon 3.70 xGMontpellier 2.31 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Montpellier attacking Lyon attacking 
53’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+10’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 31’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.69 xG, goal 59’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.67 xG, goal 55’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 82’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 40’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 70’ Dejan Lovren (Lyon), from a corner, 0.27 xG, goal 16’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.19 xG, blocked 70’ Dejan Lovren (Lyon), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 84’ Maxime Estève (Montpellier), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 68’ Léo Leroy (Montpellier), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 74’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 44’ Khalil Fayad (Montpellier), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 2’ Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 51’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 44’ Faitout Maouassa (Montpellier), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+4’ Sinaly Diomande (Lyon), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 41’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 58’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 69’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 70’ Sinaly Diomande (Lyon), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 39’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 61’ Jeffinho (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 6’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Thiago Mendes (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Faitout Maouassa (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Johann Lepenant (Lyon), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+10’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 31’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.69 xG, goal 59’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.67 xG, goal 55’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 82’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 40’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 70’ Dejan Lovren (Lyon), from a corner, 0.27 xG, goal 16’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.19 xG, blocked 70’ Dejan Lovren (Lyon), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 84’ Maxime Estève (Montpellier), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 68’ Léo Leroy (Montpellier), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 74’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 44’ Khalil Fayad (Montpellier), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 2’ Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 51’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 44’ Faitout Maouassa (Montpellier), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+4’ Sinaly Diomande (Lyon), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 41’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 58’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 69’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 70’ Sinaly Diomande (Lyon), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 39’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 61’ Jeffinho (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 6’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Thiago Mendes (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Faitout Maouassa (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Johann Lepenant (Lyon), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Anthony Lopes GK900 0.000.000
Malo Gusto DEF720 0.000.000
Dejan Lovren DEF9012 0.400.000
Sinaly Diomande DEF902 0.140.000
Nicolás Tagliafico DEF471 0.090.000
Thiago Mendes MID901 0.020.000
Johann Lepenant MID601 0.010.061
Mathis Cherki MID903 0.220.001
Maxence Caqueret MID9010 0.000.605
Bradley Barcola MID9030 0.001.833
Alexandre Lacazette FWD9045 2.780.061
Henrique Sub430 0.000.000
Jeffinho Sub301 0.040.021
Sael Kumbedi Sub180 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lyon win 57% Avg odds 1.68
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.23
Montpellier win 20% Avg odds 4.65

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

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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.