Montpellier vs Ajaccio

31 August 2022 · Ligue 1 · 2022/23 · Referee Bastien Dechepy

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Arnaud Nordin 28’
  • Sepe Elye Wahi 77’

Match summary

Montpellier saw off Ajaccio 2-0. Montpellier led 1-0 at half-time.

Arnaud Nordin put Montpellier ahead in the 28th minute, set up by Faitout Maouassa and Sepe Elye Wahi made it 2-0 in the 77th minute, set up by Enzo Tchato Mbiayi.

The chances backed that up: Montpellier created 1.82 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Ajaccio's 0.90 from 15. Both sides had a player sent off.

Match stats

Montpellier Ajaccio
9 Shots 15
4 Shots on Target 0
3 Corners 8
2 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 1
1.82 xG 0.89
1.82 Non-penalty xG 0.89
4 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Montpellier Ajaccio
Kick-off
Arnaud Nordin
Assist: Faitout Maouassa1-0 (Montpellier)
28’
Half-time1-0
Sepe Elye Wahi
Assist: Enzo Tchato Mbiayi2-0 (Montpellier)
77’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Montpellier
  • Jonas Omlin
  • Falaye Sacko
  • Jordan Ferri
Ajaccio
  • Romain Hamouma
  • Oumar Gonzalez
  • Kevin Spadanuda

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 1.82 0.90 28’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), 1-0 28’ 77’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), 2-0 77’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.82 0.90 28’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), 1-0 Nordin 28’ 77’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), 2-0 Wahi 77’
Montpellier 1.82 xGAjaccio 0.90 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Ajaccio attacking Montpellier attacking 
77’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), open play, 0.96 xG, goal 28’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 48’ Vincent Marchetti (Ajaccio), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, blocked 89’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 12’ Falaye Sacko (Montpellier), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 2’ Mickaël Alphonse (Ajaccio), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 10’ Cyrille Bayala (Ajaccio), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 53’ Cyrille Bayala (Ajaccio), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 83’ Bevic Moussiti-Oko (Ajaccio), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 60’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 85’ Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 19’ Jean Botué (Ajaccio), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 48’ Vincent Marchetti (Ajaccio), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 40’ Oumar Gonzalez (Ajaccio), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 11’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 57’ Falaye Sacko (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 81’ Yoann Touzghar (Ajaccio), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Qazim Laçi (Ajaccio), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Oumar Gonzalez (Ajaccio), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Mickaël Alphonse (Ajaccio), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Bevic Moussiti-Oko (Ajaccio), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Qazim Laçi (Ajaccio), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 84’ Mathieu Coutadeur (Ajaccio), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 77’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), open play, 0.96 xG, goal 28’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 48’ Vincent Marchetti (Ajaccio), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, blocked 89’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 12’ Falaye Sacko (Montpellier), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 2’ Mickaël Alphonse (Ajaccio), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 10’ Cyrille Bayala (Ajaccio), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 53’ Cyrille Bayala (Ajaccio), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 83’ Bevic Moussiti-Oko (Ajaccio), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 60’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 85’ Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 19’ Jean Botué (Ajaccio), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 48’ Vincent Marchetti (Ajaccio), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 40’ Oumar Gonzalez (Ajaccio), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 11’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 57’ Falaye Sacko (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 81’ Yoann Touzghar (Ajaccio), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Qazim Laçi (Ajaccio), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Oumar Gonzalez (Ajaccio), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Bevic Moussiti-Oko (Ajaccio), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Mickaël Alphonse (Ajaccio), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Qazim Laçi (Ajaccio), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 84’ Mathieu Coutadeur (Ajaccio), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jonas Omlin GK440 0.000.000
Falaye Sacko DEF722 0.160.061
Nicolas Cozza DEF900 0.000.122
Maxime Estève DEF900 0.000.000
Theo Sainte Luce DEF70 0.000.000
Joris Chotard MID900 0.000.000
Jordan Ferri MID720 0.000.000
Arnaud Nordin MID9012 0.360.121
Valère Germain MID460 0.000.000
Faitout Maouassa MID7210 0.000.342
Sepe Elye Wahi FWD9014 1.220.000
Mamadou Sakho Sub830 0.000.000
Matis Carvalho Sub440 0.000.000
Arnaud Souquet Sub181 0.080.141
Léo Leroy Sub180 0.000.000
Enzo Tchato Mbiayi Sub1810 0.000.961

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Montpellier win 44% Avg odds 2.19
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.17
Ajaccio win 26% Avg odds 3.65

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

Form going into the game

Montpellier LWLLW
Ajaccio LDLL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Ajaccio 0-1 Montpellier, 12 Mar 23  All Montpellier vs Ajaccio 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.