Montpellier vs Lens

31 January 2025 · Ligue 1 · 2024/25 · Referee Bastien Dechepy

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • M'Bala Nzola 1’
  • Jeremy Agbonifo 61’

Match summary

Lens took a 2-0 win at Montpellier. Lens led 1-0 at half-time.

M'Bala Nzola put Lens ahead in the first minute, set up by Adrien Thomasson and Jeremy Agbonifo made it 0-2 in the 61st minute, set up by Adrien Thomasson.

The chances backed that up: Lens created 3.49 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Montpellier's 1.11 from 14.

Match stats

Montpellier Lens
14 Shots 19
2 Shots on Target 5
4 Corners 5
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.11 xG 3.21
1.11 Non-penalty xG 3.21
0 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Montpellier Lens
Kick-off
1’
M'Bala Nzola
Assist: Adrien Thomasson
0-1 (Lens)
Half-time0-1
61’
Jeremy Agbonifo
Assist: Adrien Thomasson
0-2 (Lens)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Montpellier
  • Modibo Sagnan
  • Kiki Kouyate
  • Theo Sainte Luce
  • Joris Chotard
Lens
  • Facundo Medina
  • Deiver Machado
  • Hamzat Ojediran

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.11 3.49 1’ M'Bala Nzola (Lens), 0-1 1’ 61’ Jeremy Agbonifo (Lens), 0-2 61’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.11 3.49 1’ M'Bala Nzola (Lens), 0-1 Nzola 1’ 61’ Jeremy Agbonifo (Lens), 0-2 Agbonifo 61’
Montpellier 1.11 xGLens 3.49 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Montpellier attacking 
1’ M'Bala Nzola (Lens), open play, 0.79 xG, goal 61’ Jeremy Agbonifo (Lens), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 69’ M'Bala Nzola (Lens), open play, 0.61 xG, off target 1’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 72’ Yael Mouanga (Montpellier), set piece, 0.36 xG, off target 87’ Deiver Machado (Lens), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 72’ Othmane Maamma (Montpellier), set piece, 0.24 xG, off target 68’ Jeremy Agbonifo (Lens), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 49’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 58’ Goduine Koyalipou (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 6’ Kiki Kouyate (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 9’ Andy Diouf (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 13’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 18’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 52’ Goduine Koyalipou (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ M'Bala Nzola (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 1’ Goduine Koyalipou (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 39’ Goduine Koyalipou (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+7’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 44’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 76’ Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Facundo Medina (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 52’ Kiki Kouyate (Montpellier), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Joris Chotard (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Jonathan Gradit (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Facundo Medina (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 88’ Rabby Nzingoula (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 1’ M'Bala Nzola (Lens), open play, 0.79 xG, goal 61’ Jeremy Agbonifo (Lens), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 69’ M'Bala Nzola (Lens), open play, 0.61 xG, off target 1’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 72’ Yael Mouanga (Montpellier), set piece, 0.36 xG, off target 87’ Deiver Machado (Lens), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 72’ Othmane Maamma (Montpellier), set piece, 0.24 xG, off target 68’ Jeremy Agbonifo (Lens), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 49’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 58’ Goduine Koyalipou (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 6’ Kiki Kouyate (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 9’ Andy Diouf (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 13’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 90+2’ M'Bala Nzola (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 18’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 52’ Goduine Koyalipou (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+7’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 1’ Goduine Koyalipou (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 39’ Goduine Koyalipou (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 44’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 76’ Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Facundo Medina (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 52’ Kiki Kouyate (Montpellier), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Joris Chotard (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Jonathan Gradit (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Facundo Medina (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 88’ Rabby Nzingoula (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Benjamin Lecomte GK900 0.000.000
Enzo Tchato Mbiayi DEF880 0.000.041
Modibo Sagnan DEF900 0.000.041
Kiki Kouyate DEF712 0.100.000
Theo Sainte Luce DEF710 0.000.000
Joris Chotard MID901 0.020.000
Becir Omeragic MID900 0.000.091
Khalil Fayad MID760 0.000.000
Téji Savanier MID901 0.060.555
Mousa Al Tamari FWD902 0.140.000
Andy Delort FWD712 0.080.000
Othmane Maamma Sub191 0.240.062
Wahbi Khazri Sub192 0.090.011
Yael Mouanga Sub191 0.360.241
Rabby Nzingoula Sub141 0.010.000
Tanguy Coulibaly Sub21 0.010.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Montpellier win 22% Avg odds 4.22
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.68
Lens win 52% Avg odds 1.84

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.