Montpellier vs Lens

25 February 2023 · Ligue 1 · 2022/23 · Referee Jérôme Brisard

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Faitout Maouassa 59’
  • Angelo Fulgini 4’

Match summary

Montpellier and Lens shared the points in a 1-1 draw. Lens led 1-0 at half-time.

Angelo Fulgini put Lens ahead in the 4th minute, set up by Seko Fofana and Faitout Maouassa equalised with a header in the 59th minute, set up by Joris Chotard.

Lens had the better of the chances, with 1.56 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Montpellier's 0.65 from 8.

Match stats

Montpellier Lens
8 Shots 19
3 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 6
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.65 xG 1.54
0.65 Non-penalty xG 1.54
5 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Montpellier Lens
Kick-off
4’
Angelo Fulgini
Assist: Seko Fofana0-1 (Lens)
Half-time0-1
Faitout Maouassa
Assist: Joris Chotard1-1 (Montpellier)
59’
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Lens
  • Kevin Danso
  • Florian Sotoca
  • David Pereira Da Costa

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 0.65 1.56 4’ Angelo Fulgini (Lens), 0-1 4’ 59’ Faitout Maouassa (Montpellier), 1-1 59’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.65 1.56 4’ Angelo Fulgini (Lens), 0-1 Fulgini 4’ 59’ Faitout Maouassa (Montpellier), 1-1 Maouassa 59’
Montpellier 0.65 xGLens 1.56 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Montpellier attacking 
57’ Kevin Danso (Lens), from a corner, 0.45 xG, hit the woodwork 59’ Faitout Maouassa (Montpellier), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 4’ Angelo Fulgini (Lens), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 71’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 36’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 67’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 51’ Joris Chotard (Montpellier), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 55’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 35’ Angelo Fulgini (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 37’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 6’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+4’ Massadio Haidara (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 79’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 84’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 9’ Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 79’ Loïs Openda (Lens), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Joris Chotard (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Christopher Jullien (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Kiki Kouyate (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Massadio Haidara (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 59’ Faitout Maouassa (Montpellier), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 57’ Kevin Danso (Lens), from a corner, 0.45 xG, hit the woodwork 4’ Angelo Fulgini (Lens), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 71’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 36’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 51’ Joris Chotard (Montpellier), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 67’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 55’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 35’ Angelo Fulgini (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 6’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 37’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Massadio Haidara (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 79’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 84’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 9’ Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 79’ Loïs Openda (Lens), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Joris Chotard (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Christopher Jullien (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Kiki Kouyate (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Massadio Haidara (Lens), 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
Christopher Jullien DEF901 0.020.000
Kiki Kouyate DEF901 0.020.000
Maxime Estève DEF290 0.000.000
Falaye Sacko MID900 0.000.011
Issiaga Sylla MID900 0.000.102
Jordan Ferri MID900 0.000.000
Joris Chotard MID9012 0.090.461
Arnaud Nordin FWD901 0.010.000
Wahbi Khazri FWD901 0.030.021
Faitout Maouassa FWD7611 0.460.021
Khalil Fayad Sub610 0.000.021
Stephy Mavididi Sub141 0.020.000
Valère Germain Sub10 0.000.000
Enzo Tchato Mbiayi Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Montpellier win 21% Avg odds 4.62
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.60
Lens win 53% Avg odds 1.81

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

Form going into the game

Montpellier WLLWW
Lens DLDLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lens 1-0 Montpellier, 15 Oct 22 Next meeting: Montpellier 0-0 Lens, 08 Dec 23  All Montpellier vs Lens 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.