Montpellier vs Lens

17 October 2021 · Ligue 1 · 2021/22 · Referee Florent Batta

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Stephy Mavididi 47’

Match summary

Montpellier saw off Lens 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Stephy Mavididi put Montpellier ahead in the 47th minute, set up by Téji Savanier.

The chances backed that up: Montpellier created 1.63 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Lens's 1.19 from 18. Montpellier had a player sent off.

Match stats

Montpellier Lens
15 Shots 19
6 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
1.62 xG 1.19
1.62 Non-penalty xG 1.19
7 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Montpellier Lens
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Stephy Mavididi
Assist: Téji Savanier1-0 (Montpellier)
47’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Montpellier
  • Jordan Ferri
  • Maxime Estève
  • Joris Chotard
Lens
  • Christopher Wooh
  • David Pereira Da Costa
  • Corentin Jean
  • Wesley Said

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 1.63 1.19 47’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), 1-0 47’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.63 1.19 47’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), 1-0 Mavididi 47’
Montpellier 1.63 xGLens 1.19 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Montpellier attacking 
47’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 88’ Corentin Jean (Lens), open play, 0.48 xG, off target 75’ Valère Germain (Montpellier), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 41’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 64’ Valère Germain (Montpellier), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 89’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 8’ Valère Germain (Montpellier), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 70’ Christopher Wooh (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 32’ Joris Chotard (Montpellier), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 36’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 1’ Joris Chotard (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 61’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 17’ Junior Sambia (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 28’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 28’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 32’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 59’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 85’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Junior Sambia (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Valère Germain (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Christopher Wooh (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 47’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 88’ Corentin Jean (Lens), open play, 0.48 xG, off target 75’ Valère Germain (Montpellier), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 41’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 89’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 64’ Valère Germain (Montpellier), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 8’ Valère Germain (Montpellier), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 70’ Christopher Wooh (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 36’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 32’ Joris Chotard (Montpellier), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 1’ Joris Chotard (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 61’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 17’ Junior Sambia (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 28’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 28’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 32’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 59’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 85’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Junior Sambia (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 6’ Valère Germain (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Christopher Wooh (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jonas Omlin GK900 0.000.000
Junior Sambia DEF902 0.080.000
Mamadou Sakho DEF900 0.000.000
Maxime Estève DEF900 0.000.000
Nicolas Cozza DEF900 0.000.021
Joris Chotard MID902 0.130.072
Jordan Ferri MID860 0.000.082
Florent Mollet MID830 0.000.391
Téji Savanier MID9012 0.090.785
Stephy Mavididi MID9015 0.700.000
Valère Germain FWD764 0.620.031
Mihailo Ristic Sub140 0.000.000
Nicholas Gioacchini Sub70 0.000.111

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Montpellier win 34% Avg odds 2.83
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.38
Lens win 38% Avg odds 2.49

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

Form going into the game

Montpellier WDDLD
Lens WWLWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Montpellier 1-2 Lens, 30 Jan 21 Next meeting: Lens 2-0 Montpellier, 20 Apr 22  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.