Montpellier vs Lyon

11 February 2024 · Ligue 1 · 2023/24 · Referee Pierre Gaillouste

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Arnaud Nordin 23’
  • Alexandre Lacazette 74’
  • Maxence Caqueret 82’

Match summary

Lyon came from behind to win 2-1 away at Montpellier. Montpellier led 1-0 at half-time.

Arnaud Nordin put Montpellier ahead with a header in the 23rd minute, set up by Issiaga Sylla, Alexandre Lacazette equalised in the 74th minute, set up by Nicolás Tagliafico, and Maxence Caqueret won it from a corner in the 82nd minute.

Montpellier can feel hard done by, creating 1.78 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Lyon's 1.30 from 19.

Match stats

Montpellier Lyon
15 Shots 19
8 Shots on Target 5
1 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.78 xG 1.30
1.78 Non-penalty xG 1.30
9 Deep Completions 13

Key events

Montpellier Lyon
Kick-off
Arnaud Nordin
Assist: Issiaga Sylla1-0 (Montpellier)
23’
Half-time1-0
74’
Alexandre Lacazette
Assist: Nicolás Tagliafico1-1 (Lyon)
82’
Maxence Caqueret1-2 (Lyon)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Montpellier
  • Jordan Ferri
Lyon
  • Nicolás Tagliafico
  • Gift Orban

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 1.78 1.30 23’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), 1-0 23’ 74’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), 1-1 74’ 82’ Maxence Caqueret (Lyon), 1-2 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.78 1.30 23’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), 1-0 Nordin 23’ 74’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), 1-1 Lacazette 74’ 82’ Maxence Caqueret (Lyon), 1-2 Caqueret 82’
Montpellier 1.78 xGLyon 1.30 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lyon attacking Montpellier attacking 
54’ Akor Adams (Montpellier), open play, 0.92 xG, saved 81’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.29 xG, blocked 65’ Akor Adams (Montpellier), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 20’ Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 23’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 90’ Gift Orban (Lyon), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 60’ Kiki Kouyate (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 19’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 10’ Maxence Caqueret (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+5’ Léo Leroy (Montpellier), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 74’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 90+2’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 32’ Ernest Nuamah (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 47’ Said Benrahma (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 61’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 82’ Jake O'Brien (Lyon), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 49’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Yann Karamoh (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 82’ Maxence Caqueret (Lyon), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 84’ Akor Adams (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 29’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 17’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 40’ Becir Omeragic (Montpellier), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 78’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Ernest Nuamah (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Joris Chotard (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Malick Fofana (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Said Benrahma (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 38’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Said Benrahma (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 54’ Akor Adams (Montpellier), open play, 0.92 xG, saved 81’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.29 xG, blocked 65’ Akor Adams (Montpellier), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 20’ Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 23’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 90’ Gift Orban (Lyon), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 60’ Kiki Kouyate (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 10’ Maxence Caqueret (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 19’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 90+5’ Léo Leroy (Montpellier), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 74’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 90+2’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Said Benrahma (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 61’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 82’ Jake O'Brien (Lyon), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 32’ Ernest Nuamah (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 49’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Yann Karamoh (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 82’ Maxence Caqueret (Lyon), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 84’ Akor Adams (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 29’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 40’ Becir Omeragic (Montpellier), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 17’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 78’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Ernest Nuamah (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Joris Chotard (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Malick Fofana (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Said Benrahma (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 38’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Said Benrahma (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Benjamin Lecomte GK900 0.000.000
Modibo Sagnan DEF900 0.000.000
Kiki Kouyate DEF901 0.100.000
Becir Omeragic DEF901 0.040.000
Joris Chotard MID901 0.020.091
Silvan Hefti MID680 0.000.922
Jordan Ferri MID900 0.000.102
Téji Savanier MID905 0.180.112
Issiaga Sylla MID9010 0.000.182
Akor Adams FWD903 1.110.021
Arnaud Nordin FWD6512 0.200.083
Yann Karamoh Sub251 0.050.000
Enzo Tchato Mbiayi Sub220 0.000.000
Léo Leroy Sub11 0.090.000
Wahbi Khazri Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Montpellier win 34% Avg odds 2.77
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.32
Lyon win 37% Avg odds 2.57

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

Form going into the game

Montpellier WDLDL
Lyon WWLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lyon 1-4 Montpellier, 19 Aug 23 Next meeting: Lyon 1-0 Montpellier, 04 Jan 25  All Montpellier vs Lyon 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.