Montpellier vs Lyon

22 October 2022 · Ligue 1 · 2022/23 · Referee Thomas Léonard

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Sepe Elye Wahi 70’
  • Houssem Aouar 33’
  • Alexandre Lacazette 90’

Match summary

Lyon took a 2-1 win at Montpellier, with a late winner. Lyon led 1-0 at half-time.

Houssem Aouar put Lyon ahead in the 33rd minute, set up by Alexandre Lacazette, Sepe Elye Wahi equalised in the 70th minute, set up by Jordan Ferri, and Alexandre Lacazette won it in the 90th minute, set up by Maxence Caqueret.

The chances backed that up: Lyon created 2.80 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Montpellier's 0.83 from 10. Both sides had a player sent off.

Match stats

Montpellier Lyon
10 Shots 21
4 Shots on Target 10
4 Corners 7
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 1
0.81 xG 2.78
0.81 Non-penalty xG 2.78
4 Deep Completions 15

Key events

Montpellier Lyon
Kick-off
33’
Houssem Aouar
Assist: Alexandre Lacazette0-1 (Lyon)
Half-time0-1
Sepe Elye Wahi
Assist: Jordan Ferri1-1 (Montpellier)
70’
90’
Alexandre Lacazette
Assist: 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
  • Stephy Mavididi
  • Téji Savanier
  • Sepe Elye Wahi
Lyon
  • Sinaly Diomande
  • Thiago Mendes
  • Houssem Aouar

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 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.83 2.80 33’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), 0-1 33’ 70’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), 1-1 70’ 90’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), 1-2 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.83 2.80 33’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), 0-1 Aouar 33’ 70’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), 1-1 Wahi 70’ 90’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), 1-2 Lacazette 90’
Montpellier 0.83 xGLyon 2.80 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lyon attacking Montpellier attacking 
88’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.78 xG, blocked 33’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 70’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 90’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 50’ Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.22 xG, off target 18’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), from a corner, 0.14 xG, saved 73’ Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 18’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 28’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 39’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 50’ Christopher Jullien (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 84’ Jeff Reine-Adelaide (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+2’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 24’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 72’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 8’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 63’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 39’ Malo Gusto (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 45’ Faitout Maouassa (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 86’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 87’ Maxence Caqueret (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 22’ Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 28’ Maxence Caqueret (Lyon), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 45’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 89’ Thiago Mendes (Lyon), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Jeff Reine-Adelaide (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 61’ Khalil Fayad (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 20’ Faitout Maouassa (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 88’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.78 xG, blocked 33’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 70’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 90’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 50’ Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.22 xG, off target 18’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), from a corner, 0.14 xG, saved 18’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 73’ Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 39’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 28’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 50’ Christopher Jullien (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 84’ Jeff Reine-Adelaide (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+2’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 72’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 24’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 63’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 8’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 39’ Malo Gusto (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 45’ Faitout Maouassa (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 86’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 87’ Maxence Caqueret (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 22’ Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 45’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 28’ Maxence Caqueret (Lyon), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Thiago Mendes (Lyon), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Jeff Reine-Adelaide (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 61’ Khalil Fayad (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 20’ Faitout Maouassa (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier), 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 GK420 0.000.000
Enzo Tchato Mbiayi DEF580 0.000.021
Christopher Jullien DEF901 0.090.221
Maxime Estève DEF900 0.000.000
Nicolas Cozza DEF902 0.230.000
Khalil Fayad MID901 0.010.032
Jordan Ferri MID8510 0.000.361
Stephy Mavididi MID791 0.040.000
Téji Savanier MID901 0.020.132
Faitout Maouassa MID582 0.060.011
Sepe Elye Wahi FWD8511 0.360.000
Bingourou Kamara Sub480 0.000.000
Arnaud Souquet Sub320 0.000.000
Arnaud Nordin Sub321 0.020.000
Valère Germain Sub50 0.000.000
Joris Chotard Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Montpellier win 26% Avg odds 3.69
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.69
Lyon win 48% Avg odds 1.99

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

Form going into the game

Montpellier LWLLL
Lyon LLLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lyon 5-2 Montpellier, 23 Apr 22 Next meeting: Lyon 5-4 Montpellier, 07 May 23  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.