Montpellier vs Lyon

15 September 2020 · Ligue 1 · 2020/21 · Referee François Letexier

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Téji Savanier 38’ (pen), 59’
  • Memphis Depay 82’ (pen)

Match summary

Montpellier beat Lyon 2-1. Montpellier led 1-0 at half-time.

Téji Savanier put Montpellier ahead from the penalty spot in the 38th minute, Savanier made it 2-0 in the 59th minute, set up by Mihailo Ristic, and Memphis Depay pulled one back to make it 2-1 from the penalty spot in the 82nd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Montpellier created 1.89 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, Lyon 2.17 from 19. Both sides had a player sent off.

Match stats

Montpellier Lyon
10 Shots 19
3 Shots on Target 7
4 Corners 11
3 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 1
1.75 xG 2.17
0.99 Non-penalty xG 1.41
3 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Montpellier Lyon
Kick-off
Téji Savanier
Penalty1-0 (Montpellier)
38’
Half-time1-0
Téji Savanier
Assist: Mihailo Ristic2-0 (Montpellier)
59’
82’
Memphis Depay
Penalty2-1 (Lyon)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Montpellier
  • Hilton
  • Jordan Ferri
  • Andy Delort
Lyon
  • Houssem Aouar
  • Bruno Guimarães
  • Karl Toko Ekambi

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 1.89 2.17 38’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), 1-0 38’ 59’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), 2-0 59’ 82’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), 2-1 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.89 2.17 38’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), 1-0 Savanier 38’ 59’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), 2-0 Savanier 59’ 82’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), 2-1 Depay 82’
Montpellier 1.89 xGLyon 2.17 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lyon attacking Montpellier attacking 
38’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 82’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 24’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 3’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.56 xG, hit the woodwork 69’ Joachim Andersen (Lyon), from a corner, 0.28 xG, off target 24’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 69’ Marcelo (Lyon), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 59’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 90+2’ Marcelo (Lyon), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 41’ Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 23’ Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 8’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 73’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 10’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+5’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 89’ Marcelo (Lyon), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Maxence Caqueret (Lyon), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Jean Lucas (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 15’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 61’ Marcelo (Lyon), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 38’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 82’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 24’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 3’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.56 xG, hit the woodwork 69’ Joachim Andersen (Lyon), from a corner, 0.28 xG, off target 24’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 69’ Marcelo (Lyon), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 59’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 90+2’ Marcelo (Lyon), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 41’ Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 23’ Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 8’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 73’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 41’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 10’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 89’ Marcelo (Lyon), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 90+5’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Maxence Caqueret (Lyon), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Jean Lucas (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 2’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Marcelo (Lyon), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jonas Omlin GK900 0.000.000
Daniel Congré DEF900 0.000.000
Pedro Mendes DEF900 0.000.000
Hilton DEF840 0.000.000
Arnaud Souquet MID900 0.000.231
Mihailo Ristic MID9010 0.000.143
Damien Le Tallec MID901 0.060.000
Téji Savanier MID7824 0.920.103
Jordan Ferri MID660 0.000.000
Gaetan Laborde FWD891 0.040.061
Andy Delort FWD663 0.840.000
Florent Mollet Sub241 0.020.000
Stephy Mavididi Sub240 0.000.000
Joris Chotard Sub120 0.000.000
Junior Sambia Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Montpellier win 27% Avg odds 3.49
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.48
Lyon win 45% Avg odds 2.11

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

Form going into the game

Montpellier LWLLW
Lyon WWLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Montpellier 1-0 Lyon, 27 Aug 19 Next meeting: Lyon 1-2 Montpellier, 13 Feb 21  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.