Montpellier vs Lyon

27 August 2019 · Ligue 1 · 2019/20 · Referee Mikael Lesage

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Arnaud Souquet 42’

Match summary

Montpellier saw off Lyon 1-0. Montpellier led 1-0 at half-time.

Arnaud Souquet put Montpellier ahead from a corner in the 42nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Montpellier created 1.90 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Lyon's 1.04 from 14. Andy Delort hit the woodwork from the penalty spot for Montpellier. Lyon had a player sent off.

Match stats

Montpellier Lyon
19 Shots 14
5 Shots on Target 4
8 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
1.89 xG 1.04
1.13 Non-penalty xG 1.04
7 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Montpellier Lyon
Kick-off
Arnaud Souquet1-0 (Montpellier)
42’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Montpellier
  • Pedro Mendes
  • Arnaud Souquet
Lyon
  • Youssouf Kone
  • Joachim Andersen
  • Thiago Mendes
  • Lucas Tousart
  • Kenny Tete

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 1.90 1.04 42’ Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier), 1-0 42’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.90 1.04 42’ Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier), 1-0 Souquet 42’
Montpellier 1.90 xGLyon 1.04 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lyon attacking Montpellier attacking 
37’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), penalty, 0.76 xG, hit the woodwork 61’ Jason Denayer (Lyon), set piece, 0.39 xG, off target 84’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 20’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 15’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 73’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 1’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 1’ Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier), set piece, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 26’ Ambroise Oyongo (Montpellier), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 46’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 2’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 90+2’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 14’ Jordan Ferri (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 32’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 68’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Ambroise Oyongo (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Keagan Dolly (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 40’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 69’ Thiago Mendes (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Lucas Tousart (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Keagan Dolly (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Hilton (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 66’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 78’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 71’ Kenny Tete (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 37’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), penalty, 0.76 xG, hit the woodwork 61’ Jason Denayer (Lyon), set piece, 0.39 xG, off target 84’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 20’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 15’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 73’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 1’ Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier), set piece, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 1’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 26’ Ambroise Oyongo (Montpellier), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 46’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 2’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 14’ Jordan Ferri (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 32’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 68’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Keagan Dolly (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 40’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Ambroise Oyongo (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 69’ Thiago Mendes (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Lucas Tousart (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Keagan Dolly (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Hilton (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 66’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 41’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 71’ Kenny Tete (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Gerónimo Rulli GK900 0.000.000
Hilton DEF901 0.020.021
Nicolas Cozza DEF901 0.090.000
Pedro Mendes DEF900 0.000.000
Arnaud Souquet MID9011 0.020.051
Damien Le Tallec MID900 0.000.112
Jordan Ferri MID901 0.040.153
Ambroise Oyongo MID902 0.110.000
Florent Mollet MID751 0.010.234
Andy Delort FWD908 1.450.000
Gaetan Laborde FWD902 0.120.504
Keagan Dolly Sub152 0.050.021
Mihailo Ristic Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Montpellier win 24% Avg odds 3.95
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.61
Lyon win 50% Avg odds 1.92

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

Form going into the game

Montpellier WDLLD
Lyon WWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lyon 3-2 Montpellier, 17 Mar 19 Next meeting: Montpellier 2-1 Lyon, 15 Sep 20  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.