Montpellier vs Saint-Etienne

9 February 2020 · Ligue 1 · 2019/20 · Referee Amaury Delerue

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Andy Delort 25’

Match summary

Montpellier saw off Saint-Etienne 1-0. Montpellier led 1-0 at half-time.

Andy Delort put Montpellier ahead with a header in the 25th minute, set up by Junior Sambia.

Saint-Etienne can feel hard done by, creating 1.06 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Montpellier's 0.55 from 9. Montpellier had a player sent off.

Match stats

Montpellier Saint-Etienne
8 Shots 17
3 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
0.55 xG 1.06
0.55 Non-penalty xG 1.06
3 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Montpellier Saint-Etienne
Kick-off
Andy Delort
Assist: Junior Sambia
1-0 (Montpellier)
25’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Montpellier
  • Junior Sambia
  • Mihailo Ristic
Saint-Etienne
  • Loic Perrin
  • Wesley Fofana
  • Denis Bouanga

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.55 1.06 25’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), 1-0 25’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.55 1.06 25’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), 1-0 Delort 25’
Montpellier 0.55 xGSaint-Etienne 1.06 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Saint-Etienne attacking Montpellier attacking 
35’ Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 19’ Miguel Trauco (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 9’ Lois Diony (Saint-Etienne), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 31’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 32’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 43’ Yohan Cabaye (Saint-Etienne), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, off target 58’ Lois Diony (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 35’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 15’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 25’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 68’ Lois Diony (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 74’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 82’ Wesley Fofana (Saint-Etienne), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Lois Diony (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 72’ Ryad Boudebouz (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Charles Nathan Abi (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ William Saliba (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Lois Diony (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Yohan Cabaye (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Jean Eudes Aholou (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Yvann Maçon (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 1’ Ryad Boudebouz (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 19’ Miguel Trauco (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 31’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 32’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 9’ Lois Diony (Saint-Etienne), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 58’ Lois Diony (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 43’ Yohan Cabaye (Saint-Etienne), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, off target 35’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 15’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 68’ Lois Diony (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 82’ Wesley Fofana (Saint-Etienne), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 25’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 74’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Lois Diony (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 72’ Ryad Boudebouz (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Charles Nathan Abi (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ William Saliba (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Lois Diony (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Yohan Cabaye (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Jean Eudes Aholou (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Yvann Maçon (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 1’ Ryad Boudebouz (Saint-Etienne), 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 DEF900 0.000.021
Daniel Congré DEF900 0.000.000
Damien Le Tallec DEF901 0.020.101
Junior Sambia MID4010 0.000.061
Téji Savanier MID900 0.000.142
Jordan Ferri MID650 0.000.071
Mihailo Ristic MID830 0.000.091
Florent Mollet MID430 0.000.021
Andy Delort FWD9014 0.240.000
Gaetan Laborde FWD904 0.300.000
Arnaud Souquet Sub470 0.000.000
Joris Chotard Sub250 0.000.000
Thibaut Vargas Sub70 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Montpellier win 47% Avg odds 2.03
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.19
Saint-Etienne win 23% Avg odds 4.07

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

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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.