Paris Saint-Germain vs Montpellier

22 January 2021 · Ligue 1 · 2020/21 · Referee Willy Delajod

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Kylian Mbappe-Lottin 34’, 63’
  • Neymar 60’
  • Mauro Icardi 61’

Match summary

Paris Saint-Germain won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Montpellier. Paris Saint-Germain led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Kylian Mbappe-Lottin put Paris Saint-Germain ahead in the 34th minute, set up by Ángel Di María. In the second half, Neymar made it 2-0 in the 60th minute, set up by Kylian Mbappe-Lottin, Mauro Icardi made it 3-0 in the 61st minute, and Mbappe-Lottin made it 4-0 in the 63rd minute, set up by Mauro Icardi.

The chances backed that up: Paris Saint-Germain created 4.96 expected goals (xG) from 25 shots to Montpellier's 0.16 from 5. Montpellier had a player sent off.

Match stats

Paris Saint-Germain Montpellier
26 Shots 5
8 Shots on Target 1
7 Corners 1
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
4.91 xG 0.16
4.91 Non-penalty xG 0.16
22 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Paris Saint-Germain Montpellier
Kick-off
Kylian Mbappe-Lottin
Assist: Ángel Di María1-0 (Paris Saint-Germain)
34’
Half-time1-0
Neymar
Assist: Kylian Mbappe-Lottin2-0 (Paris Saint-Germain)
60’
Mauro Icardi3-0 (Paris Saint-Germain)
61’
Kylian Mbappe-Lottin
Assist: Mauro Icardi4-0 (Paris Saint-Germain)
63’
Full-time4-0

Bookings

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

Paris Saint-Germain
  • Marco Verratti
  • Neymar
Montpellier
  • Jonas Omlin
  • Pedro Mendes

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 1 2 3 4 5 6 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.96 0.16 34’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), 1-0 34’ 60’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), 2-0 60’ 61’ Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint-Germain), 3-0 61’ 63’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), 4-0 63’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.96 0.16 34’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), 1-0 Mbappe-Lottin 34’ 60’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), 2-0 Neymar 60’ 61’ Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint-Germain), 3-0 Icardi 61’ 63’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), 4-0 Mbappe-Lottin 63’
Paris Saint-Germain 4.96 xGMontpellier 0.16 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Montpellier attacking Paris Saint-Germain attacking 
63’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.81 xG, goal 60’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 88’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 32’ Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint-Germain), set piece, 0.49 xG, off target 9’ Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 55’ Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 34’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 26’ Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 69’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 61’ Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 72’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 9’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 21’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 42’ Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 57’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 11’ Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 38’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 69’ Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 79’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 29’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 42’ Pedro Mendes (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 84’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 24’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Alessandro Florenzi (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 50’ Junior Sambia (Montpellier), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 66’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 63’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.81 xG, goal 88’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 60’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 32’ Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint-Germain), set piece, 0.49 xG, off target 9’ Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 55’ Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 34’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 26’ Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 69’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 61’ Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 72’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 9’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 21’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 42’ Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 57’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 11’ Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 38’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 69’ Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 79’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 29’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 42’ Pedro Mendes (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 84’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 24’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Alessandro Florenzi (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 65’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 50’ Junior Sambia (Montpellier), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 66’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Keylor Navas GK510 0.000.000
Alessandro Florenzi DEF901 0.020.462
Abdou Diallo DEF901 0.080.000
Marquinhos DEF570 0.000.000
Layvin Kurzawa DEF811 0.050.062
Marco Verratti MID900 0.000.000
Leandro Paredes MID810 0.000.000
Ángel Di María MID9015 0.170.593
Kylian Mbappe-Lottin MID90214 1.780.501
Neymar MID9018 1.080.453
Mauro Icardi FWD87115 1.781.053
Sergio Rico Sub390 0.000.000
Thilo Kehrer Sub330 0.000.000
Mitchel Bakker Sub90 0.000.000
Danilo Pereira Sub90 0.000.000
Pablo Sarabia Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Paris Saint-Germain win 83% Avg odds 1.15
Draw 11% Avg odds 8.28
Montpellier win 6% Avg odds 16.50

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

Form going into the game

Paris Saint-Germain DWDWW
Montpellier DLLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Montpellier 1-3 Paris Saint-Germain, 05 Dec 20 Next meeting: Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Montpellier, 25 Sep 21  All Paris Saint-Germain vs Montpellier 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.