Paris Saint-Germain vs Montpellier

20 February 2019 · Ligue 1 · 2018/19 · Referee François Letexier

Full time 5 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Layvin Kurzawa 13’
  • Ángel Di María 45+1’
  • Christopher Nkunku 73’
  • Hilton 78’ (og)
  • Kylian Mbappe-Lottin 79’
  • Florent Mollet 31’

Match summary

Paris Saint-Germain won comfortably, 5-1 at home to Montpellier. Paris Saint-Germain led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Layvin Kurzawa put Paris Saint-Germain ahead with a header in the 13th minute, set up by Dani Alves, Florent Mollet equalised with a direct free kick in the 31st minute, and Ángel Di María put Paris Saint-Germain back in front with a direct free kick in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Christopher Nkunku made it 3-1 with a header in the 73rd minute, Hilton's own goal made it 4-1 in the 78th minute, and Kylian Mbappe-Lottin made it 5-1 in the 79th minute, set up by Layvin Kurzawa.

The chances backed that up: Paris Saint-Germain created 3.81 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Montpellier's 1.03 from 15.

Match stats

Paris Saint-Germain Montpellier
18 Shots 15
9 Shots on Target 7
8 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3.81 xG 1.02
3.81 Non-penalty xG 1.02
21 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Paris Saint-Germain Montpellier
Kick-off
Layvin Kurzawa
Assist: Dani Alves1-0 (Paris Saint-Germain)
13’
31’
Florent Mollet1-1 (Montpellier)
Ángel Di María2-1 (Paris Saint-Germain)
45+1’
Half-time2-1
Christopher Nkunku3-1 (Paris Saint-Germain)
73’
Hilton
Own goal4-1 (Paris Saint-Germain)
78’
Kylian Mbappe-Lottin
Assist: Layvin Kurzawa5-1 (Paris Saint-Germain)
79’
Full-time5-1

Bookings

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

Paris Saint-Germain
  • Dani Alves
  • Marco Verratti
Montpellier
  • Ambroise Oyongo

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.81 1.03 13’ Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint-Germain), 1-0 13’ 31’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), 1-1 31’ 45+1’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), 2-1 45+1’ 73’ Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint-Germain), 3-1 73’ 78’ Hilton (Paris Saint-Germain) own goal, 4-1 78’ 79’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), 5-1 79’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.81 1.03 13’ Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint-Germain), 1-0 Kurzawa 13’ 31’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), 1-1 Mollet 31’ 45+1’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), 2-1 Di María 45+1’ 73’ Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint-Germain), 3-1 Nkunku 73’ 78’ Hilton (Paris Saint-Germain) own goal, 4-1 Hilton 78’ 79’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), 5-1 Mbappe-Lottin 79’
Paris Saint-Germain 3.81 xGMontpellier 1.03 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Montpellier attacking Paris Saint-Germain attacking 
78’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.58 xG, off target 90+3’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.51 xG, off target 86’ Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.46 xG, off target 13’ Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 34’ Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.39 xG, blocked 37’ Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 26’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 55’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 46’ Julian Draxler (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 90+2’ Julian Draxler (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 79’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 76’ Petar Skuletic (Montpellier), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 8’ Petar Skuletic (Montpellier), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 76’ Junior Sambia (Montpellier), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 15’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 12’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 58’ Hilton (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 85’ Moussa Diaby (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 31’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, goal 36’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 50’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Dani Alves (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, goal 22’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 73’ Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 83’ Petar Skuletic (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 33’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+4’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 78’ Hilton (Montpellier), own goal 78’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.58 xG, off target 90+3’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.51 xG, off target 86’ Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.46 xG, off target 13’ Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 34’ Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.39 xG, blocked 37’ Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 26’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 55’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 46’ Julian Draxler (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 90+2’ Julian Draxler (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 79’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 76’ Petar Skuletic (Montpellier), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 76’ Junior Sambia (Montpellier), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 8’ Petar Skuletic (Montpellier), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 15’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 12’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 58’ Hilton (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 85’ Moussa Diaby (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 31’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, goal 36’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 50’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Dani Alves (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, goal 22’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 83’ Petar Skuletic (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 73’ Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 8’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 33’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+4’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 78’ Hilton (Montpellier), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Gianluigi Buffon GK900 0.000.000
Thilo Kehrer DEF861 0.040.000
Marquinhos DEF900 0.000.000
Presnel Kimpembe DEF900 0.000.000
Layvin Kurzawa DEF90111 0.441.203
Christopher Nkunku MID9012 0.420.973
Marco Verratti MID900 0.000.172
Dani Alves MID8011 0.040.522
Julian Draxler MID902 0.280.432
Kylian Mbappe-Lottin FWD9016 1.610.061
Ángel Di María FWD7113 0.460.301
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting Sub191 0.460.000
Colin Dagba Sub100 0.000.000
Moussa Diaby Sub41 0.060.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Paris Saint-Germain win 76% Bet365 odds 1.25
Draw 16% Bet365 odds 6.00
Montpellier win 8% Bet365 odds 12.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Paris Saint-Germain WWLWW
Montpellier DWDDD

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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.