FC Lorient vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 1 · 2023-24

FC Lorient

0 – 3

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Montpellier HSC

Sun 1 Oct 2023 · 15:05 UTC Stade du Moustoir HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 30' Akor Adams

0–2 73' Teji Savanier pen

0–3 89' Akor Adams

Julien Ponceau 20' Y

Montassar Talbi 33' Y

Y 61' Wahbi Khazri

Overview

Match Preview

FC Lorient vs Montpellier HSC — Ligue 1 at Stade du Moustoir.

FC Lorient 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Montpellier HSC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jeremy Stinat
Assistant 1 Francois Boudikian
Assistant 2 Christophe Mouysset

5 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AS Monaco FC	5	13
2	Olympique Lyonnais	5	11
3	Paris FC	5	11
4	Lille OSC	5	10
5	Stade Rennais FC 1901	5	10
6	Paris Saint-Germain FC	5	8
7	Angers SCO	5	7
8	RC Strasbourg Alsace	5	7
9	Le Mans FC	5	6
10	AJ Auxerre	5	6
11	Stade Brestois 29	5	5
12	FC Lorient	5	5
13	Toulouse FC	5	5
14	OGC Nice	5	5
15	Racing Club de Lens	5	4
16	ES Troyes AC	5	4
17	Olympique de Marseille	5	3
18	Le Havre AC	5	2

Head-to-Head

FC Lorient 8 games · Avg 2.1 goals Montpellier HSC

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-01 FC Lorient 0–3 Montpellier HSC 2023-05-14 Montpellier HSC 1–1 FC Lorient 2022-12-29 FC Lorient 0–2 Montpellier HSC 2022-02-20 FC Lorient 0–1 Montpellier HSC 2021-08-22 Montpellier HSC 3–1 FC Lorient

Recent Form

FC Lorient

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Oct	Montpellier HSC	H	0–3	L
23 Sep	FC Nantes	A	3–5	L
17 Sep	AS Monaco FC	H	2–2	D
03 Sep	Le Havre AC	A	0–3	L
27 Aug	Lille OSC	H	4–1	W
20 Aug	OGC Nice	H	1–1	D

Montpellier HSC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Oct	FC Lorient	A	3–0	W
24 Sep	Stade Rennais FC 1901	H	0–0	D
17 Sep	RC Strasbourg Alsace	A	2–2	D
03 Sep	Lille OSC	A	0–1	L
27 Aug	Stade de Reims	H	1–3	L
19 Aug	Olympique Lyonnais	A	4–1	W

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
FC Lorient this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Lorient

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Lorient

Jean-Victor Makengo

1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Lorient and Montpellier HSC get this one started.
5' It’s high time Michel Der Zakarian made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Laurent Abergel is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Montpellier HSC so far.
15' A quiet spell here at Stade du Moustoir. FC Lorient seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Julien Ponceau.
25' With 1 assists to his name this season, Julien Ponceau is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Montpellier HSC.
30' Akor Adams doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
33' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Montassar Talbi.
38' The 35-year-old Wahbi Khazri has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
43' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Lorient side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' Fresh legs for FC Lorient! Joel Mvuka comes on to replace Souleymane Isaak Toure.
51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
56' Montpellier HSC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
58' The FC Lorient manager makes a substitution. Gedeon Kalulu departs to be replaced by Igor Silva.
61' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Wahbi Khazri.
61' Sirine Doucoure has so much to prove this time. He replaces Eli Kroupi on 61 minute.
64' Kelvin Yeboah is replacing Wahbi Khazri for the Montpellier HSC side.
69' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
73' What a strike from Teji Savanier! The score is 0-2.
76' FC Lorient ring the changes. Julien Ponceau has done his job and it is now time for Jean-Victor Makengo to step up.
78' Leo Leroy is replacing Teji Savanier for the Montpellier HSC side.
83' FC Lorient is showing some good football. However, FC Lorient are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
84' The Montpellier HSC manager makes a substitution. Maxime Esteve departs to be replaced by Mamadou Sakho.
89' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Akor Adams makes it 0-3.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Montpellier HSC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FC Lorient Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

10
Romain Faivre
19
Laurent Abergel
24
Gedeon Kalulu ↓ Igor Silva 58'
15
Julien Laporte
25
Vincent Le Goff ↓ Benjamin Mendy 58'
21
Julien Ponceau ↓ Jean-Victor Makengo 76'
38
Yvon Mvogo
95
Souleymane Isaak Toure ↓ Joel Mvuka 46'
37
Theo Le Bris
3
Montassar Talbi
22
Eli Kroupi ↓ Sirine Doucoure 61'

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

Montpellier HSC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel Der Zakarian

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Teji Savanier	5
Stephy Mavididi	2
Akor Adams	2
Yann Karamoh	1
Adrian Grbic	1
Andy Delort	1
Dimitry Bertaud	1
Enzo Le Fee	1

Head to Head

FC Lorient Form

2023-10-01 FC Lorient 0–3 Montpellier HSC L 2023-09-23 FC Nantes 5–3 FC Lorient L 2023-09-17 FC Lorient 2–2 AS Monaco FC D 2023-09-03 Le Havre AC 3–0 FC Lorient L 2023-08-27 FC Lorient 4–1 Lille OSC W 2023-08-20 FC Lorient 1–1 OGC Nice D

Montpellier HSC Form

2023-10-01 FC Lorient 0–3 Montpellier HSC W 2023-09-24 Montpellier HSC 0–0 Stade Rennais FC 1901 D 2023-09-17 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–2 Montpellier HSC D 2023-09-03 Lille OSC 1–0 Montpellier HSC L 2023-08-27 Montpellier HSC 1–3 Stade de Reims L 2023-08-19 Olympique Lyonnais 1–4 Montpellier HSC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.11 FC Lorient xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.6 Montpellier HSC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Lorient26% Draw27% Montpellier HSC47%

Actual: Montpellier HSC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.71

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

FC Lorient or Draw

54%

Draw or Montpellier HSC

74%

FC Lorient or Montpellier HSC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Lorient20% Draw46% Montpellier HSC34%

Actual: Montpellier HSC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

0 – 1

9.7%

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 0

8.5%

0 – 2

8.3%

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

5.1%

1 – 3

4.9%

0 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

2 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Lorient

Handicap	FC Lorient covers	Push	Montpellier HSC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	15%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	22%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	15%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

FC Lorient keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.