FC Lorient vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Lorient vs Montpellier HSC — Ligue 1 at Stade du Moustoir.
- FC Lorient 34 games · 45 pts (2025/26)
- Montpellier HSC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jeremy Stinat
- Assistant 1 Francois Boudikian
- Assistant 2 Christophe Mouysset
17 games this season 🟨 0.8/game ⚽ 5.4 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Paris Saint-Germain FC 34 76 2 Racing Club de Lens 34 70 3 Lille OSC 34 61 4 Olympique Lyonnais 34 60 5 Olympique de Marseille 34 59 6 Stade Rennais FC 1901 34 59 7 AS Monaco FC 34 54 8 RC Strasbourg Alsace 34 53 9 FC Lorient 34 45 10 Toulouse FC 33 44 11 Paris FC 34 44 12 Stade Brestois 29 34 39 13 Angers SCO 34 36 14 Le Havre AC 34 35 15 AJ Auxerre 34 34 16 OGC Nice 34 32 17 FC Nantes 33 23 18 FC Metz 34 17 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
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 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 history21% Clean Sheets
FC Lorient this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
FC Lorient0-151/116-303/–31-45–/–46-603/261-75–/476+5/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Lorient is hosting Montpellier HSC for another epic battle.
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Lorient needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' The travelling Montpellier HSC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 20' Julien Ponceau was booked on 20.
- 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Maxime Esteve made 407 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 30' What a strike from Akor Adams! The score is 0-1.
- 33' The referee shows FC Lorient player a Yellow card on 33.
- 38' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Lorient is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Joel Mvuka. He replaces Souleymane Isaak Toure on 46 minute.
- 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
- 56' Montpellier HSC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 58' FC Lorient manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Igor Silva is hanging Gedeon Kalulu on the field on 58 minute.
- 61' Wahbi Khazri is having his name booked by the referee on 61.
- 61' It is a substitution in FC Lorient team. Eli Kroupi is replaced by Sirine Doucoure on 61 minute.
- 64' The whistle greets Wahbi Khazri as he departs to be replaced by Kelvin Yeboah.
- 69' Souleymane Isaak Toure needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 73' GOAL! Teji Savanier scores on 73.
- 76' Jean-Victor Makengo is replacing Julien Ponceau for the FC Lorient side.
- 78' Montpellier HSC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Leo Leroy is hanging Teji Savanier on the field on 78 minute.
- 83' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 84' Time for substitution for Montpellier HSC. Maxime Esteve is replaced by Mamadou Sakho.
- 89' Goal! Akor Adams scores his 8 goal in 2 matches.
- Another three points for Montpellier HSC.
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Lineups
FC Lorient Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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24
Gedeon Kalulu ↓ Igor Silva 58'
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- 25
- 21
- 38
- 95
- 37
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22
Eli Kroupi ↓ Sirine Doucoure 61'
Bench
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5
Benjamin Mendy ↑ 58'
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17
Jean-Victor Makengo ↑ 76'
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- 12
- 4
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Igor Silva ↑ 58'
- 26
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Sirine Doucoure ↑ 61'
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93
Joel Mvuka ↑ 46'
Coach Regis Le BrisMontpellier HSC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 12
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10
Wahbi Khazri ↓ Kelvin Yeboah 64'
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11
Teji Savanier ↓ Leo Leroy 78'
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77
Falaye Sacko ↓ Enzo Tchato 64'
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- 9
- 4
- 13
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Maxime Esteve ↓ Mamadou Sakho 84'
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Bench
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75
Mamadou Sakho ↑ 84'
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- 16
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Leo Leroy ↑ 78'
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Kelvin Yeboah ↑ 64'
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Enzo Tchato ↑ 64'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Teji Savanier 5 Akor Adams 2 Stephy Mavididi 2 Romain Faivre 1 Petar Skuletic 1 Yann Karamoh 1 Adrian Grbic 1 Andy Delort 1 Head to Head
FC Lorient Form
Montpellier HSC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.11 FC Lorient xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.6 Montpellier HSC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Montpellier HSC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.71Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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
✗ WrongActual: Montpellier HSC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 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 Actual2 – 0 4%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.