Sunday , 16 August 2026

FC Lorient vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 1 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2022-23
FC Lorient
0 – 2
Full Time
Montpellier HSC
Thu 29 Dec 2022 · 16:00 UTC Stade du Moustoir HT 45' · FT 45'
Enzo Le Fee 7' Y
Y 28' Leo Leroy
Y 29' Leo Leroy
Y 43' Falaye Sacko
Gedeon Kalulu 50' Y
Y 58' Jonas Omlin
Bonke Innocent 59' Y
Y 90' Teji Savanier

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Guillaume Debart
  • Referee Willy Delajod
  • Referee Philippe Jeanne
  • Referee Alexandre Castro
  • Referee Mehdi Mokhtari
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Nantes 34 24
2 FC Metz 34 17
3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 0
4 Racing Club de Lens 0 0
5 Lille OSC 0 0
6 Olympique Lyonnais 0 0
7 Olympique de Marseille 0 0
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0 0
9 AS Monaco FC 0 0
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0 0
11 Toulouse FC 0 0
12 FC Lorient 0 0
13 Paris FC 0 0
14 Stade Brestois 29 0 0
15 ES Troyes AC 0 0
16 Angers SCO 0 0
17 Le Mans FC 0 0
18 Le Havre AC 0 0
19 AJ Auxerre 0 0
20 OGC Nice 0 0

Head-to-Head

2
6
FC Lorient 8 games · Avg 2.1 goals Montpellier HSC
Last 5 meetings
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 2021-03-03 Montpellier HSC 1–1 FC Lorient 2020-11-29 FC Lorient 0–1 Montpellier HSC

Recent Form

FC Lorient
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Montpellier HSC H 0–2 L
13 Nov RC Strasbourg Alsace A 1–1 D
06 Nov Paris Saint-Germain FC H 1–2 L
30 Oct OGC Nice H 1–2 L
23 Oct ES Troyes AC A 2–2 D
15 Oct Stade de Reims H 0–0 D
Montpellier HSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec FC Lorient A 2–0 W
13 Nov Stade de Reims H 1–1 D
06 Nov Clermont Foot 63 A 1–1 D
30 Oct Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 0–3 L
22 Oct Olympique Lyonnais H 1–2 L
15 Oct Racing Club de Lens A 0–1 L

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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.
  • 3' What composure from Teji Savanier! The France international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 7' Enzo Le Fee was booked on 7.
  • 12' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 17' Dango Faissal Ouattara has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 22' The deadlock is broken! Sepe Elye Wahi gets on the scoresheet on 22 minutes.
  • 27' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 28' Montpellier HSC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 28.
  • 29' Leo Leroy catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 29.
  • 34' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 37' FC Lorient make a change. Ibrahima Kone trudges off to be replaced by Julien Ponceau on 37 minutes.
  • 42' Chrislain Matsima is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Lorient so far.
  • 43' The referee has no hesitation. Falaye Sacko is booked for Montpellier HSC — Yellow card on 43.
  • 48' It looks like no one’s ball. Montpellier HSC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gedeon Kalulu on 50.
  • 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Regis Le Bris will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 58' Jonas Omlin picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 59' FC Lorient receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 59.
  • 64' 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.
  • 65' The Montpellier HSC manager makes a substitution. Leo Leroy departs to be replaced by Joris Chotard.
  • 66' A change in the FC Lorient ranks — Enzo Le Fee exits the field as Yoann Cathline enters on 66.
  • 71' It looks surprising FC Lorient does not make any changes. Jonas Omlin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 72' Valere Germain is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sepe Elye Wahi at the 72 minute mark.
  • 77' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Lorient that had 434 games and scored 384 goals.
  • 81' Laurent Abergel makes way for Adil Aouchiche at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Lorient.
  • 86' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Stephy Mavididi as he leaves the pitch. Arnaud Souquet steps in for Montpellier HSC.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Teji Savanier on 90 minutes.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Montpellier HSC take all three points.

Lineups

FC Lorient Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

Montpellier HSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Romain Pitau

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Teji Savanier 5
Akor Adams 2
Stephy Mavididi 2
Sepe Elye Wahi 1
Faitout Maouassa 1
Romain Faivre 1
Petar Skuletic 1
Yann Karamoh 1

Head to Head

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 2021-03-03 Montpellier HSC 1–1 FC Lorient 2020-11-29 FC Lorient 0–1 Montpellier HSC

FC Lorient Form

2022-12-29 FC Lorient 0–2 Montpellier HSC L 2022-11-13 RC Strasbourg Alsace 1–1 FC Lorient D 2022-11-06 FC Lorient 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2022-10-30 FC Lorient 1–2 OGC Nice L 2022-10-23 ES Troyes AC 2–2 FC Lorient D 2022-10-15 FC Lorient 0–0 Stade de Reims D

Montpellier HSC Form

2022-12-29 FC Lorient 0–2 Montpellier HSC W 2022-11-13 Montpellier HSC 1–1 Stade de Reims D 2022-11-06 Clermont Foot 63 1–1 Montpellier HSC D 2022-10-30 Stade Rennais FC 1901 3–0 Montpellier HSC L 2022-10-22 Montpellier HSC 1–2 Olympique Lyonnais L 2022-10-15 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Montpellier HSC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.98 FC Lorient xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Montpellier HSC xG
I would bet for: Montpellier HSC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Lorient28% Draw30% Montpellier HSC42%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

FC Lorient or Draw
58%
Draw or Montpellier HSC
72%
FC Lorient or Montpellier HSC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Lorient20% Draw51% Montpellier HSC29%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
12.8%
0 – 1
12.2%
1 – 0
9.1%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
6.2%
2 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.1%
1 – 3
3.5%
0 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
2.1%

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% 17% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 22% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗

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