Thursday , 2 July 2026

Montpellier HSC vs FC Lorient, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
Montpellier HSC
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Lorient
Wed 3 Mar 2021 · 20:00 UTC Stade de la Mosson HT 45+1' · FT 45+4'
Y 36' Fabien Lemoine
Jordan Ferri 61' Y
Y 63' Trevoh Chalobah
Pedro Mendes 70' Y
Y 87' Andreaw Gravillon

Overview

Match Preview

Montpellier HSC vs FC Lorient — Ligue 1 at Stade de la Mosson.

Match Details

  • Referee Benoit Bastien
  • Referee Hicham Zakrani
  • Referee Frederic Haquette
  • Referee Florent Batta
  • Referee Floris Aubin
6 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 18.8 goals/game

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

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

Recent Form

Montpellier HSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar FC Lorient H 1–1 D
28 Feb Stade de Reims A 0–0 D
21 Feb Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 2–1 W
13 Feb Olympique Lyonnais A 2–1 W
07 Feb Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 4–2 W
03 Feb FC Metz A 1–1 D
FC Lorient
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Montpellier HSC A 1–1 D
28 Feb AS Saint-Étienne H 2–1 W
24 Feb Nimes Olympique A 0–1 L
21 Feb Lille OSC H 1–4 L
14 Feb AS Monaco FC A 2–2 D
06 Feb Stade de Reims H 1–0 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Montpellier HSC have kicked off against FC Lorient. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' 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.
  • 8' What a strike from Adrian Grbic! The score is 0-1.
  • 13' FC Lorient fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 18' FC Lorient are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 23' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 28' Stephy Mavididi makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Montpellier HSC are in front.
  • 33' Over 33 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 36' Fabien Lemoine picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 41' FC Lorient come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' 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.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Montpellier HSC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 61' The referee has no hesitation. Jordan Ferri is booked for Montpellier HSC — Yellow card on 61.
  • 61' Time for substitution for Montpellier HSC. Sepe Elye Wahi is replaced by Pedro Mendes.
  • 63' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Trevoh Chalobah on 63 minutes.
  • 67' Fresh legs for FC Lorient! Yoane Wissa comes on to replace Armand Lauriente.
  • 70' The referee shows Montpellier HSC player a Yellow card on 70.
  • 75' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 80' It is a cagey affair so far. Montpellier HSC in their trying to find a way past FC Lorient's compact .
  • 83' It is a substitution in Montpellier HSC team. Gaetan Laborde is replaced by Petar Skuletic on 83 minute.
  • 87' Andreaw Gravillon catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 87.
  • 89' Franklin Wadja gets the nod from FC Lorient. He replaces Fabien Lemoine and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Montpellier HSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel Der Zakarian

FC Lorient Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christophe Pélissier

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Teji Savanier 5
Akor Adams 2
Stephy Mavididi 2
Adrian Grbic 1
Andy Delort 1
Dimitry Bertaud 1
Enzo Le Fee 1
Sepe Elye Wahi 1

Head to Head

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

Montpellier HSC Form

2021-03-03 Montpellier HSC 1–1 FC Lorient D 2021-02-28 Stade de Reims 0–0 Montpellier HSC D 2021-02-21 Montpellier HSC 2–1 Stade Rennais FC 1901 W 2021-02-13 Olympique Lyonnais 1–2 Montpellier HSC W 2021-02-07 Montpellier HSC 4–2 Dijon Football Cote d'Or W 2021-02-03 FC Metz 1–1 Montpellier HSC D

FC Lorient Form

2021-03-03 Montpellier HSC 1–1 FC Lorient D 2021-02-28 FC Lorient 2–1 AS Saint-Étienne W 2021-02-24 Nimes Olympique 1–0 FC Lorient L 2021-02-21 FC Lorient 1–4 Lille OSC L 2021-02-14 AS Monaco FC 2–2 FC Lorient D 2021-02-06 FC Lorient 1–0 Stade de Reims W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.37 Montpellier HSC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 FC Lorient xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Montpellier HSC47% Draw28% FC Lorient25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Montpellier HSC or Draw
75%
Draw or FC Lorient
53%
Montpellier HSC or FC Lorient
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Montpellier HSC31% Draw50% FC Lorient19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12%
0 – 0
11.8%
2 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
6%
0 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — Montpellier HSC

Handicap Montpellier HSC covers Push FC Lorient covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 23% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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