Wednesday , 30 September 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

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

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
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' The ball is rolling at Stade de la Mosson. Montpellier HSC are looking to make home advantage count against FC Lorient.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Montpellier HSC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 8' Against the run of play, Adrian Grbic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 13' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 18' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 23' Montpellier HSC have won 382 goals from 421 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 28' The deadlock is broken! Stephy Mavididi gets on the scoresheet on 28 minutes.
  • 33' A quiet spell here at Stade de la Mosson. FC Lorient seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 36' FC Lorient receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 36.
  • 41' Jonas Omlin has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Franklin Wadja made 436 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 56' Laurent Abergel, a France midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 61' Controversy at the stadium! Jordan Ferri argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 61' The crowd applauds Sepe Elye Wahi as he leaves the pitch. Pedro Mendes steps in for Montpellier HSC.
  • 63' That is a Yellow card for FC Lorient. Trevoh Chalobah will be fuming at that decision.
  • 67' Time for substitution for FC Lorient. Armand Lauriente is replaced by Yoane Wissa.
  • 70' Pedro Mendes picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' The energy levels are beginning to show. Christophe Pélissier might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 83' Petar Skuletic is replacing Gaetan Laborde for the Montpellier HSC side.
  • 87' The referee shows FC Lorient player a Yellow card on 87.
  • 89' FC Lorient ring the changes. Fabien Lemoine has done his job and it is now time for Franklin Wadja to step up.
  • The final score is 1-1.

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
Andy Delort 1
Dimitry Bertaud 1
Enzo Le Fee 1
Sepe Elye Wahi 1
Faitout Maouassa 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.