Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Ligue 1 · 2022-23
Montpellier HSC
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Lorient
Sun 14 May 2023 · 13:00 UTC Stade de la Mosson HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Abdoul Meite
Jordan Ferri 33' Y
Y 38' Ibrahima Kone
Y 70' Enzo Le Fee
Boubacar Kouyate 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Florent Batta
  • Referee Mathieu Vernice
  • Referee Philippe Jeanne
  • Referee Alexandre Viala
  • Referee William Lavis
  • Referee
  • Referee Florian Goncalves

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
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 2021-03-03 Montpellier HSC 1–1 FC Lorient

Recent Form

Montpellier HSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 May FC Lorient H 1–1 D
07 May Olympique Lyonnais A 4–5 L
30 Apr AS Monaco FC A 4–0 W
23 Apr Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 1–0 W
16 Apr Lille OSC A 1–2 L
09 Apr Toulouse FC H 1–2 L
FC Lorient
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 May Montpellier HSC A 1–1 D
07 May Stade Brestois 29 H 2–1 W
30 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC A 3–1 W
23 Apr Toulouse FC H 0–1 L
16 Apr AS Monaco FC A 1–3 L
09 Apr Olympique de Marseille H 0–0 D

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' The home supporters are growing impatient. Montpellier HSC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' Abdoul Meite has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 25.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 33' Jordan Ferri picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 38' Ibrahima Kone picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 43' FC Lorient 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.
  • 48' Yvon Mvogo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 53' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 58' FC Lorient is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 59' The crowd applauds Bonke Innocent as he leaves the pitch. Ayman Kari steps in for FC Lorient.
  • 64' The 35-year-old Benjamin Lecomte has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 68' Goal! Romain Faivre scores his 32 goal in 425 matches.
  • 70' The referee calls foul for Enzo Le Fee. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 72' Faitout Maouassa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Khalil Fayad on 72 minute.
  • 77' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gedeon Kalulu is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Montpellier HSC.
  • 80' Another change for FC Lorient made on 80 minute. Ibrahima Kone leaves to be changed by Sirine Doucoure.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Julien Ponceau. He replaces Romain Faivre on 83 minute.
  • 88' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 89' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Boubacar Kouyate.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Montpellier HSC team. Arnaud Nordin is replaced by Axel Gueguin on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Montpellier HSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel Der Zakarian

FC Lorient Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

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

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 2021-03-03 Montpellier HSC 1–1 FC Lorient

Montpellier HSC Form

2023-05-14 Montpellier HSC 1–1 FC Lorient D 2023-05-07 Olympique Lyonnais 5–4 Montpellier HSC L 2023-04-30 AS Monaco FC 0–4 Montpellier HSC W 2023-04-23 Montpellier HSC 1–0 Stade Rennais FC 1901 W 2023-04-16 Lille OSC 2–1 Montpellier HSC L 2023-04-09 Montpellier HSC 1–2 Toulouse FC L

FC Lorient Form

2023-05-14 Montpellier HSC 1–1 FC Lorient D 2023-05-07 FC Lorient 2–1 Stade Brestois 29 W 2023-04-30 Paris Saint-Germain FC 1–3 FC Lorient W 2023-04-23 FC Lorient 0–1 Toulouse FC L 2023-04-16 AS Monaco FC 3–1 FC Lorient L 2023-04-09 FC Lorient 0–0 Olympique de Marseille D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.36 Montpellier HSC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 FC Lorient xG
I would bet for: Montpellier HSC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Montpellier HSC45% Draw28% FC Lorient27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Montpellier HSC or Draw
73%
Draw or FC Lorient
55%
Montpellier HSC or FC Lorient
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Montpellier HSC30% Draw49% FC Lorient21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11%
1 – 0
11%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
8%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Montpellier HSC

Handicap Montpellier HSC covers Push FC Lorient covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 22% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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