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Montpellier HSC vs Lille OSC, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
Montpellier HSC
2 – 3
Full Time
Lille OSC
Wed 23 Dec 2020 · 20:00 UTC Stade de la Mosson HT 45+3' · FT 45+8'
Y 17' Benjamin Andre
Junior Sambia 50' Y
Mihajlo Ristic 66' Y
Y 77' Xeka
Jordan Ferri 87' Y
Jordan Ferri 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Montpellier HSC vs Lille OSC — Ligue 1 at Stade de la Mosson.

Match Details

  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Referee Nicolas Danos
  • Referee Cyril Gringore
  • Referee Faouzi Benchabane
11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.1 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

5
5
11
Montpellier HSC 21 games · Avg 2.5 goals Lille OSC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-23 Montpellier HSC 2–3 Lille OSC 2019-12-13 Lille OSC 2–1 Montpellier HSC 2019-02-17 Lille OSC 0–0 Montpellier HSC 2018-12-04 Montpellier HSC 0–1 Lille OSC 2018-02-24 Montpellier HSC 2–1 Lille OSC

Recent Form

Montpellier HSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec Lille OSC H 2–3 L
20 Dec Stade Brestois 29 A 2–2 D
16 Dec FC Metz H 0–2 L
12 Dec Racing Club de Lens A 3–2 W
05 Dec Paris Saint-Germain FC H 1–3 L
29 Nov FC Lorient A 1–0 W
Lille OSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec Montpellier HSC A 3–2 W
20 Dec Paris Saint-Germain FC H 0–0 D
16 Dec Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 2–0 W
13 Dec FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 2–1 W
10 Dec Celtic FC A 2–3 L
06 Dec AS Monaco FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
Lille OSC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Lille OSC
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Lille OSC
Ayase Ueda 2 G
Tiago Santos 2 G
Olivier Giroud 1 G 2 A
Dilane Bakwa 1 G 1 A
Hakon Haraldsson 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Stade de la Mosson. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Montpellier HSC and Lille OSC.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Montpellier HSC and Lille OSC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Florent Mollet is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Lille OSC tonight.
  • 15' The 32-year-old Reinildo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 17' It’s a booking for Lille OSC player. Benjamin Andre gets a Yellow card.
  • 22' Lille OSC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 23' Tim Weah is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 27' Tiago Djalo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Zeki Celik at the 27 minute mark.
  • 32' With 0 assists to his name this season, Boubakary Soumare is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Montpellier HSC.
  • 37' It’s high time Michel Der Zakarian made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 42' Over 42 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' Lille OSC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Boubakary Soumare is hanging Benjamin Andre on the field on 46 minute.
  • 50' That is a Yellow card for Montpellier HSC. Junior Sambia will be fuming at that decision.
  • 55' 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.
  • 57' A stunning finish from Gaetan Laborde — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 58' Domagoj Bradaric has so much to prove this time. He replaces Reinildo on 58 minute.
  • 63' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Lille OSC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 66' Mihajlo Ristic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 66.
  • 68' Lille OSC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jonathan Ikone on 68.
  • 70' What a moment for Andy Delort! That strike on 70 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 73' It is a substitution in Montpellier HSC team. Yun Illok is replaced by Keagan Dolly on 73 minute.
  • 75' Another substitution for Lille OSC to replace Jonathan David by Burak Yilmaz on 75 minute.
  • 77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Xeka on 77.
  • 78' Ambroise Oyongo gets the nod from Montpellier HSC. He replaces Mihajlo Ristic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' Another substitution for Montpellier HSC to replace Andy Delort by Stephy Mavididi on 80 minute.
  • 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 86' Burak Yilmaz doubles the advantage! 2-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 87' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jordan Ferri on 87 minutes.
  • 88' Jordan Ferri was booked on 88.
  • The final score is 2-3.

Lineups

Montpellier HSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel Der Zakarian

Lille OSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christophe Galtier

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jonathan David 8
Andy Delort 3
Jonathan Ikone 2
Issiaga Sylla 2
Gaetan Laborde 2
Yusuf Yazici 2
Xeka 1
Nicolas Pepe 1

Head to Head

2020-12-23 Montpellier HSC 2–3 Lille OSC 2019-12-13 Lille OSC 2–1 Montpellier HSC 2019-02-17 Lille OSC 0–0 Montpellier HSC 2018-12-04 Montpellier HSC 0–1 Lille OSC 2018-02-24 Montpellier HSC 2–1 Lille OSC

Montpellier HSC Form

2020-12-23 Montpellier HSC 2–3 Lille OSC L 2020-12-20 Stade Brestois 29 2–2 Montpellier HSC D 2020-12-16 Montpellier HSC 0–2 FC Metz L 2020-12-12 Racing Club de Lens 2–3 Montpellier HSC W 2020-12-05 Montpellier HSC 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2020-11-29 FC Lorient 0–1 Montpellier HSC W

Lille OSC Form

2020-12-23 Montpellier HSC 2–3 Lille OSC W 2020-12-20 Lille OSC 0–0 Paris Saint-Germain FC D 2020-12-16 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0–2 Lille OSC W 2020-12-13 Lille OSC 2–1 FC Girondins de Bordeaux W 2020-12-10 Celtic FC 3–2 Lille OSC L 2020-12-06 Lille OSC 2–1 AS Monaco FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.28 Montpellier HSC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 Lille OSC xG
I would bet for: Montpellier HSC or Lille OSC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Montpellier HSC30% Draw27% Lille OSC43%
Actual: Lille OSC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Montpellier HSC or Draw
57%
Draw or Lille OSC
70%
Montpellier HSC or Lille OSC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Montpellier HSC23% Draw45% Lille OSC32%
Actual: Lille OSC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 1
8%
0 – 0
7.3%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.7%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
4.4%
0 – 3
3.8%
2 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — Montpellier HSC

Handicap Montpellier HSC covers Push Lille OSC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 16% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 21% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Lille OSC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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