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Montpellier HSC vs Olympique Lyonnais, Ligue 1 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2019-20
Montpellier HSC
1 – 0
Full Time
Olympique Lyonnais
Tue 27 Aug 2019 · 17:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Y 36' Joachim Andersen
Y 49' Lucas Tousart
R 51' Youssouf Kone
Pedro Mendes 54' Y
Y 56' Thiago Mendes
Y 82' Kenny Tete
Arnaud Souquet 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Montpellier HSC vs Olympique Lyonnais — Ligue 1 .

Match Details

  • Referee Mikael Lesage
  • Referee Julien Aube
  • Referee Antony Gautier
  • Referee Huseyin Ocak
  • Referee Antoine Valnet

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Paris Saint-Germain FC 10 23
2 Lille OSC 10 21
3 Paris FC 10 20
4 Olympique de Marseille 10 18
5 Olympique Lyonnais 10 17
6 OGC Nice 10 17
7 AS Monaco FC 10 16
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 10 16
9 Stade Brestois 29 10 15
10 FC Lorient 10 15
11 Racing Club de Lens 10 13
12 Toulouse FC 10 13
13 RC Strasbourg Alsace 10 10
14 AJ Auxerre 10 10
15 Le Mans FC 10 8
16 Angers SCO 10 8
17 ES Troyes AC 10 8
18 Le Havre AC 10 2

Head-to-Head

4
1
8
Montpellier HSC 13 games · Avg 3.7 goals Olympique Lyonnais
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-27 Montpellier HSC 1–0 Olympique Lyonnais 2019-03-17 Olympique Lyonnais 3–2 Montpellier HSC 2018-12-22 Montpellier HSC 1–1 Olympique Lyonnais

Recent Form

Montpellier HSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Olympique Lyonnais H 1–0 W
17 Aug FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 1–1 D
10 Aug Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 0–1 L
24 May Olympique de Marseille A 0–1 L
18 May FC Nantes H 1–1 D
10 May AS Saint-Étienne A 1–0 W
Olympique Lyonnais
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Montpellier HSC A 0–1 L
16 Aug Angers SCO H 6–0 W
09 Aug AS Monaco FC A 3–0 W
24 May Nimes Olympique A 3–2 W
18 May SM Caen H 4–0 W
12 May Olympique de Marseille A 3–0 W

Key Stats

77% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Olympique Lyonnais this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/2
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/2
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais
Ernest Nuamah 4 G 1 A
Corentin Tolisso 2 G 3 A
Zachary Athekame 2 G 3 A
Lois Openda 1 G 1 A
Felix Bacher 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Olympique Lyonnais gets underway.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Montpellier HSC and Olympique Lyonnais are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Olympique Lyonnais are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Geronimo Rulli has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Montpellier HSC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Olympique Lyonnais backline.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Montpellier HSC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Arnaud Souquet is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Olympique Lyonnais.
  • 36' A moment of madness from Joachim Andersen on 36 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Olympique Lyonnais will be frustrated.
  • 41' Jason Denayer, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 42' Arnaud Souquet puts Montpellier HSC on the lead.
  • 47' It is a cagey affair so far. Montpellier HSC in their trying to find a way past Olympique Lyonnais's compact .
  • 49' Olympique Lyonnais receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 49.
  • 51' It’s gonna be a Red card for Youssouf Kone.
  • 54' Montpellier HSC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 54.
  • 56' Thiago Mendes has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 56.
  • 61' It looks surprising Olympique Lyonnais does not make any changes. Joachim Andersen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' The whistle greets Lucas Tousart as he departs to be replaced by Kenny Tete.
  • 68' The whistle greets Bertrand Traore as he departs to be replaced by Maxwel Cornet.
  • 73' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 74' Montpellier HSC ring the changes. Florent Mollet has done his job and it is now time for Keagan Dolly to step up.
  • 79' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 82' The referee calls foul for Kenny Tete. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 83' Another substitution for Olympique Lyonnais to replace Thiago Mendes by Martin Terrier on 83 minute.
  • 88' 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.
  • 90' Arnaud Souquet has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Montpellier HSC make a change. Ambroise Oyongo trudges off to be replaced by Mihajlo Ristic on 90 minutes.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Montpellier HSC players.

Lineups

Montpellier HSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel Der Zakarian

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sepe Elye Wahi 8
Alexandre Lacazette 8
Teji Savanier 4
Houssem Aouar 4
Lucas Paqueta 2
Moussa Dembele 2
Arnaud Nordin 2
Musa Al Taamari 2

Head to Head

2019-08-27 Montpellier HSC 1–0 Olympique Lyonnais 2019-03-17 Olympique Lyonnais 3–2 Montpellier HSC 2018-12-22 Montpellier HSC 1–1 Olympique Lyonnais

Montpellier HSC Form

2019-08-27 Montpellier HSC 1–0 Olympique Lyonnais W 2019-08-17 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 1–1 Montpellier HSC D 2019-08-10 Montpellier HSC 0–1 Stade Rennais FC 1901 L 2019-05-24 Olympique de Marseille 1–0 Montpellier HSC L 2019-05-18 Montpellier HSC 1–1 FC Nantes D 2019-05-10 AS Saint-Étienne 0–1 Montpellier HSC W

Olympique Lyonnais Form

2019-08-27 Montpellier HSC 1–0 Olympique Lyonnais L 2019-08-16 Olympique Lyonnais 6–0 Angers SCO W 2019-08-09 AS Monaco FC 0–3 Olympique Lyonnais W 2019-05-24 Nimes Olympique 2–3 Olympique Lyonnais W 2019-05-18 Olympique Lyonnais 4–0 SM Caen W 2019-05-12 Olympique de Marseille 0–3 Olympique Lyonnais W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.15 Montpellier HSC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Olympique Lyonnais xG
I would bet for: Montpellier HSC or Olympique Lyonnais 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Montpellier HSC37% Draw30% Olympique Lyonnais33%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: No — clean sheet

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
66%
Draw or Olympique Lyonnais
63%
Montpellier HSC or Olympique Lyonnais
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Montpellier HSC24% Draw51% Olympique Lyonnais25%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
11.8%
0 – 1
10.3%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
2.8%
0 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Montpellier HSC

Handicap Montpellier HSC covers Push Olympique Lyonnais covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 19% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 20% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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