Thursday , 2 July 2026

Montpellier HSC vs Olympique Lyonnais, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
Montpellier HSC
2 – 1
Full Time
Olympique Lyonnais
Tue 15 Sep 2020 · 19:00 UTC Stade de la Mosson HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'
Andy Delort 7' Y
Y 36' Bruno Guimaraes
Y 43' Houssem Aouar
R 44' Houssem Aouar
Y 45' Karl Toko Ekambi
Jordan Ferri 62' Y
Hilton 71' Y
Hilton 81' R

Overview

Match Preview

Montpellier HSC vs Olympique Lyonnais — Ligue 1 at Stade de la Mosson.

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Referee Benoit Bastien
  • Referee Mickael Annonier
  • Referee Bastien Dechepy
  • Referee Bastien Courbet
20 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 6.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

4
1
8
Montpellier HSC 13 games · Avg 3.7 goals Olympique Lyonnais
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-15 Montpellier HSC 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais 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
15 Sep Olympique Lyonnais H 2–1 W
12 Sep OGC Nice H 3–1 W
29 Aug Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 1–2 L
08 Mar Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 0–5 L
29 Feb RC Strasbourg Alsace H 3–0 W
22 Feb Angers SCO A 0–1 L
Olympique Lyonnais
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Montpellier HSC A 1–2 L
11 Sep FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 0–0 D
28 Aug Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 4–1 W
19 Aug FC Bayern München H 0–3 L
15 Aug Manchester City FC A 3–1 W
07 Aug Juventus FC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

77% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Montpellier HSC to score. At the same time, Olympique Lyonnais does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 7' Montpellier HSC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 7.
  • 12' It looks surprising Olympique Lyonnais does not make any changes. Anthony Lopes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 17' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jason Denayer, as he is very good at scoring at Stade de la Mosson with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 32' 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.
  • 36' Bruno Guimaraes is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
  • 38' Teji Savanier does the damage! The net is bulging and Montpellier HSC surge ahead!
  • 43' Houssem Aouar is having his name booked by the referee on 43.
  • 44' Olympique Lyonnais player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 45' Karl Toko Ekambi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' Melvin Bard needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 55' A change in the Olympique Lyonnais ranks — Tinotenda Kadewere exits the field as Memphis Depay enters on 55.
  • 59' Assisted by Mihajlo Ristic with the perfectly-timed delivery and Teji Savanier makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 62' That is a Yellow card for Montpellier HSC. Jordan Ferri will be fuming at that decision.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Montpellier HSC. Jordan Ferri is replaced by Florent Mollet.
  • 68' Melvin Bard is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jason Denayer at the 68 minute mark.
  • 71' The referee has no hesitation. Hilton is booked for Montpellier HSC — Yellow card on 71.
  • 75' Montpellier HSC make a change. Teji Savanier trudges off to be replaced by Joris Chotard on 75 minutes.
  • 80' With 0 assists to his name this season, Hilton is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Montpellier HSC.
  • 81' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Hilton on 81 minutes.
  • 82' Brilliant from the ! Memphis Depay makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 82.
  • 86' Junior Sambia is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gaetan Laborde at the 86 minute mark.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Olympique Lyonnais.

Lineups

Montpellier HSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel Der Zakarian

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rudi Garcia

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-09-15 Montpellier HSC 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais 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

2020-09-15 Montpellier HSC 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais W 2020-09-12 Montpellier HSC 3–1 OGC Nice W 2020-08-29 Stade Rennais FC 1901 2–1 Montpellier HSC L 2020-03-08 Stade Rennais FC 1901 5–0 Montpellier HSC L 2020-02-29 Montpellier HSC 3–0 RC Strasbourg Alsace W 2020-02-22 Angers SCO 1–0 Montpellier HSC L

Olympique Lyonnais Form

2020-09-15 Montpellier HSC 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais L 2020-09-11 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 0–0 Olympique Lyonnais D 2020-08-28 Olympique Lyonnais 4–1 Dijon Football Cote d'Or W 2020-08-19 Olympique Lyonnais 0–3 FC Bayern München L 2020-08-15 Manchester City FC 1–3 Olympique Lyonnais W 2020-08-07 Juventus FC 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.56 Montpellier HSC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Olympique Lyonnais xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Montpellier HSC49% Draw27% Olympique Lyonnais24%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Montpellier HSC or Draw
76%
Draw or Olympique Lyonnais
51%
Montpellier HSC or Olympique Lyonnais
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Montpellier HSC33% Draw47% Olympique Lyonnais20%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Montpellier HSC

Handicap Montpellier HSC covers Push Olympique Lyonnais covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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