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Montpellier HSC vs Olympique de Marseille, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2023-24
Wed 20 Dec 2023 · 20:00 UTC Stade de la Mosson HT 45' · FT 45'
Khalil Fayad 14' 1–0
1–1 52' Jordan Veretout

Overview

Match Preview

Montpellier HSC vs Olympique de MarseilleLigue 1 at Stade de la Mosson.

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Leonard
  • Assistant 1 Brice Parinet (France)
  • Assistant 2 Philippe Jeanne

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Dec Olympique de Marseille H 1–1 D
17 Dec FC Metz A 1–0 W
08 Dec Racing Club de Lens H 0–0 D
03 Dec AS Monaco FC A 0–2 L
29 Nov Clermont Foot 63 H 1–1 D
26 Nov Stade Brestois 29 H 1–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Dec Montpellier HSC A 1–1 D
17 Dec Clermont Foot 63 H 2–1 W
14 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 0–1 L
10 Dec FC Lorient A 4–2 W
06 Dec Olympique Lyonnais H 3–0 W
03 Dec Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 2–0 W

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Montpellier HSC vs Olympique de Marseille — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Olympique de Marseille fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Olympique de Marseille is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 14' GOAL! Khalil Fayad fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 19' It’s high time Michel Der Zakarian made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 24' Joris Chotard, a France , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 29' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 34' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michel Der Zakarian might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 39' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 44' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Christopher Jullien.
  • 49' named a 5-3-2 earlier, and opted for a 5-3-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 52' Jordan Veretout adds to his 0 season tally! Olympique de Marseille lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 55' Poor challenge from Samuel Gigot. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 60' Another substitution for Montpellier HSC to replace Lucas Mincarelli by Falaye Sacko on 60 minute.
  • 61' Fresh legs for Montpellier HSC! Jordan Ferri comes on to replace Khalil Fayad.
  • 66' Musa Al Taamari needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 4 Yellow cards this season.
  • 71' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Iliman Ndiaye as he leaves the pitch. Vitinha steps in for Olympique de Marseille.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Montpellier HSCKelvin Yeboah on, Akor Adams off on 74 minutes.
  • 79' Jonathan Clauss has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 84' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lucas Mincarelli, as he is very good at scoring at Stade de la Mosson with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Samuel Gigot as he leaves the pitch. Bamo Meite steps in for Olympique de Marseille.
  • 90' Montpellier HSC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.17 Montpellier HSC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Olympique de Marseille xG
I would bet for: Montpellier HSC or Olympique de Marseille 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Montpellier HSC32% Draw30% Olympique de Marseille38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.47
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Montpellier HSC or Draw
62%
Draw or Olympique de Marseille
68%
Montpellier HSC or Olympique de Marseille
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Montpellier HSC23% Draw49% Olympique de Marseille28%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.6%
0 – 1
9.9%
1 – 0
8.8%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
6.9%
2 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
3.5%
0 – 3
3%
3 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Montpellier HSC

Handicap Montpellier HSC covers Push Olympique de Marseille covers
-2.5 4% 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% 87%
-1 13% 18% 68%
-0.5 32% 68%
+0.5 62% 38%
+1 62% 20% 18%
+1.5 82% 18%
+2 82% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% 6%

Clean Sheet

Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
28%
Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet
32%

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