Olympique Lyonnais vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 1 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 1 · 2024-25

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Montpellier HSC

Sat 4 Jan 2025 · 20:00 UTC Groupama Stadium 48,162 HT 45' · FT 45'

Khalil Fayad og 90+1' 1–0

Y 50' Modibo Sagnan

Y 64' Nikola Maksimovic

Jordan Veretout 66' Y

Overview

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Olympique Lyonnais vs Montpellier HSC — Ligue 1 at Groupama Stadium.

Olympique Lyonnais 5 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Montpellier HSC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jeremy Stinat
Assistant 1 Christophe Mouysset
Assistant 2 Julien Garrigues (France)

5 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game

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

Olympique Lyonnais 13 games · Avg 3.7 goals Montpellier HSC

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-04 Olympique Lyonnais 1–0 Montpellier HSC 2024-02-11 Montpellier HSC 1–2 Olympique Lyonnais 2023-08-19 Olympique Lyonnais 1–4 Montpellier HSC 2023-05-07 Olympique Lyonnais 5–4 Montpellier HSC 2022-10-22 Montpellier HSC 1–2 Olympique Lyonnais

Recent Form

Olympique Lyonnais

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jan	Montpellier HSC	H	1–0	W
15 Dec	Paris Saint-Germain FC	A	1–3	L
12 Dec	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	3–2	W
07 Dec	Angers SCO	A	3–0	W
01 Dec	OGC Nice	H	4–1	W
28 Nov	Qarabag Agdam FK	A	4–1	W

Montpellier HSC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jan	Olympique Lyonnais	A	0–1	L
15 Dec	OGC Nice	H	2–2	D
08 Dec	Racing Club de Lens	A	0–2	L
01 Dec	Lille OSC	H	2–2	D
23 Nov	AS Saint-Etienne	A	0–1	L
10 Nov	Stade Brestois 29	H	3–1	W

Key Stats

77% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

60% Clean Sheets
Olympique Lyonnais this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais

0-15

1/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/1

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais

Ernest Nuamah	3 G	1 A
Zachary Athekame	2 G	2 A
Lois Openda	1 G	1 A
Felix Bacher	1 G
Malick Fofana	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Groupama Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
10' Olympique Lyonnais is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' Olympique Lyonnais are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Montpellier HSC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
30' Olympique Lyonnais are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Montpellier HSC backline.
35' It looks like no one’s ball. Montpellier HSC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
40' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Malick Fofana, as he is very good at scoring at Groupama Stadium with 4 goals in the last 4 games.
50' That is a card for Montpellier HSC. Modibo Sagnan will be fuming at that decision.
55' Montpellier HSC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
64' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Nikola Maksimovic.
64' Another substitution for Montpellier HSC to replace Akor Adams by Wahbi Khazri on 64 minute.
66' Poor challenge from Jordan Veretout. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
71' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
75' Tanner Tessmann is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nemanja Matic at the 75 minute mark.
76' Fresh legs for Olympique Lyonnais! Georges Mikautadze comes on to replace Jordan Veretout.
81' It looks surprising Montpellier HSC does not make any changes. Becir Omeragic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
86' Ainsley Maitland-Niles is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Olympique Lyonnais tonight.
87' The Montpellier HSC manager makes a substitution. Issiaga Sylla departs to be replaced by Theo Sainte-Luce.
With this win, Olympique Lyonnais is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

22
Clinton Mata
23
Lucas Perri
98
Ainsley Maitland-Niles ↓ Moussa Niakhate 64'
10
Alexandre Lacazette
31
Nemanja Matic ↓ Tanner Tessmann 75'
17
Said Benrahma ↓ Rayan Cherki 64'
55
Duje Caleta-Car
7
Jordan Veretout ↓ Georges Mikautadze 76'
16
Abner Vinicius
37
Ernest Nuamah ↓ Corentin Tolisso 64'
11
Malick Fofana

Bench

Coach Pierre Sage

Montpellier HSC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

16
Dimitry Bertaud
10
Wahbi Khazri ↑ 64'
17
Theo Sainte-Luce ↑ 87'
22
Khalil Fayad ↑ 64'
38
Axel Gueguin
47
Yael Mouanga
39
Yanis Issoufou ↑ 87'
44
Theo Chennahi
45
Stefan Dzodic ↑ 75'

Coach Jean-Louis Gasset

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Olympique Lyonnais Form

2025-01-04 Olympique Lyonnais 1–0 Montpellier HSC W 2024-12-15 Paris Saint-Germain FC 3–1 Olympique Lyonnais L 2024-12-12 Olympique Lyonnais 3–2 Eintracht Frankfurt W 2024-12-07 Angers SCO 0–3 Olympique Lyonnais W 2024-12-01 Olympique Lyonnais 4–1 OGC Nice W 2024-11-28 Qarabag Agdam FK 1–4 Olympique Lyonnais W

Montpellier HSC Form

2025-01-04 Olympique Lyonnais 1–0 Montpellier HSC L 2024-12-15 Montpellier HSC 2–2 OGC Nice D 2024-12-08 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 Montpellier HSC L 2024-12-01 Montpellier HSC 2–2 Lille OSC D 2024-11-23 AS Saint-Etienne 1–0 Montpellier HSC L 2024-11-10 Montpellier HSC 3–1 Stade Brestois 29 W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.68 Olympique Lyonnais xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.07 Montpellier HSC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Olympique Lyonnais55% Draw25% Montpellier HSC20%

Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.75

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Olympique Lyonnais or Draw

79%

Draw or Montpellier HSC

45%

Olympique Lyonnais or Montpellier HSC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Olympique Lyonnais36% Draw46% Montpellier HSC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

8.8%

0 – 0

8.3%

1 – 2

5.9%

0 – 1

5.9%

3 – 1

5.2%

2 – 2

3 – 0

4.9%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Olympique Lyonnais

Handicap	Olympique Lyonnais covers	Push	Montpellier HSC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	23%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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