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Olympique Lyonnais vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 1 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2021-22
Olympique Lyonnais
5 – 2
Full Time
Montpellier HSC
Sat 23 Apr 2022 · 15:00 UTC Groupama Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 28' Ambroise Oyongo
Y 42' Nicolas Cozza
Jerome Boateng 75' Y
Malo Gusto 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Referee Guillaume Debart
  • Referee Huseyin Ocak
  • Referee Pierre Gaillouste
  • Referee Erwan Finjean
  • Referee
19 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 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

8
1
4
Olympique Lyonnais 13 games · Avg 3.7 goals Montpellier HSC
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-23 Olympique Lyonnais 5–2 Montpellier HSC 2021-11-28 Montpellier HSC 0–1 Olympique Lyonnais 2021-02-13 Olympique Lyonnais 1–2 Montpellier HSC 2020-09-15 Montpellier HSC 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais 2019-08-27 Montpellier HSC 1–0 Olympique Lyonnais

Recent Form

Olympique Lyonnais
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Apr Montpellier HSC H 5–2 W
20 Apr Stade Brestois 29 A 1–2 L
17 Apr FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 6–1 W
14 Apr West Ham United FC H 0–3 L
10 Apr RC Strasbourg Alsace A 1–1 D
07 Apr West Ham United FC A 1–1 D
Montpellier HSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Apr Olympique Lyonnais A 2–5 L
20 Apr Racing Club de Lens A 0–2 L
17 Apr Stade de Reims H 0–0 D
10 Apr Olympique de Marseille A 0–2 L
03 Apr Stade Brestois 29 H 1–2 L
20 Mar FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 2–0 W

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 Olympique Lyonnais to score. At the same time, Montpellier HSC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Olympique Lyonnais must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Florent Mollet, a France , has 4 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Leo Leroy has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 256 appearances.
  • 20' Lucas Paqueta has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 24 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 25' Montpellier HSC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 26' Brilliant from the ! Moussa Dembele makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 26.
  • 28' Montpellier HSC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 28.
  • 33' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Olympique Lyonnais side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 36' Jerome Boateng has so much to prove this time. He replaces Damien da Silva on 36 minute.
  • 41' Karl Toko Ekambi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 42' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nicolas Cozza.
  • 43' A goal from the Brazil international Thiago Mendes! He fires home on 43 to make it 2-0!
  • 47' GOAL! Sepe Elye Wahi fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 49' Teji Savanier doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 54' 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.
  • 59' 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.
  • 64' Assisted by Thiago Mendes with the perfectly-timed delivery and Houssem Aouar makes no mistake. 3-2!
  • 65' Olympique Lyonnais manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bradley Barcola is hanging Tete on the field on 65 minute.
  • 66' A tactical swap from Montpellier HSC — Stephy Mavididi on, Valere Germain off on 66 minutes.
  • 68' The deadlock is broken! Karl Toko Ekambi gets on the scoresheet on 68 minutes.
  • 73' Olympique Lyonnais are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 75' The referee shows Olympique Lyonnais player a Yellow card on 75.
  • 75' The Montpellier HSC bench stirs into life. Joris Chotard is withdrawn and Leo Leroy gets his opportunity.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' Jeff Reine-Adelaide has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lucas Paqueta on 85 minute.
  • 89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Malo Gusto.
  • The final score is 5-2.

Lineups

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Bosz

Montpellier HSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Dall'Oglio

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-04-23 Olympique Lyonnais 5–2 Montpellier HSC 2021-11-28 Montpellier HSC 0–1 Olympique Lyonnais 2021-02-13 Olympique Lyonnais 1–2 Montpellier HSC 2020-09-15 Montpellier HSC 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais 2019-08-27 Montpellier HSC 1–0 Olympique Lyonnais

Olympique Lyonnais Form

2022-04-23 Olympique Lyonnais 5–2 Montpellier HSC W 2022-04-20 Stade Brestois 29 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais L 2022-04-17 Olympique Lyonnais 6–1 FC Girondins de Bordeaux W 2022-04-14 Olympique Lyonnais 0–3 West Ham United FC L 2022-04-10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 1–1 Olympique Lyonnais D 2022-04-07 West Ham United FC 1–1 Olympique Lyonnais D

Montpellier HSC Form

2022-04-23 Olympique Lyonnais 5–2 Montpellier HSC L 2022-04-20 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 Montpellier HSC L 2022-04-17 Montpellier HSC 0–0 Stade de Reims D 2022-04-10 Olympique de Marseille 2–0 Montpellier HSC L 2022-04-03 Montpellier HSC 1–2 Stade Brestois 29 L 2022-03-20 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 0–2 Montpellier HSC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.03 Olympique Lyonnais xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Montpellier HSC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Olympique Lyonnais54% Draw23% Montpellier HSC23%
Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Olympique Lyonnais or Draw
77%
Draw or Montpellier HSC
46%
Olympique Lyonnais or Montpellier HSC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Olympique Lyonnais39% Draw41% Montpellier HSC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted
5 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 0
5.1%
3 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 1
4%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Olympique Lyonnais

Handicap Olympique Lyonnais covers Push Montpellier HSC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 16% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 21% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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