Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Ligue 1 · 2024-25
Olympique Lyonnais
1 – 0
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jeremy Stinat
  • Assistant 1 Christophe Mouysset
  • Assistant 2 Julien Garrigues (France)
8 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 9.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

8
1
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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-Étienne 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
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' Three points are at stake. Olympique Lyonnais host Montpellier HSC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' France international Jordan Ferri has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' Montpellier HSC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 35' It looks surprising Olympique Lyonnais does not make any changes. Lucas Perri has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' Khalil Fayad is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Montpellier HSC tonight.
  • 50' Modibo Sagnan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 50.
  • 55' Montpellier HSC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 60' The 22-year-old Ernest Nuamah has been sensational this season — 4 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 64' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Nikola Maksimovic.
  • 64' Montpellier HSC make a change. Akor Adams trudges off to be replaced by Wahbi Khazri on 64 minutes.
  • 66' The referee calls foul for Jordan Veretout. He receives a card.
  • 71' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 75' It is a substitution in Olympique Lyonnais team. Nemanja Matic is replaced by Tanner Tessmann on 75 minute.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Georges Mikautadze. He replaces Jordan Veretout on 76 minute.
  • 81' Modibo Sagnan, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 86' Montpellier HSC have won 390 goals from 426 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 87' The whistle greets Issiaga Sylla as he departs to be replaced by Theo Sainte-Luce.
  • The points are shared — Olympique Lyonnais 1-0 Montpellier HSC. Honours even.

Lineups

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pierre Sage

Montpellier HSC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jean-Louis Gasset

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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-Étienne 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
5%
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.