Montpellier 2–1 AS Monaco — Ligue 1 2024/25 Match Stats

Ligue 1 · 2024Fri, 17 Jan 2025, 18:00 UTC

Montpellier

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2–1Historical match

AS Monaco

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A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Montpellier won 2–1.

Shots: 1121
Shots on target: 49
Expected goals: 2.091.51
Possession: 35%65%

Full time

What the match recorded

Montpellier beat AS Monaco 2–1. Recorded in this match (Montpellier – AS Monaco): shots 11–21, shots on target 4–9, expected goals 2.09–1.51, possession 35%–65%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

AS Monaco show a distinct attacking-volume record

strong

AS Monaco's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

11.5 shots/match ▲ShotsMontpellier · AS Monaco14.7 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Montpellier	AS Monaco	Baseline
Shots	11.5 shots/match	14.7 shots/match	11.6 shots/match
Shots against	16 shots/match	9.78 shots/match	12.7 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.33 corners/matchCornersMontpellier · AS Monaco5.33 corners/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

Metric	Montpellier	AS Monaco	Baseline
Corners	5.33 corners/match	5.33 corners/match	4.5 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

AS Monaco have recorded the higher season possession share.

46.9%PossessionMontpellier · AS Monaco● 57.2%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.2 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Montpellier	AS Monaco	Baseline
Possession	46.9%	57.2%	48%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

Shots11 shots21 shotsMontpellier 11 shots, AS Monaco 21 shots
Shots on target4 shots9 shotsMontpellier 4 shots, AS Monaco 9 shots
Expected goals2.09 xG1.51 xGMontpellier 2.09 xG, AS Monaco 1.51 xG
Possession35%65%Montpellier 35%, AS Monaco 65%
Corners4 corners15 cornersMontpellier 4 corners, AS Monaco 15 corners
Fouls6 fouls9 foulsMontpellier 6 fouls, AS Monaco 9 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

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Montpellier: 12 shots, 4 on target, 2.45 xG. AS Monaco: 26 shots, 11 on target, 1.85 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Montpellier 2.45 xG · AS Monaco 1.85 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Montpellier

0Draws

4AS Monaco

28 Sept 2024AS Monaco — Montpellier · Ligue 12–1

12 May 2024Montpellier — AS Monaco · Ligue 10–2

3 Dec 2023AS Monaco — Montpellier · Ligue 12–0

30 Apr 2023AS Monaco — Montpellier · Ligue 10–4

9 Oct 2022Montpellier — AS Monaco · Ligue 10–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Montpellier favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · AS Monaco in 11

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Montpellier18 matchesAS Monaco18 matches

1 goal/matchGoals scored18/18▲ 1.61 goals/match

2.39 goals/matchGoals allowed18/18▲ 1.11 goals/match

1.2 xG/matchExpected goals18/18▲ 2.07 xG/match

11.5 shots/matchShots18/18▲ 14.7 shots/match

4.28 shots/matchShots on target18/18▲ 5.22 shots/match

46.9%Possession18/18● 57.2%

5.33 corners/matchCorners18/185.33 corners/match

12 fouls/matchFouls18/1813.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited

Season samples18 / 18home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

The fixture is outside the configured active season.
Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Fri, 17 Jan 2025, 22:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Ligue 1

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Match at a glance

What the match recorded