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Ligue 1 · 2024

Olympique Lyonnais 1–0 Montpellier · Ligue 1

1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Olympique Lyonnais won 1–0.

Shots
1216
Shots on target
26
Expected goals
1.351.17
Possession
58%42%

Full time

What the match recorded

Olympique Lyonnais beat Montpellier 1–0. Recorded in this match (Olympique Lyonnais – Montpellier): shots 12–16, shots on target 2–6, expected goals 1.35–1.17, possession 58%–42%. 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.

Both teams have elevated corners records

strong

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

5.69 corners/match ●CornersOlympique Lyonnais · Montpellier5.56 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricOlympique LyonnaisMontpellierBaseline
Corners5.69 corners/match5.56 corners/match4.38 corners/match

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

Olympique Lyonnais show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

13.2 shots/match ▲ShotsOlympique Lyonnais · Montpellier11.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricOlympique LyonnaisMontpellierBaseline
Shots13.2 shots/match11.8 shots/match11.7 shots/match
Shots against13.7 shots/match15.4 shots/match12.8 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots16 shotsOlympique Lyonnais 12 shots, Montpellier 16 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots6 shotsOlympique Lyonnais 2 shots, Montpellier 6 shots
  • Expected goals1.35 xG1.17 xGOlympique Lyonnais 1.35 xG, Montpellier 1.17 xG
  • Possession58%42%Olympique Lyonnais 58%, Montpellier 42%
  • Corners3 corners5 cornersOlympique Lyonnais 3 corners, Montpellier 5 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls10 foulsOlympique Lyonnais 8 fouls, Montpellier 10 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Olympique Lyonnais
0Draws
1Montpellier
Montpellier — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 11–2
Olympique Lyonnais — Montpellier · Ligue 11–4
Olympique Lyonnais — Montpellier · Ligue 15–4
Montpellier — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 11–2
Olympique Lyonnais — Montpellier · Ligue 15–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Olympique Lyonnais favored in 9 of 11 directional metrics · Montpellier in 1 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Olympique Lyonnais16 matchesMontpellier16 matches
1.75 goals/match ▲Goals scored16/160.94 goals/match
1.25 goals/match ▲Goals allowed16/162.44 goals/match
1.8 xG/match ▲Expected goals16/161.14 xG/match
13.2 shots/match ▲Shots16/1611.8 shots/match
5.56 shots/match ▲Shots on target16/164.38 shots/match
54.5% ●Possession16/1647%
5.69 corners/match ●Corners16/165.56 corners/match
11.7 fouls/matchFouls16/1612.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples16 / 16home / 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: Sun, 5 Jan 2025, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Ligue 1

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsOlympique LyonnaisMontpellier
CompetitionLigue 1Ligue 1 2024/25
Head-to-headOlympique Lyonnais — Montpellier
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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