Ligue 1 · 2024

Montpellier 2–2 Lille · Ligue 1

2–2Historical match

Lille

DWDDW

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

Match at a glance

Montpellier and Lille drew 2–2.

Shots
1113
Shots on target
54
Expected goals
1.472.22
Possession
42%58%

Full time

What the match recorded

Montpellier and Lille drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Montpellier – Lille): shots 11–13, shots on target 5–4, expected goals 1.47–2.22, possession 42%–58%. 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.

Montpellier show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Montpellier's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

11.1 shots/match ▲ShotsMontpellier · Lille12.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricMontpellierLilleBaseline
Shots11.1 shots/match12.3 shots/match12.1 shots/match
Shots against15.3 shots/match9.85 shots/match12.7 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Lille have recorded the higher season possession share.

47.2%PossessionMontpellier · Lille● 56.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.5 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricMontpellierLilleBaseline
Possession47.2%56.7%47.9%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots13 shotsMontpellier 11 shots, Lille 13 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots4 shotsMontpellier 5 shots, Lille 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.47 xG2.22 xGMontpellier 1.47 xG, Lille 2.22 xG
  • Possession42%58%Montpellier 42%, Lille 58%
  • Corners7 corners2 cornersMontpellier 7 corners, Lille 2 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls21 foulsMontpellier 9 fouls, Lille 21 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.

Jordan Ferri · Montpellier · 23′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedNgal'ayel Mukau · Lille · 4′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMousa Tamari · Montpellier · 15′ · 0.02 xG · on targetRémy Cabella · Lille · 38′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTeji Savanier · Montpellier · 41′ · 0.02 xG · on targetNikola Maksimović · Montpellier · 64′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRabby Nzingoula · Montpellier · 67′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedWahbi Khazri · Montpellier · 2′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMitchel Bakker · Lille · 37′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedGabriel Gudmundsson · Lille · 90′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMitchel Bakker · Lille · 61′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRémy Cabella · Lille · 61′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAïssa Mandi · Lille · 36′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMitchel Bakker · Lille · 39′ · 0.05 xG · on targetOsame Sahraoui · Lille · 74′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedBećir Omeragić · Montpellier · 16′ · 0.07 xG · on targetTanguy Coulibaly · Montpellier · 90′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedIssiaga Sylla · Montpellier · 45′ · 0.10 xG · goalHakon Arnar Haraldsson · Lille · 90′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedRémy Cabella · Lille · 8′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedMousa Tamari · Montpellier · 72′ · 0.37 xG · off target or blockedArnaud Nordin · Montpellier · 90′ · 0.72 xG · goalJonathan David · Lille · 44′ · 0.82 xG · goalJonathan David · Lille · 54′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Montpellier: 11 shots, 5 on target, 1.47 xG. Lille: 13 shots, 4 on target, 2.28 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.252.50′HT90′Issiaga Sylla · Montpellier · 45′Arnaud Nordin · Montpellier · 90′Jonathan David · Lille · 44′Jonathan David · Lille · 54′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Montpellier 1.47 xG · Lille 2.28 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Montpellier
1Draws
4Lille
Montpellier — Lille · Ligue 10–0
Lille — Montpellier · Ligue 11–0
Lille — Montpellier · Ligue 12–1
Montpellier — Lille · Ligue 11–3
Montpellier — Lille · Ligue 10–1

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 · Lille in 10 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Montpellier13 matchesLille13 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored13/13▲ 1.62 goals/match
2.62 goals/matchGoals allowed13/13▲ 1 goal/match
1.08 xG/matchExpected goals13/13▲ 1.66 xG/match
11.1 shots/matchShots13/13▲ 12.3 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target13/13▲ 4.46 shots/match
47.2%Possession13/13● 56.7%
5.54 corners/match ●Corners13/134.08 corners/match
12.8 fouls/matchFouls13/1313.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples13 / 13home / 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, 1 Dec 2024, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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