Lyon v Montpellier result

Full-time · Lyon 1–0 Montpellier

Ligue 1 · Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:00 GMT · Parc Olympique Lyonnais

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Lyon · Montpellier · Head-to-head

Lyon 1–0 Montpellier — Lyon won this Ligue 1 match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Lyon beat Montpellier 1–0 at Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Ligue 1 on Saturday 4 January. Lyon have scored in 12 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Montpellier: an own goal by Khalil Fayad (90’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Lyon 1.35, Montpellier 1.17, from 12 shots to 16 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

J. Stinat showed three yellow cards — against 3.8 yellows a game across the last 9 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Lyon: J. Veretout (66’); Montpellier: M. Sagnan (50’) and Nikola Maksimović (64’).

What it changes

Montpellier are winless in their last six matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Lucas Perri (Lyon) 5.6, A. Lacazette (Lyon) 5.0 and J. Ferri (Montpellier) 4.7 led the match.

Next up

Lyon next travel to 1899 Hoffenheim on 22 October 2026.

Montpellier next host RED Star FC 93 on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Lyon: 1899 Hoffenheim v Lyon, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Montpellier: Montpellier v RED Star FC 93, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Lyon 1–0 Montpellier · Ligue 1
Venue: Parc Olympique Lyonnais · Lyon
Referee: J. Stinat
Head-to-head (last 6): Lyon 5 · draws 0 · Montpellier 1 · 4.67 goals/game
Recent form: Lyon 4W 0D 1L · Montpellier 0W 2D 3L

Lyon 1–0 Montpellier (Ligue 1): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.38 / 0.88

Goals

against 1.13 / 2 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.43 / 6.38

Corners

against 3.57 / 4.63 · 0 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

7.29 / 4.25

Shots on target

against 5.14 / 5.38 · 4 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.29 / 3

Cards

against 2.14 / 2.38 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

3.78 yellows

Referee · J. Stinat

1.67 home / 2.11 away

over 9 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 December 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 December 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Lyon for / against	Line	Montpellier for / against
Goals scored	2.38 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.43 for · 3.57 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	6.38 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.86 for · 12.43 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	12.88 for · 15.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	7.29 for · 5.14 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.25 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.71 for · 11.14 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.88 for · 14.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.29 for · 2.14 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	3 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: J. Stinat — 3.78 yellow cards a game, 0.33 red cards, 21.22 fouls over 9 matches (1.67 to the home side, 2.11 to the away side).

Home 1.67Away 2.11

Lyon

Lyon — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Wilfried Zaha n 8	16.3	2.1 2/1	2.1 2/1	—
C. Tolisso n 8	72.1	2 7/5	1.1 4/2	—
M. Caqueret n 8	49.1	1.8 7/1	0.7 3/0	—
J. Veretout n 8	73.5	1.7 6/3	0.5 2/1	—
A. Lacazette n 8	65.9	1.7 5/3	1.2 6/1	—

Lyon — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Cherki n 8	64	2.8 7/5	1.8 5/3
A. Lacazette n 8	65.9	2.7 7/5	2.2 6/4
G. Mikautadze n 8	36	2.2 6/1	1.9 5/1
M. Fofana n 8	62.3	2 7/3	1.6 7/2
Ernest Nuamah n 8	48	1.9 5/2	1.2 4/1

Lyon — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
G. Mikautadze n 8	36	1.3 3/1	0 0/0
R. Cherki n 8	64	0.5 3/0	0.7 3/1
A. Lacazette n 8	65.9	0.9 3/1	0.2 1/0
S. Benrahma n 8	42.1	0 0/0	0.8 3/0
Wilfried Zaha n 8	16.3	0 0/0	0.7 1/0

Lyon — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Tagliafico n 8	87.9	4.1 8/8
M. Caqueret n 8	49.1	3.9 7/5
C. Tolisso n 8	72.1	2.8 5/5
A. Maitland-Niles n 8	73.4	2.3 6/4
M. Fofana n 8	62.3	2.3 7/3

Lyon — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Lucas Perri n 8	90	3.5 7/6

Montpellier

Montpellier — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Coulibaly n 8	42.6	3.2 5/4	0.5 2/0	—
M. Sagnan n 8	70.8	1.9 6/5	0.3 1/1	—
W. Khazri n 8	60.5	1.9 4/3	2.2 5/4	—
J. Ferri n 8	73.3	1.8 7/3	1.5 6/3	—
R. Nzingoula n 8	62.6	1.8 6/3	3.4 7/6	—

Montpellier — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Nordin n 8	71.5	2.2 7/4	1.1 5/2
T. Savanier n 8	84	1.9 8/6	0.8 5/1
J. Ndiaye n 8	17.5	1.9 1/1	1.3 1/1
A. Adams n 8	65.6	1.7 5/4	0.9 4/1
Mousa Tamari n 8	72.9	1.5 6/3	0.9 5/1

Montpellier — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
O. Maamma n 5	28.8	0.6 1/0	0.6 1/0
A. Nordin n 8	71.5	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
T. Coulibaly n 8	42.6	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
J. Chotard n 8	73.6	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
J. Ferri n 8	73.3	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Montpellier — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Sainte-Luce n 8	56.9	4 7/6
R. Nzingoula n 8	62.6	3.2 8/5
J. Ferri n 8	73.3	2.8 7/6
B. Touré n 8	48	2.6 6/3
T. Coulibaly n 8	42.6	2.6 5/3

Montpellier — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Bertaud n 8	90	4.6 7/7
B. Lecomte n 8	90	3.4 8/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Lyon		Montpellier
58%	Possession	42%
1.35	Expected goals (xG)	1.17
12	Shots	16
2	Shots on target	6
7	Shots off target	8
3	Blocked shots	2
10	Shots inside the box	8
3	Corners	5
1	Offsides	0
8	Fouls	10
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
6	Saves	2
503	Passes	361
86%	Pass accuracy	80%

Lyon player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Lucas Perri	90	0	0	0	0	0	8.3
Clinton Mata	90	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
D. Ćaleta-Car	90	0	0	0	1	0	7.7
Abner	90	0	0	0	1	0	7.5
A. Lacazette	90	2	1	5	1	0	7.3
M. Fofana	90	1	0	0	2	0	6.6
J. Veretout	76	0	0	1	1	Y	6.5
N. Matić	75	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
A. Maitland-Niles	65	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
S. Benrahma	65	2	0	1	0	0	6.7
Ernest Nuamah	65	2	0	0	1	0	6.9
M. Niakhaté sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
C. Tolisso sub	25	1	1	0	4	0	7.2
R. Cherki sub	25	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
T. Tessmann sub	15	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
G. Mikautadze sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Montpellier player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Lecomte	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
B. Omeragić	90	2	1	0	1	0	7.2
M. Sagnan	90	1	0	0	5	Y	7.2
E. Tchato	90	0	0	2	4	0	7.6
J. Ferri	90	1	0	1	4	0	7.5
Mousa Tamari	90	2	2	2	0	0	7.2
R. Nzingoula	87	0	0	0	1	0	7
I. Sylla	87	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
T. Savanier	75	3	2	3	0	0	7.5
Nikola Maksimović	64	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
A. Adams	64	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
K. Fayad sub	26	1	0	1	1	0	6.3
W. Khazri sub	26	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
S. Džodić sub	15	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
T. Sainte-Luce sub	10	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
Y. Issoufou sub	10	1	0	0	1	0	6.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Lyon v Montpellier — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

LyonWWWLW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

MontpellierLDLDL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.8 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Lyon 5 · 0 draws · Montpellier 1 · 4.67 goals/game

2024-02-11 Montpellier 1–2 Lyon
2023-08-19 Lyon 1–4 Montpellier
2023-05-07 Lyon 5–4 Montpellier
2022-10-22 Montpellier 1–2 Lyon
2022-04-23 Lyon 5–2 Montpellier
2021-11-28 Montpellier 0–1 Lyon

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Lyon#6 pos57 pts34 pl+19 GD

Montpellier#18 pos16 pts34 pl-56 GD

Goals per game

Lyon scored1.91

Montpellier scored0.68

Lyon conceded1.35

Montpellier conceded2.32

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Lyon and Montpellier?: In their last 6 meetings, Lyon won 5, Montpellier won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 4.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Lyon and Montpellier?: Recent form — Lyon 4W 0D 1L; Montpellier 0W 2D 3L.

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