Fixture information for Ligue 1: Montpellier - Lens at Stade de la Mosson

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 17.October
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Mosson (22000 seats)

Stade de la Mosson: Blow the trumpet for a football frolic when Montpellier tie their boots for Lens. Get the latest info on the match here!

Insights:
  • Montpellier have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lens have not yet lost a game away.

Both contenders have had plentiful rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's trust this will be an active fixture!

These teams have little in common geographically as Lens have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Montpellier form and stats

2 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Montpellier have to build on here at Stade de la Mosson in the Ligue 1. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Montpellier, who played 1-1 against Strasbourg. That match was also played at this venue (Stade de la Mosson). Midfield player Teji Savanier got a match rating of 7.32 in that game, the max score being 10. Savanier hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

Heartbreak before that as Montpellier lost 0-2 at PSG's place.

The Montpellier manager O. Dall’Oglio has got the team scoring with 11 from 5 home games in the league. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Montpellier defense is not exactly impregnable. 8 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Lens form and stats

The visitors are W3-D1-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 1. It’s been three wins in a row for Lens on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Lens had fun at their own home (Stade de la Mosson) last time out, beating Reims 2-0. Arnaud Kalimuendo (2) scored. The attacker Arnaud Kalimuendo got a match rating of 8.3 in that game. Kalimuendo scored two goals.

Prior to that result Lens won their away game at Olympique Marseille. The scoreline was 3-2.

Lens have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 9 goals from 4 away matches. Lens have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Previous ten meetings featuring these squads: Montpellier won four, Lens were winners in five and we saw one draw. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

MontpellierV. Germain
V. Germain
3 goals
LensS. Fofana
S. Fofana
3 goals
MontpellierT. Savanier
T. Savanier
2 goals

Montpellier missing players

Lens missing players

Montpellier Lens
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
9 5 1 Played P 1 4 9
2 2 0 Won W 0 3 5
4 2 0 Drew D 1 1 3
3 1 1 Lost L 0 0 1
16 11 2 Scored S 1 9 16
16 8 3 Conceded C 1 5 10
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 78%
56% 60% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 44%
44% 60% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 44%
33% 40% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 22%
78% 80% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 56%
11% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 33%
11% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 11%
 
5.7 5.4 6 Corners for (avg) C F 9 6.5 6.3
5.3 5.6 11 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5.8 4.2
1.8 0.6 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.5 1.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
13.2 16.6 9 Shots (avg) S ( 12 10.8 13.6
4.9 6.2 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 4.8 5.6
36% 35% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 47% 32%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • All of Lens's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Montpellier's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Lens have not yet lost a game away.
  • Lens have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lens have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Lens haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Montpellier have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Montpellier have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Montpellier haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 PSG 9 8 0 1 22 9 4 4 0 0 12 3 5 4 0 1 10 6 13 24
2 Lens 9 5 3 1 16 10 5 2 2 1 7 5 4 3 1 0 9 5 6 18
3 Nice 8 5 2 1 17 4 4 2 2 0 8 3 4 3 0 1 9 1 13 16
4 Angers SCO 9 4 4 1 14 9 5 3 1 1 9 6 4 1 3 0 5 3 5 16
5 Olympique Marseille 8 4 2 2 14 10 4 2 1 1 9 6 4 2 1 1 5 4 4 14
6 Monaco 9 4 2 3 14 11 5 2 1 2 7 6 4 2 1 1 7 5 3 14
7 Lorient 9 3 5 1 10 9 4 3 1 0 5 2 5 0 4 1 5 7 1 14
8 Lille 9 4 2 3 13 14 4 3 0 1 6 6 5 1 2 2 7 8 -1 14
9 Nantes 9 4 1 4 13 10 5 3 0 2 7 4 4 1 1 2 6 6 3 13
10 Olympique Lyonnais 9 3 4 2 14 13 5 2 3 0 11 7 4 1 1 2 3 6 1 13
11 Rennes 9 3 3 3 12 9 5 3 1 1 10 3 4 0 2 2 2 6 3 12
12 Strasbourg 9 3 2 4 13 14 5 2 1 2 8 6 4 1 1 2 5 8 -1 11
13 Montpellier 9 2 4 3 16 16 5 2 2 1 11 8 4 0 2 2 5 8 0 10
14 Reims 9 2 4 3 10 11 4 1 2 1 6 6 5 1 2 2 4 5 -1 10
15 Clermont 9 2 4 3 12 20 4 1 2 1 6 6 5 1 2 2 6 14 -8 10
16 Bordeaux 9 1 4 4 11 20 4 0 2 2 4 7 5 1 2 2 7 13 -9 7
17 Troyes 9 1 3 5 8 14 4 0 2 2 4 6 5 1 1 3 4 8 -6 6
18 Metz 9 1 3 5 11 19 4 0 2 2 5 8 5 1 1 3 6 11 -8 6
19 Brest 9 0 4 5 10 18 4 0 2 2 5 8 5 0 2 3 5 10 -8 4
20 Saint-Étienne 9 0 4 5 8 18 5 0 3 2 4 8 4 0 1 3 4 10 -10 4

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.