Montpellier confront Lorient for acclaim and sporting success.
Montpellier and Lorient should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
11 - 12 - 15 with 50-56. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Lorient when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Lorient play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Montpellier form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first Ligue 1 game of the season here at Stade de la Mosson. Last season these fans witnessed 7 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses from Montpellier's 19 home games.
The home team returns to Stade de la Mosson after being equal after 90 minutes with Reims (placed 9th) on their last time out; the Ligue 1 game ended 3-3. The attacker Andy Delort was "man of the match" for Montpellier with a rating of 8.02/10. Delort scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? The Montpellier goalkeeper Dimitry Bertaud was crucial in the match against Reims last time out, making six saves.
Preceding that match was the home game against Olympique Marseille that was lost 2-3.At Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier has the goal stats of 2-3 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Lorient form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first Ligue 1 away game of the season. During their previous season 19 away games resulted in 1 win, 7 draws and 11 defeats.
Lorient won their last game, 1-0 versus Monaco played at home. Defender Julien Laporte was the best team player with a rating of 7.31. Laporte won 1 of 3 duels.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Saint-Etienne.1 goal so far away for Lorient, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the former ten meetings): Montpellier won five games, four matches ended in a draw and Lorient managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  G. Laborde 2 goals |  N. Cozza 1 goals |  A. Delort 1 goals |
Montpellier missing players
Lorient missing players
| Montpellier | Lorient | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6.5 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 9.5 | 11 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| 0.5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.5 | 9 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 12 | 7 |
| 3.5 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 71% | 100% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 40% |
| Montpellier | Last season | Lorient | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 1 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Drew | D | 7 | 9 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Lost | L | 11 | 18 | ||
| 60 | 34 | Scored | S | 19 | 50 | ||
| 62 | 35 | Conceded | C | 39 | 68 | ||
| 95% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 97% | ||
| 87% | 89% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 84% | ||
| 63% | 74% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 55% | ||
| 45% | 53% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 42% | ||
| 21% | 32% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 26% | ||
| 76% | 79% | BTTS | BTTS | 68% | 63% | ||
| 13% | 5% | Clean Sheets | C S | 5% | 13% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 32% | 26% | ||
| 4.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 4.6 | ||
| 5.6 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.7 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11.8 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 11.1 | ||
| 4.3 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.7 | ||
| 36% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Angers SCO | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Clermont | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Paris Saint Germain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Nice | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Nantes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Olympique Marseille | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Lorient | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Lens | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Reims | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Saint-Etienne | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Brest | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Rennes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Montpellier | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Monaco | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Metz | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Bordeaux | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 17 | Olympique Lyonnais | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 18 | Lille | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 19 | Troyes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | Strasbourg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lille | 38 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 64 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 41 | 83 |
| 2 | Paris Saint Germain | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 86 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 14 | 58 | 82 |
| 3 | Monaco | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 76 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 34 | 78 |
| 4 | Olympique Lyonnais | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 81 | 43 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 20 | 38 | 76 |
| 5 | Olympique Marseille | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 54 | 47 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 60 |
| 6 | Rennes | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 52 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 58 |
| 7 | Lens | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 55 | 54 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 1 | 57 |
| 8 | Montpellier | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 62 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 27 | -2 | 54 |
| 9 | Nice | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 53 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 23 | -3 | 52 |
| 10 | Metz | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 48 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 22 | -4 | 47 |
| 11 | Saint-Etienne | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 54 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 25 | -12 | 46 |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 42 | 56 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 35 | -14 | 45 |
| 13 | Angers SCO | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 40 | 58 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 31 | -18 | 44 |
| 14 | Reims | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 50 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 29 | -8 | 42 |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 49 | 58 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 29 | -9 | 42 |
| 16 | Lorient | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 50 | 68 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 39 | -18 | 42 |
| 17 | Brest | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 66 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 33 | -16 | 41 |
| 18 | Nantes | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 47 | 55 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 26 | -8 | 40 |
| 19 | Nîmes | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 71 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 39 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 32 | -31 | 35 |
| 20 | Dijon | 38 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 73 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 42 | -48 | 21 |