Montpellier 2-1 Olympique Lyonnais: result and report

Ligue 1 · Tuesday 15 September 2020

Result

Montpellier 2-1 Olympique Lyonnais

Ligue 1 · Tuesday 15 September 2020, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Montpellier 2-1 Olympique Lyonnais: match report

Montpellier beat Olympique Lyonnais 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Tuesday 15 September 2020. The half-time score was 1-0.

T. Savanier opened the scoring in the 38th minute. Montpellier's goals came from T. Savanier (38', penalty) and T. Savanier (59'). Olympique Lyonnais scored through Memphis Depay (82', penalty).

Discipline: Montpellier received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card; Olympique Lyonnais received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Montpellier were 13th on 3 points from 2 and Olympique Lyonnais 10th on 4 points from 2. Montpellier went on to finish that season 8th with 54 points, and Olympique Lyonnais 4th with 76.

Montpellier lined up in a 3-5-2 and Olympique Lyonnais in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Téji Savanier of Montpellier (8.8), ahead of Marcelo (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Montpellier wins, 3 draws and 5 for Olympique Lyonnais.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Yellow card · Andy DelortMontpellier
  • 36'Yellow card · Bruno GuimarãesOlympique Lyonnais
  • 38'Penalty goal · T. SavanierMontpellier · 1-0
  • 44'Red card · Houssem AouarOlympique Lyonnais
  • 45+2'Yellow card · Karl Toko EkambiOlympique Lyonnais
  • 59'Goal · T. SavanierMontpellier · 2-0
  • 62'Yellow card · Jordan FerriMontpellier
  • 71'Yellow card · Vitorino HiltonMontpellier
  • 81'Red card · Vitorino HiltonMontpellier
  • 82'Penalty goal · Memphis DepayOlympique Lyonnais · 2-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Montpellier 2, draws 3, Olympique Lyonnais 5.

Team news

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Montpellier line-up (3-5-2)

Jonas Omlin, Pedro Mendes, Vitorino Hilton, Daniel Congré, Arnaud Souquet, Jordan Ferri, Téji Savanier, Damien Le Tallec, Mihailo Ristic, Gaëtan Laborde, Andy Delort

Olympique Lyonnais line-up (3-4-1-2)

Anthony Lopes, Joachim Andersen, Marcelo, Jason Denayer, Léo Dubois, Maxence Caqueret, Bruno Guimarães, Maxwel Cornet, Houssem Aouar, Tino Kadewere, Karl Toko Ekambi