Montpellier 1-2 Olympique Marseille: result and report
Ligue 1 · Sunday 17 April 2011
Result
Montpellier 1-2 Olympique Marseille
Ligue 1 · Sunday 17 April 2011, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Montpellier 1-2 Olympique Marseille: match report
Montpellier lost to Olympique Marseille 1-2 in Ligue 1 on Sunday 17 April 2011. The half-time score was 0-0.
Olivier Giroud opened the scoring in the 64th minute. Montpellier's goal came from Olivier Giroud (64'). Olympique Marseille scored through A. Gignac (69') and T. Taïwo (82', penalty).
Discipline: Montpellier received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card; Olympique Marseille received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Montpellier were 8th on 43 points from 30 and Olympique Marseille 2nd on 55 points from 30. Montpellier went on to finish that season 14th with 47 points, and Olympique Marseille 2nd with 68.
Montpellier lined up in a 4-3-3 and Olympique Marseille in a 4-2-3-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Montpellier win, 0 draws and 2 for Olympique Marseille.
Going into the match Montpellier's last five read D-W-L-D-L and Olympique Marseille's D-W-W-W-L.
Key events
- 35'Yellow card · Stephane M'Bia
- 39'Yellow card · A. El Kaoutari
- 63'Yellow card · André Ayew
- 64'Goal · Olivier Giroud
- 69'Goal · A. Gignac
- 79'Red card · Loïc Rémy
- 80'Second yellow · A. El Kaoutari
- 82'Penalty goal · T. Taïwo
- 90'Yellow card · Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa
Head-to-head
Team news
Montpellier line-up (4-3-3)
Geoffrey Jourdren, Garry Bocaly, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Abdelhamid El Kaoutari, Joris Marveaux, Younès Belhanda, John Utaka, Olivier Giroud, Souleymane Camara, Romain Pitau, Cyril Jeunechamp
Olympique Marseille expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Steve Mandanda, Taye Ismaila Taiwo, Souleymane Diawara, César Azpilicueta, Lucho González, Mathieu Valbuena, Benoît Cheyrou, Brandão, André-Pierre Gignac, Mehmet Yozgatlı