Lyon vs Montpellier – Preview, Tips and Odds

France: Ligue 1

Lyon

Full Time

5:4

Montpellier

Highlights and Stats

Groupama Stadium will welcome the teams of Lyon and Montpellier on Sunday for a meeting of the 34th round in Ligue 1. Lyon is currently occupying 7th place in the standings with 53 points, while Montpellier is sitting in 12th place with 43 points.

Lyon vs Montpellier Head to Head

Team	Last Game 2022/10/22	Last 20 Games
Lyon	win	? Waway Whome Waway Lhome Laway Laway Whome Daway Daway Waway Laway Dhome Waway Whome Whome Waway Lhome Waway Whome Dhome
Montpellier	loss	? Lhome Laway Lhome Waway Whome Whome Laway Dhome Dhome Lhome Whome Daway Lhome Laway Laway Lhome Waway Lhome Laway Daway

Worth Mentioning

The previous clash between the teams ended with the score of 1:2 to Lyon. It was held back on 22nd of October 2022. Lyon is currently on a run of three consecutive victories. In the course of the last 10 encounters between the rival teams, performing at home did not play any major role in determining the outcomes, considering the 4 home wins and 4 away wins. Only 2 of the most recent 10 clashes resulted in a draw. Four of the previous five meetings produced over 2.5 goals and four witnessed goals at both ends. Within these battles on the pitch, Lyon limited their rivals from scoring in one game, and Montpellier struggled with achieving that feat. From a statistical point of view, the latest five matches between the sides finish with an average of 3.40 goals.

Lyon vs Montpellier Last Games Averages

*Average Metrics based on available data from last 20 games

LyonMontpellier

• Goals

  2.25

  1.25

• Fouls

  9.75

  10.81

• Corners

  5.69

  4.25

• Offsides

  2.00

  1.75

• Cards

  2.13

  2.31

• Posession

  60%

  40%

2022/10/22 Ligue 1

LyonHMontpellier

• Goals

  2

  1

• Fouls

  18

  9

• Corners

  7

  4

• Offsides

  3

  2

• Cards

  4

  4

• Posession

  63%

  37%

2022/04/23 Ligue 1

HLyonMontpellier

• Goals

  5

  2

• Fouls

  13

  10

• Corners

  8

  2

• Offsides

  1

  0

• Cards

  2

  2

• Posession

  52%

  48%

2021/11/28 Ligue 1

LyonHMontpellier

• Goals

  1

  0

• Fouls

  15

  7

• Corners

  5

  8

• Offsides

  1

  1

• Cards

  4

  1

• Posession

  56%

  44%

2021/02/13 Ligue 1

HLyonMontpellier

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  9

  12

• Corners

  6

  1

• Offsides

  0

  1

• Cards

  0

  1

• Posession

  54%

  46%

2020/09/15 Ligue 1

LyonHMontpellier

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  13

  13

• Corners

  11

  4

• Offsides

  0

  2

• Cards

  4

  5

• Posession

  56%

  44%

2019/08/27 Ligue 1

LyonHMontpellier

• Goals

  0

  1

• Fouls

  11

  14

• Corners

  2

  8

• Offsides

  0

  0

• Cards

  6

  2

• Posession

  50%

  50%

2019/03/17 Ligue 1

HLyonMontpellier

• Goals

  3

  2

• Fouls

  7

  11

• Corners

  8

  6

• Offsides

  2

  3

• Cards

  1

  2

• Posession

  65%

  35%

2018/12/22 Ligue 1

LyonHMontpellier

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  11

  19

• Corners

  2

  6

• Offsides

  2

  2

• Cards

  1

  2

• Posession

  57%

  43%

2018/03/04 Ligue 1

LyonHMontpellier

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  6

  15

• Corners

  4

  4

• Offsides

  3

  3

• Cards

  2

  2

• Posession

  65%

  35%

2018/02/07 Cup

LyonHMontpellier

• Goals

  2

  1

• Fouls

  12

  11

• Corners

  3

  3

• Offsides

  4

  2

• Cards

  2

  1

• Posession

  53%

  47%

2017/12/13 League Cup

LyonHMontpellier

• Goals

  1

  4

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2017/11/19 Ligue 1

HLyonMontpellier

• Goals

  0

  0

• Fouls

  11

  9

• Corners

  9

  6

• Offsides

  1

  2

• Cards

  2

  1

• Posession

  62%

  38%

2017/05/14 Ligue 1

LyonHMontpellier

• Goals

  3

  1

• Fouls

  10

  16

• Corners

  1

  4

• Offsides

  2

  5

• Cards

  1

  3

• Posession

  58%

  42%

2017/01/08 Cup

HLyonMontpellier

• Goals

  5

  0

• Fouls

  10

  12

• Corners

  8

  5

• Offsides

  4

  1

• Cards

  0

  3

• Posession

  69%

  31%

2016/09/21 Ligue 1

HLyonMontpellier

• Goals

  5

  1

• Fouls

  10

  15

• Corners

  11

  1

• Offsides

  3

  1

• Cards

  0

  3

• Posession

  66%

  34%

2016/04/08 Ligue 1

LyonHMontpellier

• Goals

  2

  0

• Fouls

  0

  0

• Corners

  1

  4

• Offsides

  4

  1

• Cards

  2

  1

• Posession

  64%

  36%

2015/11/27 Ligue 1

HLyonMontpellier

• Goals

  2

  4

• Fouls

  0

  0

• Corners

  5

  2

• Offsides

  2

  2

• Cards

  3

  4

• Posession

  65%

  35%

2015/03/08 Ligue 1

LyonHMontpellier

• Goals

  5

  1

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2014/10/19 Ligue 1

HLyonMontpellier

• Goals

  5

  1

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2014/03/02 Ligue 1

HLyonMontpellier

• Goals

  0

  0

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

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Lyon Form

The efforts of Lyon proved enough to secure a 1:2 victory away from home against Strasbourg in a Ligue 1 match on April 28. Lyon’s performance has not been greatly affected by the factor of playing at home or away in their last 10 encounters. These resulted in 3 home wins and 4 away wins. Four of the last five games produced over 2.5 goals and four witnessed goals at both ends. Lyon did concede in every meeting in the course of that period. At the same time they failed to score a goal in just one match. Based on statistics, their most recent 5 encounters ended with an average of 2.80 goals.

• Goals
  1.50
• Fouls
  15.10
• Corners
  4.30
• Offsides
  1.30
• Cards
  2.40
• Posession
  55%

Montpellier Form

In their previous match, Montpellier met Monaco on Sunday and it finished in a 0:4 win away from home. The outfit is currently on a streak of two consecutive victories. Playing at your own stadium had no significant role in the latest ten clashes for Montpellier, as the teams involved enjoyed 4 home wins and 4 away wins. Only two of the club’s last 10 encounters resulted in draws. Three out of the last five matches of the team featured over 2.5 goals, with three witnessing goals at both ends of the field. Montpellier’s defensive efforts proved enough to limit the opposition to no goals in two of these games and they scored on their own at least once in all five. During their last five meetings, the teams involved netted 13 goals in total.

• Goals
  1.80
• Fouls
  13.10
• Corners
  6.00
• Offsides
  1.30
• Cards
  2.20
• Posession
  44%

Formations and Lineups

Lyon

Formation:4-2-3-1

• G1Anthony Lopes
• D27Malo Gusto
• D2Sinaly Diomandé
• D5Dejan Lovren
• D3Nicolás Tagliafico
• M23Thiago Mendes
• M24Johann Lepenant
• M18Rayan Cherki
• M6Maxence Caqueret
• M26Bradley Barcola
• F10Alexandre Lacazette

1 Anthony Lopes 27 Malo Gusto 2 Sinaly Diomandé 5 Dejan Lovren 3 Nicolás Tagliafico 23 Thiago Mendes 24 Johann Lepenant 18 Rayan Cherki 6 Maxence Caqueret 26 Bradley Barcola 10 Alexandre Lacazette

Montpellier

Formation:4-2-3-1

• G40Benjamin Lecomte
• D77Falaye Sacko
• D6Christopher Jullien
• D75Mamadou Sakho
• D3Issiaga Sylla
• M12Jordan Ferri
• M13Joris Chotard
• M7Arnaud Nordin
• M22Khalil Fayad
• M27Faitout Maouassa
• F21Elye Wahi

40 Benjamin Lecomte 77 Falaye Sacko 6 Christopher Jullien 75 Mamadou Sakho 3 Issiaga Sylla 12 Jordan Ferri 13 Joris Chotard 7 Arnaud Nordin 22 Khalil Fayad 27 Faitout Maouassa 21 Elye Wahi

Popular Markets

This is a list of some of the most popular markets and their winning ratio for the last 10 games - head to head and for the respective teams individually. The probability column is an average calculation based ONLY on statistical data with the Head2Head column having a slight advantage.

	Last H2H	Last Lyon	Last Montpellier	Probability	Value Odds Over
Lyon WIN	5/10	5/10	-	42.92%	2.33
DRAW	2/10	3/10	2/10	19.74%	5.07
Montpellier WIN	3/10	-	6/10	37.34%	2.68
Over 2.5 Goals	6/10	6/10	5/10	57.00%	1.75
BTTS	8/10	7/10	5/10	68.00%	1.47
Over 4.5 Cards	4/10	4/10	4/10	40.00%	2.50
Over 10.5 Corners	4/10	3/10	5/10	40.00%	2.50
Lyon over 1.5 Goals	4/10	5/10	-	44.50%	2.25
Montpellier over 1.5 Goals	4/10	-	3/10	35.50%	2.82

Match Details

LyonvsMontpellier

• 90+9`
  A. Lacazette (pen.)

  

  5 - 4
• 90+8`
  

  C. JullienHolding
• 89`
  

  F. SackoHolding
• 82`
  A. LacazetteB. Barcola

  

  4 - 4
• 80`
  

  (in) V. Germain(out) E. Wahi
• 77`
  

  (in) M. Esteve(out) M. Sakho
• 71`
  (in) S. Kumbedi(out) M. Gusto

  
• 70`
  D. LovrenM. Caqueret

  

  3 - 4
• 65`
  

  (in) T. Sainte-Luce(out) F. Maouassa
• 65`
  

  (in) L. Leroy(out) K. Fayad
• 59`
  A. LacazetteB. Barcola

  

  2 - 4
• 59`
  (in) Jeffinho(out) J. Lepenant

  
• 55`
  1 - 4

  

  E. WahiJ. Chotard
• 54`
  

  E. WahiUnsportsmanlike conduct
• 53`
  1 - 3

  

  E. Wahi (pen.)
• 46`
  

  (in) S. Mavididi(out) I. Sylla
• 46`
  (in) Henrique(out) N. Tagliafico

  
• 41`
  1 - 2

  

  E. Wahi
• 40`
  1 - 1

  

  E. WahiJ. Chotard
• 31`
  A. LacazetteB. Barcola

  

  1 - 0

Players Ratings

LyonvsMontpellier

• 

  10Alexandre Lacazette

  10 / 10

• 

  26Bradley Barcola

  7.9 / 10

• 

  6Maxence Caqueret

  7.7 / 10

• 

  18Rayan Cherki

  7.2 / 10

• 

  47Jeffinho

  6.9 / 10

• 

  2Sinaly Diomandé

  6.7 / 10

• 

  20Sael Kumbedi

  6.6 / 10

• 

  3Nicolás Tagliafico

  6.5 / 10

• 

  27Malo Gusto

  6.2 / 10

• 

  5Dejan Lovren

  6.2 / 10

• 

  23Thiago Mendes

  6.2 / 10

• 

  12Henrique

  6.2 / 10

• 

  1Anthony Lopes

  5.3 / 10

• 

  24Johann Lepenant

  5.2 / 10

• 

  21Elye Wahi

  9.9 / 10

• 

  13Joris Chotard

  8.3 / 10

• 

  7Arnaud Nordin

  7.3 / 10

• 

  27Faitout Maouassa

  7.2 / 10

• 

  10Stephy Mavididi

  6.5 / 10

• 

  9Valère Germain

  6.5 / 10

• 

  75Mamadou Sakho

  6.3 / 10

• 

  3Issiaga Sylla

  6.3 / 10

• 

  22Khalil Fayad

  6.3 / 10

• 

  18Leo Leroy

  6.3 / 10

• 

  17Theo Sainte Luce

  6.2 / 10

• 

  12Jordan Ferri

  6 / 10

• 

  14Maxime Estève

  6 / 10

• 

  40Benjamin Lecomte

  5.9 / 10

• 

  77Falaye Sacko

  5.9 / 10

• 

  6Christopher Jullien

  5.2 / 10