Ligue 1: Lille vs Montpellier – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 25 match between Lille and Montpellier and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Lille take on Montpellier this coming Saturday at Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy with both fighting to improve on their current position at either end of the Ligue 1 standings.

Lille approach round 25 as number 5 in the Ligue 1 table with 41 points on their account so far. With 24 rounds behind them, Montpellier have amassed 15 points, placing them as number 18 in the standings.

Team form: Lille vs Montpellier

Lille Form

In has been a bit of everything for Lille in their previous three matches, where they first beat Monaco by 2-1. This was followed by a disappointing 4-1 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain, before an encounter with Borussia Dortmund produced a 1-1 draw. Lille won four of their last six Ligue 1 matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded seven and scored 13 goals.

Montpellier Form

Montpellier were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 1-4 by Lyon. Next up, Nice won 2-0, before losing 0-4 against Rennes. Montpellier claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by nine goals to two.

Betting stats and facts for Lille and Montpellier

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lille and Montpellier. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Lille vs Montpellier

Osame Sahraoui is showing good form for Lille, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Modibo Sagnan scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

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Full-time result

Lille won seven of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy. They drew two and lost one as well, while Montpellier won one of their last 10 games away. They drew zero and lost nine. Montpellier lost their last 5 matches. Lille have not lost to Montpellier in 13 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Lille scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Montpellier scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive home games Lille played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Lille managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Montpellier kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. Lille have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Montpellier.

Total goals

Lille saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Montpellier, who scored 0.6 times on average in these matches.