Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 16 match between Lyon and Montpellier and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Lyon take on Montpellier on Saturday at Groupama Stadium with both fighting to improve on their current position at either end of the Ligue 1 standings.
Lyon approach round 16 as number 5 in the Ligue 1 table with 25 points on their account so far. With 15 rounds behind them, Montpellier have amassed nine points, placing them as number 18 in the standings.
Team form: Lyon vs Montpellier
Lyon Form
Lyon hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Angers by 0-3, before winning 3-2 against Eintracht Frankfurt. The streak ended in a recent 3-1 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain. Lyon won four of their previous six Ligue 1 games at the Groupama Stadium. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded nine and scored 15 goals.
Montpellier Form
In their last three matches, Montpellier drew 2-2 with Lille, lost 2-0 against Lens, and drew 2-2 with Nice. Montpellier came through their last six away games in the Ligue 1 without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew zero and lost six in which, they were outscored by 13 goals to three.
Betting stats for Lyon and Montpellier
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lyon and Montpellier. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Lyon have won 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In the last 5 Lyon matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Lyon matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Lyon have won 4 of the last 5 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lyon have won 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Montpellier have lost 8 of the last 9 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Montpellier have lost the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Montpellier have lost the last 3 away matches in a row in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Montpellier have lost 6 of the last 7 away matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Montpellier have lost the last 3 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Lyon vs Montpellier
Arnaud Nordin shows decent form right now for Montpellier, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Ligue 1. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Lyon, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Alexandre Lacazette also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Ligue 1 matches.
Popular markets: Lyon vs Montpellier
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Groupama Stadium across all tournaments Lyon won six times, drew one and lost three times. Montpellier claimed zero wins, zero draw and ten defeats in their last 10 games away. Astonishingly, Montpellier conceded a goal in their last 21 matches.
Both teams to score
Lyon scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Curiously, Montpellier only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Lyon managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Montpellier kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 5 last consecutive meetings between Lyon and Montpellier when playing at Groupama Stadium.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Lyon, who scored an average of 2.2 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Montpellier, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 0.9 times goals per game themselves. Lyon were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 11 matches.
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