Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 13 match between Montpellier and Lille and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Struggling Montpellier are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Lille this coming Sunday at Stade de la Mosson. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.
Montpellier are number 18 in the table on seven points after 12 matches. Lille rank as number 4 with 22 points after 12 matches played.
Team form: Montpellier vs Lille
Montpellier Form
Montpellier are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Le Havre by a 1-0 score, before winning 3-1 against Brest. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 1-0 against Saint-Etienne. Montpellier managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Ligue 1. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored eight and conceded 15 goals.
Lille Form
In their last three matches, Lille drew 2-2 with Nice, beat Rennes by 1-0 and beat Bologna by 1-2. Lille won three of a possible six away matches in the Ligue 1, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored nine while also conceding three times.
Betting stats and facts for Montpellier and Lille
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Montpellier and Lille. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 8 of the last 9 Montpellier home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Montpellier matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Montpellier matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Montpellier have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Montpellier have lost 4 of the last 5 matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 11 Lille away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Lille away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Lille matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Lille matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Lille matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Montpellier vs Lille
Betting markets: Montpellier vs Lille
Full-time result
Montpellier won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stade de la Mosson. They drew one and lost six as well, while Lille won five of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost three. Lille have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 8 games. Lille have not lost to Montpellier in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Montpellier scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Lille scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Lille should be able to score at least once this coming Sunday as Montpellier failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Lille managed four clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Montpellier, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Lille’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches. Amazingly, Montpellier failed to keep a clean sheet in their 18 last matches.
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