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Montpellier v Lyon : Ligue 1 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 16th Feb, 14:00 BST, Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier

Rolf Landerl and Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca meet in the Ligue 1 on Sunday afternoon, as Montpellier face Lyon at the Stade de la Mosson. The aim of this preview is, quite simply, to help you make the smartest bet possible. To this end, statistics for the biggest betting market have been laid out below, with head to head (H2H) history and particularly important form streaks highlighted. Odds are also given.


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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

As Rolf Landerl and his side approach kick-off, we're predicting a combined total of over 3 goals scored during the fixture. Statistics imply both clubs have the weapons to deliver up top, with goals in plentiful supply of late. As there is no outright, odds-on favourite to win the match, we think the best tip as they go head-to-head is over 2.5 goals.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 55% chance of Lyon coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Montpellier
24%
4.50
13%
4.50
15%
Draw
21%
4.33
8%
4.20
Lyon
55%
1.67
7%
1.67
7%
Lyon 2-1
10%
8.507.50
Draw 1-1
9%
8.50
6%
7.50
Lyon 2-0
8%
10.009.00
5%
Lyon 1-0
7%
10.008.50
6%
Lyon 3-1
7%
12.00
8%
10.00
9%
Draw 2-2
6%
13.0011.00
Montpellier 2-1
6%
15.00
15%
12.00
9%
Lyon 3-0
5%
15.0012.00
8%
Montpellier 1-0
5%
17.00
13%
13.00
Lyon 3-2
4%
19.00
10%
15.00
Draw 0-0
4%
19.00
12%
13.00
Lyon 4-1
3%
21.00
9%
17.00
Montpellier 2-0
3%
26.00
13%
21.00
24%
Lyon 4-0
3%
23.00
21%
19.00
10%
Montpellier 3-2
3%
29.0023.00
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
64%
1.50
4%
1.50
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
36%
2.62
10%
2.45
2%
Home 1st Goal
44%
2.75
10%
-
Away 1st Goal
54%
1.44
4%
-
No 1st Goal
2%
19.00
12%
-
BTTS - Yes
63%
1.53
3%
1.55
1%
BTTS - No
37%
2.38
6%
2.30
3%
BTTS - Home Win
14%
7.00
8%
6.50
13%
BTTS - Draw
18%
5.00
5%
4.80
4%
BTTS - Away Win
31%
2.88
10%
2.88
4%
Home/draw
45%
2.15
10%
2.15
8%
Away/draw
76%
1.18
3%
1.20
4%
Home/away
79%
1.20
2%
1.22
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
1.171.15
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
5.004.80
Over 3.5 Goals
42%
2.30
3%
2.25
Under 3.5 Goals
58%
1.62
3%
1.60
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
24%
4.00
8%
3.70
3%
Under 4.5 Goals
76%
1.25
2%
1.25
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
12%
7.00
13%
6.50
7%
Under 5.5 Goals
88%
1.10
2%
1.09
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1.021.02
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
17.0013.00
Home DNB
38%
3.40
13%
3.30
15%
Away DNB
70%
1.30
4%
1.29
5%
Montpellier win to nil
9%
10.00
11%
-
Lyon win to nil
24%
3.50
7%
-
Montpellier / Montpellier
11%
7.50
15%
6.50
8%
Montpellier / Lyon
5%
19.0015.00
Montpellier / Draw
6%
15.0013.00
Draw / Montpellier
8%
10.00
11%
9.50
19%
Draw / Lyon
17%
4.75
5%
4.60
4%
Draw / Draw
12%
7.00
8%
6.50
8%
Lyon / Montpellier
3%
29.0026.00
13%
Lyon / Lyon
32%
2.60
10%
2.50
7%
Lyon / Draw
6%
13.0013.00
8%
Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table

Montpellier have played 21 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

21 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 3 and won 4. Montpellier have conceded 48 goals, scored 20, failed to score in 10 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Montpellier have played 11 games at home, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 15 goals, conceded 25 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Lyon lay in 6th place on 33 points in the Ligue 1 league table having played 21 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below them in the table, winning 8, drawing 5 and losing 2 games. They have scored 26 goals and kept 8 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Lyon have conceded 13 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Lyon have played 11 away games, winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Montpellier
Lyon
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSG2116503853 
May 11
l
 
6-0A
Feb 23
l
 
3-1A
2
Marseille2113442043 
l
 
0-5A
Apr 20
l
 
2-3F
l
 
3-2F
3
Nice2110741537 
d
 
2-2A
Feb 23
w
 
4-1F
Mar 9
4
Monaco211146937 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-2A
May 11
5
Lille219841235 
d
 
2-2A
Mar 9
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
6
Lyon Away219661033 
Feb 16
l
 
1-0A
-
-
7
Lens21966533 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
May 4
d
 
0-00-0
8
Brest2110110-331 
w
 
3-1F
May 4
Mar 2
l
 
2-1A
9
Strasbourg21867330 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
4-3A
Mar 30
10
Toulouse21768-127 
l
 
0-3A
w
 
1-2A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2A
11
Auxerre21669-624 
w
 
3-2A
Mar 30
d
 
2-2F
Apr 13
12
Rennes217212-123 
Mar 2
l
 
3-0A
Apr 27
l
 
3-0A
13
Angers216510-923 
l
 
1-3A
Apr 13
May 18
w
 
0-3F
14
Reims21579-722 
Apr 27
l
 
4-2A
w
 
4-0F
d
 
1-1F
15
Nantes21498-821 
l
 
1-3A
May 18
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
16
St Etienne215313-2618 
Mar 16
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 20
17
Le Havre215214-2317 
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
Mar 16
w
 
0-4F
18
Montpellier H214314-2815 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Feb 16
Win / draw / win form
Montpellier 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
47
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
4
D
2
Lost
14
Lyon 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Lyon have beaten Montpellier in 3 consecutive away league meetings
League games at Montpellier since 2013
Montpellier
Lyon
Goals: Scored
14
19
Games: Scored
9 / 11
10 / 11
Clean sheets
1 / 11
2 / 11
MTP
3
D
2
LYN
6
League games at Lyon since 2014
Lyon
Montpellier
Goals: Scored
28
20
Games: Scored
9 / 11
8 / 11
Clean sheets
3 / 11
2 / 11
MTP
3
D
2
LYN
6
Goal Statistics
Montpellier 18th Lyon 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
2.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Montpellier will score no more than 1 goal
0
13%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
15%
There is a 60% probability that Lyon will score 2 or more goals in this match
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-2
Montpellier’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+21
Lyon have scored 21% more goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
2.0
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 1 - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/279144/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Montpellier
PG (predicted goals)
Lyon
1.3
2
Attack rating
%
better
MTP
LYN
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
MTP
LYN
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Montpellier v Lyon Ligue 1 lLine ups will show here when available.

Montpellier Ligue 1 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19249
T SavanierM SagnanT SavanierR. Nzingoula
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Sagnan DEF202
8
-
W Khazri FWD2011
3
-
T Savanier MID1924
3
1
B Lecomte GLK18
-
B Omeragic DEF17
1
-
R. Nzingoula MID161
9
-
I Sylla DEF151
2
-
J Ferri MID141
4
1
J Chotard MID141
5
-
T Coulibaly FWD131
1
2
F Sacko DEF101
1
-
K Fayad MID10
1
-
N Maksimović DEF7
2
-
T Sainte-Luce  DEF71
1
-
O. Maamma FWD711
1
-
K Kouyaté DEF5
3
1
L. Mincarelli Davin DEF4
-
D Bertaud GLK3
-
A Delort FWD2
-
B Meïté DEF1
1
-
N. Pays MID1
-
Lyon Ligue 1 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21667
L PerriA LacazetteR CherkiD Caleta-Car
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Perri GLK21
1
-
G Mikautadze FWD2151
1
-
A Maitland-Niles DEF2012
-
C Tolisso MID2033
2
-
M Fofana FWD1934
1
-
M Niakhaté DEF18
-
C Mata DEF183
4
-
A Lacazette FWD1862
1
-
J Veretout MID172
4
-
N Matić MID17
-
R Cherki MID1746
2
-
E Nuamah FWD161
1
-
D Caleta-Car DEF151
7
-
Abner DEF131
1
-
N Tagliafico DEF1331
5
-
T Tessmann MID12
1
-
S Kumbedi DEF7
-
T Almada MID3
-
W Omari DEF1
-