Olympique Lyon vs Montpellier: Betting Tips and Predictions

A win can gift Olympique Lyon top spot

Lyon are in a fierce three way battle for the Ligue 1 championship this season. They can’t afford any “Faux Pas” if they want to stay in the top three and continue their fight.

In their last match they beat Strasbourg 3-0. Coach Rudi Garcia will make sure his team stays in focus and continue their form of four consecutive wins.

They have been very resilient in the back with just four goals conceded in the last six matches.

Montpellier to push for Europa League

In their last match Montpellier had their first win in nine matches by defeating Dijon 4-2. Although they are at 11th place in the table, the difference between them and 5th place Rennes is six points and they might still be in chance for a Europa League place.

22 goals have been scored in Montpelier’s last six matches with an average of 3.67 goals per game, scoring nine goals and conceding 13.

Key Stats

• Lyon has won the last two home matches 
• Lyon has scored at least one goal in their last four matches
• Montpellier is unbeaten in two matches
• Montpellier has scored at least one goal in the last three matches

Olympique Lyon vs Montpellier prediction

Lyon are in a very good form and are in a title race with Lille and PSG. They have a good chance of winning the title given they stay in the form they are in.

In the past six head to head games, Lyon won two, Montpellier two and two finished in a draw.

A total of 16 goals have been scored in those six games with an average of 2.67 goals per game.

Given the stats of both teams and head to head matches we predict over 2.5 total match goals.