Lille vs Montpellier Prediction: Don't take the visitors for granted

Lille can put their defeat in the last match against Angers as they welcome Montpellier to the Stade Pierre Mauroy stadium in this match. Lille were doing very well before the loss after recording back-to-back wins against Toulouse and Lorient. Montpellier also lost to Toulouse at home in their last match, after putting up a brilliant run of 4 straight wins. Lille are 6 points behind Monaco in 4th and 2 points ahead of Rennes in 6th. They need to keep on winning to keep their Conference league spot. Montpellier on the other hand are 13th and seem pretty safe from the relegation zone. However, they have a chance to finish higher as they are only 8 points away from Lorient in 10th.

Lille had been on a brilliant run of 5 games unbeaten, until their last match when they lost 1-0 away at Angers. In their last 5 matches, they recorded 1 loss, 2 wins and 2 draws. Against Angers, Lille were the better side as they dominated the statistics with 67% possession, 5 shots on target and 6 corner kicks. The only goal came in the 84th minute as Halid Sabanovic scored for Angers. Lille are currently 5th in the league, with 52 points from 30 matches played. They have 15 wins, 7 draws and 8 defeats, and a goal ratio of 54:38. They face a serious contention from Rennes who are just 2 points behind in 6th place.

Team streak: both teams scoring (5/7), more than 4.5 cards (5/7).

Montpellier have been in very fine form in the later part of the season. Montpellier were on a run of 7 matches without a loss until their last match against Toulouse where they lost 2-1. Thijs Dallinga opened the scoring for Toulouse in the 31st minute after replacing injured Brecht Dejaegere in the 9th minute. And in the second half, Fares Chaibi doubled the visitor’s lead in the 85th minute. Montpellier managed to pull one back through Elye Wahi in the 88th minute, but had to settle for a defeat at the end of 90 minutes. Montpellier had 51% possession, 8 shots on target and 4 corner kicks according to match statistics.

Montpellier are currently in 13th place, with 37 points from 30 matches. They recorded 11 wins, 4 draws and 15 losses, with a goal ratio of 46:50.

Team streak: without clean sheet (3), less than 4.5 cards (5/6).

Both teams have met each other 20 times in total. Lille have 13 wins, while Montpellier have 2 wins and 5 matches ended in a draw.

• Lille have won the last 5 meetings.
• Lille have not lost in the last 9 meetings.
• Montpellier are without a clean sheet in the last 6 meetings.
• Both teams scored in 5/6 meetings.
• There were more than 4.5 cards in 4/5 meetings.
• There were less than 10.5 corners in 7/7 meetings.

• Lille (4-2-3-1): Lucas Chevalier, Gabriel Gudmunsson, Alexsandro Ribeiro, Jose Fonte, Timothy Weah, Benjamin Andre, Andre Gomes, Jonathan Bamba, Angel Gomes, Remy Cabella, Jonathan David.
• Montpellier (4-2-3-1): Benjamin Lecomte, Falaye Sacko, Christopher, Mamadou Sakho, Issiaga Sylla, Jordan Ferri, Joris Chotard, Arnaud Nordin, Teji Savanier, Wahbi Khazri, Elye Wahi.

I can smell drama in this clash as both teams are in very good form despite their recent defeats. Even more so for the visiting team. I think they are capable of pulling off a win against Lille in this match. Lille will need to thread with caution or they will get beaten here. Montpellier really have nothing to lose from this game, but for Lille its win here to lose their place and teams like Lille don’t do very well under such circumstances.

• Bet on More than 2 Goals at 1.88 Odds
• Bet on Away Over 1 Goal at 1.69 Odds
• Bet on Both Teams to Score at 1.95 Odds