Olympique Lyonnais vs Montpellier Prediction: Both teams to exchange goals

Olympique Lyon are still hoping they can qualify for a European competition next season as they are only 6 points away from 5th spot. They won their last game and hope they can continue picking up these three points as they go to the end of the campaign. Montpellier have recorded back-to-back wins, during which they scored 5 goals and conceded none. Montpellier are also 5 points away from 10th finish and they will hope to continue the chase for that spot before the end of the season.

Olympique Lyonnais returned to winning ways last weekend against Strasbourg after suffering a defeat to Marseille a weekend earlier. In their last 5 matches, they had 3 wins and 2 defeats. Lyonnais are in 7th place on the Ligue 1 table, with 53 points from 33 games and a goal ratio of 52:37. They have 15 wins, 8 draws and 10 defeats this season.

Olympique Lyon had to put up a fight to hold onto their 2-1 lead against Strasbourg in the last game. Strasbourg grabbed the opener in the 15th minute, before Olympique Lyonnais responded with 2 goals in the 32nd and 36th minutes. Castello Lukeba and Maxence Caqueret were the goalscorers for Lyon. In the second half Castello Lukeba was shown a red card and Lyon held onto the 2-1 win till the final whistle.

Team streak: without a clean sheet (5), more than 2.5 goals (4/5), both teams scoring (4/5), first to concede (4/5), less than 10.5 corners (6/8).

Montpellier were having a difficult time a few weeks ago but they seem to have found their groove after back-to-back wins in their last 2 matches. In their last 5 matches, Montpellier recorded 2 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw. Montpellier are currently in 12th place on the Ligue 1 table, with 43 points from 33 matches and a goal ratio of 52:52. They have 13 wins, 4 draws and 16 defeats this season.

Montpellier gave AS Monaco a humiliating defeat in the last round by beating them 4-0. Their first goal came through Arnaud Nordin in the 28th minute and they were 1-0 into the break. In the second half, they moved even further with 3 extra goals in the 65th, 72nd and 79th minute. Faitout Maouassa, Arnaud Nordin and Stephy Mavididi were all goal scorers in the second half. According to statistics, Montpellier had only 49% possession, 9 shots on target and 11 corner kicks in that game.

Team streak: first to score (4/5), less than 4.5 cards (6/7).

Lyon and Montpellier will be meeting each other for the 21st time. In 20 meetings, Lyon had 11 wins, while Montpellier had 5 and 4 matches ended in a draw.

• Lyon have won the last 3 meetings.
• Montpellier are without a clean sheet in 5 meetings.
• There were more than 2.5 goals in 4/5 meetings.
• Both teams scored in 8/10 meetings.

According to analysis, Olympique Lyonnais have scored 52 goals and conceded 37 in 33 games this season. They score an average of 1.6 goals per game, with a 12% conversion rate. They create an average of 2.6 chances per game and take an average of 12.9 shots per game. They also take an average of 5.2 shots on target per game and an average of 5.1 corner kicks per game They concede an average of 1.1 goals per game and have 7 clean sheets.

According to analysis, Montpellier have scored 52 goals and conceded 52 in 33 games this season. They score an average of 1.6 goals per game, with a 14% conversion rate. They create an average of 2.0 chances per game and take an average of 11.3 shots per game. They also take an average of 4.4 shots on target per game and an average of 5.0 corner kicks per game They concede an average of 1.6 goals per game and have 10 clean sheets.

Based on Analysis, we say:

• Bet on More than 2 Goals at 1.87 Odds
• Bet on Both Teams to Score at 2.0 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 2-2 at 13 Odds