Lyon vs Montpellier Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th May 2023

The Ligue 1 tie at Groupama Stadium on on Sunday sees home team Lyon up against Montpellier.

Ranked as number 7 in the Ligue 1 standings, Lyon, have so far collected 53 points this season, while Montpellier collected 43 points. This puts them up as number 12 after 33 rounds.

The last time Lyon played Montpellier, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win this coming Sunday.

Lyon scored 17 times, conceded 12 and held on for two clean sheets in their last ten games.

Montpellier scored an average of 1.8 goals a game in the past ten matches. They scored 18 goals, let in seven for an average of 0.7 a game, and managed five clean sheets.

Lyon won the last two meetings against Montpellier, as they followed up a 5-2 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-1 score.

Lyon vs Montpellier Prediction

Lyon Form

Lyon beat Toulouse by 1-2, lost 1-2 against Marseille, before defeating Strasbourg 1-2. In their last six Ligue 1 home matches, Lyon have two wins, while they've drawn three and lost one. They scored seven and conceded five goals.

Montpellier Form

Montpellier look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Lille, they were left empty-handed in a 2-1 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Rennes in a 1-0 win. They followed that up with a 0-4 win against Monaco in their most recent outing. Montpellier managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Ligue 1 away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding five times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Lyon look well suited to build on their current momentum against visitors Montpellier. We expect them to deliver the goods in their upcoming clash at Groupama Stadium.

Lyon scored 36 goals and conceded 17 in their last 18 games against teams from the bottom half of the Ligue 1 table. They collected 38 points and 11 victories. Montpellier claimed four wins and 15 points from their last 17 encounters with teams in the top half of the Ligue 1, while scoring 20 goals to 33 against. Lyon show off a record of 15 wins, eight draws and ten defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Montpellier have a record of 13 wins, four draws and 16 defeats in the Ligue 1.

Lyon vs Montpellier Stats

Lyon vs Montpellier Squads

Lyon Squad

Blanc will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Montpellier from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Ligue 1 this season):

Anthony Lopes (0/27), Kayne Bonnevie (0/0), Remy Riou (0/7), Achraf Laaziri (0/0), Castello Lukeba (2/30), Dejan Lovren (0/15), Henrique (0/6), Jerome Boateng (0/6), Malo Gusto (0/18), Nicolas Tagliafico (1/29), Sael Kumbedi (0/15), Sinaly Diomande (0/21), Thiago Mendes (1/27), Corentin Tolisso (1/26), Houssem Aouar (1/14), Johann Lepenant (1/28), Maxence Caqueret (2/31), Alexandre Lacazette (20/30), Amin Sarr (1/10), Bradley Barcola (5/22), Djibrail Dib (0/0), Jeffinho (0/4), Moussa Dembele (3/22), Rayan Cherki (3/29).

Montpellier Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Montpellier players that the manager Michel Der Zakarian will choose from for the upcoming game:

Benjamin Lecomte (0/14), Bingourou Kamara (0/5), Dimitry Bertaud (0/0), Matis Carvalho (0/2), Christopher Jullien (0/27), Enzo Tchato (1/19), Faitout Maouassa (4/28), Falaye Sacko (0/30), Issiaga Sylla (1/29), Kiki Kouyate (0/12), Mamadou Sakho (1/13), Maxime Esteve (0/19), Pedro Mendes (0/0), Ryan Tchato (0/0), Teo Allix (0/0), Theo Sainte-Luce (1/5), Thibault Tamas (0/0), Jordan Ferri (0/29), Joris Chotard (0/30), Khalil Fayad (0/22), Leo Leroy (0/23), Teji Savanier (10/27), Arnaud Nordin (7/31), Axel Gueguin (0/3), Beni Makouana (0/8), Elye Wahi (13/29), Serigne Faye (0/1), Stephy Mavididi (4/21), Valere Germain (2/28), Wahbi Khazri (4/25), Yanis Guermouche (0/0).

Lyon vs Montpellier Team News

Lyon could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Montpellier.

Corentin Tolisso, Henrique and Malo Gusto nurses various injuries and won't take part for Lyon against Montpellier at Groupama Stadium.

Montpellier have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Lyon on Sunday.

Montpellier need to do without Pedro Mendes, Theo Sainte-Luce and Dimitry Bertaud, who are not fit enough to travel to Groupama Stadium.

Lyon vs Montpellier Lineups

Lyon vs Montpellier H2H

Lyon no doubt look forward to their next match, as they ran out 5-2 and 2-1 winners when last playing Montpellier. Lyon go into their upcoming match against Montpellier with a 40% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 4-3-3 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Lyon vs Montpellier Results

As both teams found their way to the goal seven times in their previous ten matches, betting on BTTS naturally would have been profitable. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 3/4 with the bookies.

Lyon vs Montpellier Betting Tips

Lyon against Montpellier is also a battle between Alexandre Lacazette and Arnaud Nordin with both in decent form. The former scored four while the latter has three Ligue 1 goals in their last six games respectively.

Groupama Stadium witnessed Lyon winning four times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing four and losing two as well. Montpellier claimed five wins, one draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Of the last 10 times Lyon stepped out in front of their home crowd, "both teams to score" happened eight times. Both teams also scored in four of the last 10 away games for Montpellier.

Over 2.5 goals came up five times in the previous ten encounters between Lyon and Montpellier, as Lyon scored 1.5 goals on average per game and Montpellier averaging 1.2 goals. Both teams scored in seven times of these matches. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Lyon, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Montpellier, who managed to score 1.8 times in those matches.