Montpellier have travelled here for an appealing duel versus the home side Lille. Get smart on the match with this thorough Ligue 1 preview!
- Montpellier have the the best goal difference (+3) away in Ligue 1
Montpellier have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Only a few days to rest for the hosting team, as they featured in a Europa Conference League game only three days back. That game was an away game at Rijeka, so at least Lille are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Lille form and stats
The hosts won their first Ligue 1 game here at Stade Pierre-Mauroy, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Lille last season were 13 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses from 19 games.
The Lille coach Fonseca and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Rijeka in the Europa Conference League. Ismaily, defender, was given a rating of 8.05/10 in that game, top of the team. Ismaily hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and won 12 of 15 duels.
Prior to that, an away loss at Lorient in the Ligue 1.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Lille matches with similar probabilities have ended with 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats (from 5 games).
Early season league goal statistics from Lille's 1 home game: {2 goals}, 0 conceded.
Montpellier form and stats
A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Ligue 1, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 8 wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats from 19 matches.
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Reims with 1-3 on the scoreboard. Midfield player Al-Taamari was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.95/10. Al-Taamari scored one goal, hit four key passes and had 26 successful passes (of 29 total).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Olympique Lyonnais at their stadium, the result 4-1.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Montpellier playing away, we found 4 games. Results were 1 away win, 0 draws and 3 home wins.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Montpellier has managed {4 goals} and let in 1 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
The 4 latest games involving these sides have all ended as Lille victories. Are we destined for another one?Top Goalscorers
  M. Al Tamari 3 goals |  A. Adams 3 goals |   J. David 2 goals |
Lille missing players
Montpellier missing players
| Lille | Montpellier | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6 | 7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2 | 3.7 |
| 4.3 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 3.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 14 | 16 |
| 6.7 | 8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 8 | 5.3 |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 10.3 | 14 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 7 | 10.3 |
| 4.7 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 4.3 |
- Montpellier have the the best goal difference (+3) away in Ligue 1
| Lille | Last season | Montpellier | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 19 | 13 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 9 | 18 | ||
| 65 | 40 | Scored | S | 36 | 65 | ||
| 44 | 25 | Conceded | C | 33 | 62 | ||
| 92% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 84% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 84% | 89% | ||
| 53% | 68% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 63% | ||
| 26% | 32% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 37% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 26% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 26% | 21% | ||
| 63% | 74% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 58% | ||
| 26% | 26% | Clean Sheets | C S | 37% | 29% | ||
| 18% | 5% | Failed to Score | F T | 16% | 13% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.1 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 10 | ||
| 14.8 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 11.9 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 31% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 37% | ||
| 8.5 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.6 | 14 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Monaco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Reims | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Brest | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Strasbourg | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Rennes | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Lorient | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | PSG | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Lille | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Toulouse | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Metz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 13 | Nice | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Le Havre | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 15 | Lens | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 |
| 16 | Nantes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 17 | Olympique Lyonnais | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Clermont | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSG | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 89 | 40 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 15 | 49 | 85 |
| 2 | Lens | 38 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 68 | 29 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 39 | 84 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 67 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 27 | 73 |
| 4 | Rennes | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 69 | 39 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 68 |
| 5 | Lille | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 65 | 44 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 67 |
| 6 | Monaco | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 70 | 58 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 25 | 12 | 65 |
| 7 | Olympique Lyonnais | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 65 | 47 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 62 |
| 8 | Clermont | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 49 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 21 | -4 | 59 |
| 9 | Nice | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 48 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 58 |
| 10 | Lorient | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 53 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 32 | -1 | 55 |
| 11 | Reims | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 45 | 45 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 51 |
| 12 | Montpellier | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 65 | 62 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 50 |
| 13 | Toulouse | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 51 | 57 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 48 |
| 14 | Brest | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 54 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 28 | -10 | 44 |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 51 | 59 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 33 | -8 | 40 |
| 16 | Nantes | 38 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 37 | 55 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 29 | -18 | 36 |
| 17 | Auxerre | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 63 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 35 | -28 | 35 |
| 18 | Ajaccio | 38 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 74 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 44 | -51 | 26 |
| 19 | Troyes | 38 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 45 | 81 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 26 | 51 | -36 | 24 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 38 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 33 | 81 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 45 | -48 | 18 |
