It's advantage Lille so far with their 3rd position in the Ligue 1 table, welcoming Montpellier who are placed 10th.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Champions League match only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Chelsea.
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.
Lille form and stats
7-2-0 is the performance here at Stade Pierre Mauroy so far in the Ligue 1, giving Lille a total of 23 from their 9 games here. Outstanding results! The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stade Pierre Mauroy.
Lille are confident in defense, having played 329 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
In their previous game, the manager C. Galtier led his Lille to a defeat in the Champions League match away at Chelsea. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade Pierre Mauroy. Previous to that game, a Ligue 1 home match hosting Brest in a game that was won 1-0.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Lille handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W9-D2-L2.
Lille are traveling soon after this match as the Coupe de la Ligue match at Monaco awaits in four days.
A decent goal production from Lille in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 9 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Lille have only let in 4 goals at home.
Montpellier form and stats
Montpellier have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 0-5-3 (8 played). It's three draws from Montpellier's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Ligue 1 home defeat versus PSG with 1-3 on the scoreboard. Before that, Montpellier travelled to Dijon and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.
We have checked recent matches where Montpellier have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were W0-D5-L3.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Coupe de la Ligue trip to Reims.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Montpellier as they have only managed to score 6 times from 8 away games in the league. 9 goals have been conceded by Montpellier in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Lille won 5 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Montpellier has 2 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 5 / 5Top Goalscorers
  V. Osimhen 9 goals |   A. Delort 5 goals |  F. Mollet 4 goals |
Lille missing players
Montpellier missing players
| Lille | Montpellier | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 21 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 21 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | 53% |
| 41% | 56% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 41% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 41% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 47% |
| 41% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 29% |
| 24% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 35% |
| 5.4 | 6 | 3.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8 | 5.9 | 4.6 |
| 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 205 | 118 | 28 | Total Shots | T S | 22 | 81 | 224 |
| 76 | 45 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 25 | 77 |
| 28% | 36% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 24% | 27% |
- Lille has the most points (23) at home
- Lille have not yet lost a game at home.
- Lille have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lille have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Lille have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Montpellier have scored away.
- Montpellier have yet to win a game away.
| 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 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 39 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 34 |
| 3 | Lille | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 28 |
| 4 | Rennes | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | Bordeaux | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Nantes | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 26 |
| 7 | Olympique Lyonnais | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 25 |
| 8 | Saint-Etienne | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -2 | 25 |
| 9 | Reims | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
| 10 | Montpellier | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 24 |
| 11 | Monaco | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 24 |
| 12 | Angers SCO | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -3 | 24 |
| 13 | Nice | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 23 |
| 14 | Brest | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 21 |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -3 | 21 |
| 16 | Dijon | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 16 |
| 17 | Amiens SC | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -12 | 16 |
| 18 | Metz | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 15 |
| 19 | Toulouse | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -16 | 12 |
| 20 | Nimes | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -16 | 12 |