Lille vs Montpellier betting preview: Visitors should struggle at Stade Pierre-Mauroy

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Fri 16.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Pierre-Mauroy (50186 seats)

It's advantage Lille so far with their 1st position in the Ligue 1 table, welcoming Montpellier who are placed 7th.

Insights:
  • Lille have the fewest conceded goals (19) in Ligue 1

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

It's quite the trip for Montpellier when visiting Lille as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.

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Lille form and stats

Lille, who have the fewest conceded goals (19) in Ligue 1, have performed here at Stade Pierre-Mauroy this season with 9 wins from 16 Ligue 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 2.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Lille, as their goalkeeper Mike Maignan has completely shut out the opponents for 225 minutes in the Ligue 1.

Lille enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Metz's place. The match ended 2-0 with Burak Yılmaz and Zeki Çelik scoring. A strong away win before that one, visiting PSG and winning 1-0.

Lille goalkeeper Mike Maignan did an outstanding job against Metz with seven saves, so vital to securing the victory.

The Lille fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 16 league matches. Lille have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Montpellier form and stats

The visitors are W5-D7-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 1. Things are running smoothly for Montpellier who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Lens. One point away has become something of a habit for Montpellier who have played out draws in their last three away games.

There were no winners in Montpellier's previous match, a Ligue 1 home game that ended 3-3 vs Olympique Marseille (placed 6th). Preceding that game was the away Coupe de France victory against Chateaubriant Voltigeurs with the score of 1-0.

A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Montpellier, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?

Montpellier has another fixture away, a Coupe de France game, against Canet Roussillon in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Montpellier find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Montpellier have conceded 20 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Montpellier - Lille 2-3, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Lille wins - draws - Montpellier wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

MontpellierG. Laborde
G. Laborde
12 goals
MontpellierA. Delort
A. Delort
11 goals
LilleB. Yılmaz
B. Yılmaz
10 goals

Lille missing players

Montpellier missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lille Montpellier
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 15 32
20 9 3 Won W 2 5 12
9 5 1 Drew D 1 7 10
3 2 1 Lost L 2 3 10
53 25 7 Scored S 7 19 52
19 10 5 Conceded C 11 20 53
91% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 97%
72% 75% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 88%
38% 44% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 47% 62%
16% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 33% 47%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 7% 22%
44% 50% 80% BTTS BTTS 80% 67% 75%
56% 50% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 27% 12%
9% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 13% 16%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.4 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.1 1.7
2 1 1 Red cards R C 2 3 6
 
12.4 14.4 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 10.4 12.4
4.4 4.2 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.5 4.6
38% 37% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 37% 35%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • 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.
  • Lille have the fewest conceded goals (10) at home in Ligue 1
  • Lille have the fewest conceded goals (19) in Ligue 1
  • Lille have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Ligue 1
  • Lille have the most clean sheets (18) in Ligue 1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lille 32 20 9 3 53 19 16 9 5 2 25 10 16 11 4 1 28 9 34 69
2 PSG 32 21 3 8 71 23 16 10 1 5 35 11 16 11 2 3 36 12 48 66
3 Monaco 31 19 5 7 64 38 16 10 5 1 36 17 15 9 0 6 28 21 26 62
4 Olympique Lyonnais 31 17 10 4 60 31 15 9 3 3 31 16 16 8 7 1 29 15 29 61
5 Lens 31 13 10 8 47 43 15 5 6 4 22 21 16 8 4 4 25 22 4 49
6 Olympique Marseille 32 13 10 9 43 39 16 8 4 4 25 18 16 5 6 5 18 21 4 49
7 Montpellier 32 12 10 10 52 53 17 7 3 7 33 33 15 5 7 3 19 20 -1 46
8 Rennes 31 12 9 10 39 35 15 6 3 6 17 19 16 6 6 4 22 16 4 45
9 Nice 31 12 6 13 41 42 15 5 2 8 19 25 16 7 4 5 22 17 -1 42
10 Metz 32 11 9 12 36 38 16 5 4 7 17 19 16 6 5 5 19 19 -2 42
11 Angers SCO 31 11 8 12 34 44 15 5 3 7 16 21 16 6 5 5 18 23 -10 41
12 Reims 31 9 12 10 38 38 15 4 7 4 14 15 16 5 5 6 24 23 0 39
13 Bordeaux 31 10 6 15 34 41 16 5 4 7 15 18 15 5 2 8 19 23 -7 36
14 Strasbourg 32 10 6 16 41 50 16 4 4 8 17 23 16 6 2 8 24 27 -9 36
15 Saint-Etienne 31 9 9 13 32 46 15 3 6 6 14 25 16 6 3 7 18 21 -14 36
16 Brest 31 10 5 16 43 54 15 8 2 5 29 25 16 2 3 11 14 29 -11 35
17 Lorient 31 8 8 15 37 54 16 7 2 7 23 27 15 1 6 8 14 27 -17 32
18 Nimes 31 8 5 18 30 58 16 3 3 10 17 31 15 5 2 8 13 27 -28 29
19 Nantes 31 5 13 13 32 48 16 2 8 6 16 25 15 3 5 7 16 23 -16 28
20 Dijon 31 2 9 20 20 53 16 0 6 10 5 22 15 2 3 10 15 31 -33 15

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lille 32 20 9 3 53 19 16 9 5 2 25 10 16 11 4 1 28 9 34 69
2 PSG 32 21 3 8 71 23 16 10 1 5 35 11 16 11 2 3 36 12 48 66
3 Monaco 31 19 5 7 64 38 16 10 5 1 36 17 15 9 0 6 28 21 26 62
4 Olympique Lyonnais 31 17 10 4 60 31 15 9 3 3 31 16 16 8 7 1 29 15 29 61
5 Lens 31 13 10 8 47 43 15 5 6 4 22 21 16 8 4 4 25 22 4 49
6 Olympique Marseille 32 13 10 9 43 39 16 8 4 4 25 18 16 5 6 5 18 21 4 49
7 Montpellier 32 12 10 10 52 53 17 7 3 7 33 33 15 5 7 3 19 20 -1 46
8 Rennes 31 12 9 10 39 35 15 6 3 6 17 19 16 6 6 4 22 16 4 45
9 Nice 31 12 6 13 41 42 15 5 2 8 19 25 16 7 4 5 22 17 -1 42
10 Metz 32 11 9 12 36 38 16 5 4 7 17 19 16 6 5 5 19 19 -2 42
11 Angers SCO 31 11 8 12 34 44 15 5 3 7 16 21 16 6 5 5 18 23 -10 41
12 Reims 31 9 12 10 38 38 15 4 7 4 14 15 16 5 5 6 24 23 0 39
13 Bordeaux 31 10 6 15 34 41 16 5 4 7 15 18 15 5 2 8 19 23 -7 36
14 Strasbourg 32 10 6 16 41 50 16 4 4 8 17 23 16 6 2 8 24 27 -9 36
15 Saint-Etienne 31 9 9 13 32 46 15 3 6 6 14 25 16 6 3 7 18 21 -14 36
16 Brest 31 10 5 16 43 54 15 8 2 5 29 25 16 2 3 11 14 29 -11 35
17 Lorient 31 8 8 15 37 54 16 7 2 7 23 27 15 1 6 8 14 27 -17 32
18 Nimes 31 8 5 18 30 58 16 3 3 10 17 31 15 5 2 8 13 27 -28 29
19 Nantes 31 5 13 13 32 48 16 2 8 6 16 25 15 3 5 7 16 23 -16 28
20 Dijon 31 2 9 20 20 53 16 0 6 10 5 22 15 2 3 10 15 31 -33 15

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