Lille, who have the most conceded goals (8) in Ligue 1, duel Montpellier for prestige and triumph.
- Lille have the most conceded goals (8) in Ligue 1
- Montpellier have the most points from losing position (4) in Ligue 1
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
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
Lille's first Ligue 1 home game here at Stade Pierre-Mauroy ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 10 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats from 19 matches.
Lille shared the glory with Saint-Étienne in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Xeka (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.25/10. Xeka hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Preceding that match was the home game against Nice that was lost 0-4.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Lille's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played five games, won three matches, drawn one and lost one.
Early season league goal statistics from Lille's 1 home game: 0 goals, 4 conceded.
Montpellier form and stats
One match played away so far in the Ligue 1 for Montpellier and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 7 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses from 19 games.
Montpellier are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the Ligue 1 against Lorient (placed 10th). Teji Savanier got a match rating of 9.43 in that game, top player of the team. Savanier scored one goal, served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 48 successful passes (of 58 total).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Reims that ended 3-3.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Montpellier when being an outsider away as they are today, we find four matches with the visitors losing one time, drawing one and winning two games.
3 goals so far away for Montpellier, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the previous ten meetings): Lille won five games, three matches ended in a draw and Montpellier have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  B. Yılmaz 2 goals |   A. Delort 2 goals |  G. Laborde 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 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.3 | 8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 5.3 | 7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 8 | 6.7 |
| 2.7 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 14 | 18 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 6.3 |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 60% | 42% |
- Lille have the most conceded goals (8) in Ligue 1
- Lille have the most conceded goals in the first half (5) in Ligue 1
- Lille have the the worst goal difference (-4) at home in Ligue 1
- Montpellier have the most matches over the total-line (3) in Ligue 1
- Montpellier have the most points from losing position (4) in Ligue 1
| Lille | Last season | Montpellier | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 24 | 10 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Drew | D | 8 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 12 | ||
| 64 | 28 | Scored | S | 26 | 60 | ||
| 23 | 11 | Conceded | C | 27 | 62 | ||
| 89% | 84% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 95% | ||
| 74% | 74% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 84% | 87% | ||
| 39% | 37% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 63% | ||
| 16% | 11% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 37% | 45% | ||
| 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 21% | ||
| 45% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 74% | 76% | ||
| 55% | 53% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 13% | ||
| 11% | 16% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 16% | ||
| 4.8 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 5.6 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 7 | ||
| 12.6 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 11.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 37% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Angers SCO | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Clermont | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Lens | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Rennes | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Nice | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Montpellier | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Olympique Marseille | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Nantes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Lorient | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Reims | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Saint-Étienne | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Brest | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 14 | Metz | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 15 | Bordeaux | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 16 | Olympique Lyonnais | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 17 | Lille | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
| 18 | Troyes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 19 | Monaco | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 20 | Strasbourg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 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 | Lille | 38 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 64 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 41 | 83 |
| 2 | Paris Saint Germain | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 86 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 14 | 58 | 82 |
| 3 | Monaco | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 76 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 34 | 78 |
| 4 | Olympique Lyonnais | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 81 | 43 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 20 | 38 | 76 |
| 5 | Olympique Marseille | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 54 | 47 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 60 |
| 6 | Rennes | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 52 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 58 |
| 7 | Lens | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 55 | 54 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 1 | 57 |
| 8 | Montpellier | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 62 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 27 | -2 | 54 |
| 9 | Nice | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 53 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 23 | -3 | 52 |
| 10 | Metz | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 48 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 22 | -4 | 47 |
| 11 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 54 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 25 | -12 | 46 |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 42 | 56 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 35 | -14 | 45 |
| 13 | Angers SCO | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 40 | 58 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 31 | -18 | 44 |
| 14 | Reims | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 50 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 29 | -8 | 42 |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 49 | 58 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 29 | -9 | 42 |
| 16 | Lorient | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 50 | 68 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 39 | -18 | 42 |
| 17 | Brest | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 66 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 33 | -16 | 41 |
| 18 | Nantes | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 47 | 55 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 26 | -8 | 40 |
| 19 | Nimes | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 71 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 39 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 32 | -31 | 35 |
| 20 | Dijon | 38 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 73 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 42 | -48 | 21 |