Montpellier vs Lille match guide

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 04.September
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Mosson (22000 seats)

This could be quite the interesting run-in at Stade de la Mosson in the Ligue 1. Montpellier is in 5th place and welcome Lille in 8th spot. Learn more about the match here!

Insights:
  • Montpellier have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Lille have not yet lost a game away.

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

It's no vacation for neither Montpellier nor Lille as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Montpellier form and stats

Montpellier have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Ligue 1. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Montpellier, as their goalkeeper Jonas Omlin has completely shut out the opponents for 195 minutes in the Ligue 1.

Montpellier's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Ajaccio (placed 20th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Midfield player Maouassa got a match rating of 7.55 in that game, the max score being 10. Maouassa served one assist and hit two key passes.

In the preceding match a 7-0 victory visiting Brest.

Montpellier's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Lille form and stats

Four points from two away games for Lille, meaning one draw and one victory in the Ligue 1 so far.

Lille's previous game was their home loss versus Nice (1-2). Which player has bagged at least one goal three matches in a row for the away team? The correct answer is Bamba and that is impressive stuff! Bamba got a match rating of 8.02 in that game, top player of the team. Bamba scored one goal, hit three key passes and had 41 successful passes (of 49 total).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Ajaccio at their stadium, the result 3-1.

Both teams to score? This club's fresh fixtures suggest that, having completed 5 league games in a row with one or more goals from each team.

It's early days yet, but Lille has scored 4 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

Lille have managed a streak of 8 consecutive matches without losing (5-3-0) when playing Montpellier.

Top Goalscorers

MontpellierS. Wahi
S. Wahi
3 goals
LilleJ. Bamba
J. Bamba
3 goals
MontpellierT. Savanier
T. Savanier
2 goals

Montpellier missing players

Lille missing players

Montpellier Lille
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
5 3 2 Played P 0 2 5
3 2 1 Won W 0 1 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
2 1 1 Lost L 0 0 2
15 6 4 Scored S 0 4 10
9 4 4 Conceded C 0 2 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
80% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 80%
60% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 60%
60% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 40%
60% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
40% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3.4 4.3 5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5.5 5.2
6.4 5.3 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.5 4
1.4 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 2.2
3 3 2 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12 13.7 15 Shots (avg) S ( 0 12 14.8
5.6 5.7 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.5 5
54% 35% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 80% 40%
 
14.2 13.3 12.5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 6.5 8.8
5.2 4.3 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 1 3.2
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • All of Lille's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Montpellier's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Lille have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Lille have not yet lost a game away.
  • Lille have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Lille haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Montpellier have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Montpellier have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Montpellier haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Montpellier Last season Lille
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
12 7   Won W   7 14
7 5   Drew D   5 13
19 7   Lost L   7 11
49 27   Scored S   24 48
61 26   Conceded C   26 48
95% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 89%
76% 63%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 74%
47% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 53%
39% 42%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 24%
18% 26%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 8%
47% 47%   BTTS BTTS   63% 61%
26% 32%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 26%
32% 32%   Failed to Score F T   21% 24%
 
4.7 5.5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.9 5.3
5.3 4.4   Corners against (avg) C A   5.7 4.9
2 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.1 2.6
9 2   Red cards R C   4 6
 
11.4 14.3   Shots (avg) S (   11.9 12.5
3.9 4.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.2 4.2
33% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 30%
 
15.9 13.2   Shots against (avg) S A   13.1 11.8
5.6 4.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.7 4.1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 5 4 1 0 21 4 2 1 1 0 6 3 3 3 0 0 15 1 17 13
2 Lens 5 4 1 0 14 6 3 3 0 0 10 5 2 1 1 0 4 1 8 13
3 Olympique Marseille 5 4 1 0 11 3 3 3 0 0 7 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 8 13
4 Olympique Lyonnais 4 3 1 0 9 4 3 3 0 0 8 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 5 10
5 Montpellier 5 3 0 2 15 9 3 2 0 1 6 4 2 1 0 1 9 5 6 9
6 Rennes 5 2 1 2 7 6 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 7
7 Lorient 4 2 1 1 7 8 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 5 7 -1 7
8 Lille 5 2 1 2 10 12 3 1 0 2 6 10 2 1 1 0 4 2 -2 7
9 Auxerre 5 2 1 2 7 9 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 1 0 2 4 7 -2 7
10 Nantes 5 1 3 1 6 5 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 6
11 Troyes 5 2 0 3 10 13 2 1 0 1 3 4 3 1 0 2 7 9 -3 6
12 Clermont 5 2 0 3 6 10 2 1 0 1 1 5 3 1 0 2 5 5 -4 6
13 Toulouse 5 1 2 2 7 9 3 0 2 1 3 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 -2 5
14 Reims 5 1 2 2 9 12 2 0 1 1 3 5 3 1 1 1 6 7 -3 5
15 Nice 5 1 2 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 1 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 -3 5
16 Monaco 5 1 2 2 7 11 3 0 1 2 4 9 2 1 1 0 3 2 -4 5
17 Brest 5 1 1 3 7 15 2 0 1 1 1 8 3 1 0 2 6 7 -8 4
18 Strasbourg 5 0 3 2 4 6 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 -2 3
19 Angers SCO 5 0 2 3 6 12 3 0 1 2 3 7 2 0 1 1 3 5 -6 2
20 Ajaccio 5 0 1 4 3 9 2 0 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 3 2 6 -6 1

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.