Who will claim the win when Olympique Lyonnais visit Montpellier? In this pre-match guide you'll find all the relevant info and data needed to predict the outcome.
- Montpellier have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Ligue 1
- Olympique Lyonnais is in the worst form (0-1-5)
Both squads have had plenty of rest since their previous game. Let's have faith in that this will be an animated match!
Montpellier form and stats
Montpellier have played 6 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-0-3 (wins-draws-losses). With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Montpellier to get some points in this home game.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 202 minutes without scoring a league goal. Wahi was the last player to find the net.
The fans are hoping that Montpellier will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Lens (placed 3rd).
Before that game, the home loss against Monaco with the scoreline 0-2.The Montpellier fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. Montpellier have conceded 10 from these games.
Olympique Lyonnais form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 1 travels is 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. It's all red in the travel logs of Lyon, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
Olympique Lyonnais play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 2-3 to Rennes (placed 5th). Lacazette, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.45. Lacazette scored two goals.
A draw for Lyon before that, at their own venue hosting Toulouse (1-1).Olympique Lyonnais have the goal stats of 5-10 (for/against) from 5 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the previous ten meetings): Montpellier won four games, two matches ended in a draw and Olympique Lyonnais managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Lacazette 6 goals |  M. Lemos Martins 5 goals |
Montpellier missing players
Olympique Lyonnais missing players
| Montpellier | Olympique Lyonnais | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 21 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| 22 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 10 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 80% | 82% |
| 73% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 60% | 64% |
| 45% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 36% |
| 36% | 17% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 64% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 80% | 73% |
| 18% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 18% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 5 | 4.8 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
| 5.3 | 5.5 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
| 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.4 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.4 | 11.2 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12.4 | 14.6 |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.8 | 6 |
| 51% | 39% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | 29% |
| 14.2 | 14 | 21.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 13 | 10.2 |
| 5.1 | 4.7 | 7.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
- All of Montpellier's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Montpellier have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Ligue 1
- Montpellier have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Ligue 1
- Montpellier haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Olympique Lyonnais have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Olympique Lyonnais have the fewest points (1) away in Ligue 1
- Olympique Lyonnais have yet to win a game away.
- Olympique Lyonnais haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Olympique Lyonnais is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 24 | 29 |
| 2 | Lorient | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 26 |
| 3 | Lens | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Olympique Marseille | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 5 | Rennes | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 21 |
| 6 | Monaco | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 | Lille | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Clermont | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 17 |
| 9 | Toulouse | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 15 |
| 10 | Olympique Lyonnais | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -1 | 12 |
| 12 | Troyes | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 | Nice | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 12 |
| 14 | Nantes | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -6 | 10 |
| 15 | Reims | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 9 |
| 16 | Auxerre | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -12 | 9 |
| 17 | Strasbourg | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -7 | 8 |
| 18 | Ajaccio | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -8 | 8 |
| 19 | Angers SCO | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -14 | 8 |
| 20 | Brest | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -14 | 6 |
