2nd position in the Ligue 1 table for Olympique Lyonnais so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 11th-placed Montpellier visits Groupama OL Academy Décines-Charpieu.
- Olympique Lyonnais has the most scored goals in the first half (27) in Ligue 1
- Montpellier haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
It's no vacation for neither Olympique nor Montpellier 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.
Olympique Lyonnais form and stats
Olympique Lyonnais are steadily winning Ligue 1 games and points here at Groupama OL Academy Décines-Charpieu. 8 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 12 games. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Olympique has won four games in a row. The Metz match was the last time out without a victory. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Olympique Lyonnais after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Anthony Lopes not having conceded a league goal in 215 minutes.
Olympique's last game was hosting Ajaccio and winning 5-1. Previous to that game, a Ligue 1 home match hosting Strasbourg in a game that was won 3-0.
As indicated by the result mentioned above, Olympique Lyonnais played a great game against Ajaccio and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Olympique Lyonnais home games with this odds we find nine games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in six wins, two draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, three matches were won by at least two goals.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (27 in 12 games), Olympique Lyonnais's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Olympique have conceded only 10 goals.
Montpellier form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligue 1 matches, Montpellier have produced an overall stat of 4-4-3 so far.
Two travels in a row for Montpellier, whose manager M. Der Zakarian could celebrate last time after the Coupe de France win against Strasbourg. Before that, Montpellier secured a home win against Dijon with the score 4-2.
You'll want to know how Montpellier managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found one similar match resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and one home win.
Montpellier find the net regularly in their away games. 15 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Montpellier have conceded 17 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Montpellier - Olympique 2-1, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Olympique three wins, four draws and Montpellier three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Depay 13 goals |  K. Toko Ekambi 11 goals |  T. Kadewere 9 goals |
Olympique Lyonnais missing players
Montpellier missing players
| Olympique Lyonnais | Montpellier | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 15 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 50 | 27 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 15 | 39 |
| 20 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 9 | 17 | 44 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 83% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 88% |
| 62% | 75% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 55% | 67% |
| 38% | 33% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 45% | 54% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 9% | 25% |
| 58% | 58% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 64% | 71% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 12% |
| 12% | 17% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 9% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 15.7 | 17.1 | 19.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 10.3 | 12.2 |
| 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
| 37% | 40% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 38% | 36% |
- Montpellier haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Olympique Lyonnais has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Ligue 1
- Olympique Lyonnais has the most scored goals in the first half (27) in Ligue 1
- Olympique Lyonnais have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Olympique Lyonnais have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 27 | 54 |
| 2 | Olympique Lyonnais | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 30 | 52 |
| 3 | Paris Saint Germain | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 55 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 41 | 51 |
| 4 | Monaco | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 48 |
| 5 | Rennes | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 38 |
| 6 | Lens | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 36 |
| 7 | Metz | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 35 |
| 8 | Angers SCO | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -8 | 34 |
| 9 | Olympique Marseille | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 33 |
| 10 | Bordeaux | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 32 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | -5 | 32 |
| 12 | Brest | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 44 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -7 | 30 |
| 13 | Nice | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | -4 | 29 |
| 14 | Reims | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -2 | 28 |
| 15 | Saint-Etienne | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -13 | 26 |
| 16 | Strasbourg | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 22 | -7 | 25 |
| 17 | Lorient | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -15 | 22 |
| 18 | Nantes | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -17 | 19 |
| 19 | Dijon | 24 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -19 | 15 |
| 20 | Nimes | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -31 | 15 |