Montpellier vs Olympique Lyon Prediction: It looks like a cagey affair.

Montpellier and Olympique Lyon will meet again for the second time this season. Lyon lost the first game 4-1 at home and it's been a difficult journey for them so far in the league. At the moment, there's been a slow resurgence within the Lyon team and they are gradually crawling from the bottom of the league table. 

Montpellier is also not far from a disaster at the moment. They are just on the brink of the relegation zone as much as Olympique Lyon.

A win for either side is extremely important and they may just be on their way to saving their season.

Montpellier

Montpellier are far from the team they were months ago when both sides met, so they might want to take this game more seriously than usual. Montpellier have failed to win in their last 3 matches including the Coup de France game that ended in a 4-1 defeat against OGC Nice. Prior to the defeat to Nice, they played a goalless draw against LOSC Lille and then lost 2-1 to Stade Rennes.

The 4-1 defeat to OGC Nice is a clear indication of the poor state of the team. They conceded 3 unanswered goals in the first half before conceding the 4th goal in the 62nd minute. Modibo Sagnan scored the only goal in the 75th minute, but it made no difference in changing the course of the game.

At the moment, Montpellier are 13th on the table with just 19 points.

Olympique Lyon

Olympique Lyon's latest results have been encouraging, although some consistency would be better. But at the moment, they have won their last 2 games against Olympique Marseille and LOSC Lille in the Coup de France. In both games they were impressive and their fans finally have some kind of hope. 

Alexander Lacazette has been a revelation for Olympique Lyon since their resurgence and he will be a key player to the team if they intend to keep building momentum. Alexander Lacazette has 10 goals in 17 games for Olympique Lyon and he averages 0.6 goals per game.

Olympique Lyon remain in 15th spot with 19 points from 20 matches played.

Head to Head

In their last 20 matches against each other, Olympique Lyon won 11 matches, while Montpellier won 6 matches and 3 matches ended in a draw.

Analysis and Predictions

Both teams will be hoping to get a win in this match. Olympique Lyon have been pulling up some weight recently and their performances are beginning to improve. So I expect them to make life difficult for the Montpellier team. Montpellier have the advantage of playing at home, but whether they will use that to get a win is a difficult question.

From their past meetings, Montpellier have failed to keep a clean sheet in the last 7 meetings against Olympique Lyon, while Lyon have failed to keep a clean sheet in the last 4 meetings. 6 of their last 7 meetings ended with more than 2.5 goals scored and both teams scored in those games. Lyon also scored first in 4 of their last 5 meetings. 

• Montpellier Over 2 Yellow Cards at 3.2 Odds
• First Half 0-4 Total Corners at 1.615 Odds
• 2nd Half Most Goals at 2.05 Odds