Olympique Lyon vs Montpellier Prediction: Lyon are far from their best

It's matchday 2 of the new French Ligue 1 season and two teams that are desperate for their first win go head-to-head in the second round. Lyon started off with a 2-1 defeat to Strasbourg on opening day, while Montpellier played a 2-2 draw with newly promoted side; Le Havre.

After the result of week 1, Olympique Lyon are ranked 15th on the table with 0 points and -1 goal difference. While Montpellier are 8th with 1 point and a goal difference of 0.

Olympique Lyon

A defeat on opening day against Strasbourg was not what the Lyon fans expected from their team. After a goalless first half, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde gave Strasbourg the lead in the 63rd and in the 75th minute, Lebo Mothiba doubled their lead. Lyon were able to get one goal back in the 88th minute through Nicolas Tagliafico but the game ended that way and Lyon were defeated. According to the statistics, Lyon had 64% possession, 7 shots on target and 6 corner kicks. They also missed 2 of 3 chances created in that game. Corentin Tolisso will have big shoes to fill if Lyon are to get back to winning ways. He failed to score in the opening game against Strasbourg, but his attacking statistics is something Lyon will desperately need at the moment. He averages 5.0 shots per game and 2.0 shots on target per game. However he is yet to register a goal in the new season.

The defeat on opening day now meant Lyon had lost their last 5 games in a row. They lost their last 4 preseason games in a row before the opening day.

Streaks: losses (5), without a clean sheet (7), less than 2.5 goals (4/5), first to concede (7/7), less than 4.5 cards (9/9), less than 10.5 corners (4/5).

Starting XI

Remy Riou, Nicolas Tagliafico, Sinaly Diomande, Duje Caleta-Car, Clinton Mata, Johann Lepenant, Corentin Tolisso, Rayan Cherki, Maxence Caqueret, Bradley Barcola, Amin Sarr.

Montpellier

Montepellier were only able to pick up a point from the opening day game against Le Havre at home. The newly promoted side were ahead in just 5 minutes into the first half through Gautier Lloris. And in the second half, Montpellier did their best to turn things around with 2 quick goals in the 58th and 60th minute from Akor Adams. The game looked all set to go the way of Montpellier, but they were rocked by a late equalizer from Samuel Grandsir in the 90th minute to end the game as a draw. Montpellier were better according to statistics despite the result. They had 58% possession, 5 shots on target and 4 corner kicks in the game. Akor Adams picked up the man of the match award for scoring 2 goals in just 77 minutes played.

Montpellier have now recorded a draw in their last 2 matches, both ending by the same scoreline 2-2. And in their last 5 matches they had 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

Streaks: no losses (4), without a clean sheet (8), more than 2.5 goals (7/9), both teams to score (7/8), first to concede (6/7), less than 4.5 cards (9/9).

Starting XI

Benjamin Lecomte, Falaye Sacko, Christopher Jullien, Boubakar Kouyate, Lucas Mincarelli Davin, Joris Chotard, Jordan Ferri, Mousa Al-Taamari, Teji Savanier, Wahbi Khazri, Akor Adams

Head to Head

Lyon and Montpellier have played 20 matches in the past. Lyon won 12 matches, while Montpellier won 5 matches and 3 matches ended in a draw.

Streaks

• Lyon won the last 4 meetings
• Lyon are without a clean sheet in the last 3 meetings
• Montpellier are without a clean sheet in the last 6 meetings.
• There were more than 2.5 goals in 5/6 meetings.
• Both teams scored in 5/6 meetings.
• Lyon scored first in 4/5 meetings.

Expert Betting Tips

Analysis shows Olympique Lyon have scored 1 goal and conceded 2 goals in 1 Ligue match. They scored an average of 1.0 goals per game, with a 4% conversion rate. They created 3.0 chances per game and missed 2.0 of those chances. They played a total of 23.0 shots and 7.0 shots were on target. They also played 6.0 corners and had 64% ball possession. They have also conceded 2.0 goals per game and they have kept 0 clean sheets.

Analysis shows Montpellier have scored 2 goals and conceded 2 goals in 1 Ligue match. They scored an average of 2.0 goals per game, with a 14% conversion rate. They created 2.0 chances per game and missed 1.0 of those chances. They played a total of 14.0 shots and 5.0 shots were on target. They also played 4.0 corners and had 58.0% ball possession. They have also conceded 2.0 goals per game and they have kept 0 clean sheets.

• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.64 Odds
• Both Teams to Score and Over 2.5 Goals at 1.79 Odds
• Amin Sarr to Score Anytime at 3.00 Odds