Montpellier - Olympique Lyonnais predictions

Montpellier managing to pull off a victory here would be quite the upset. They are definitely underdogs, so even the home-field advantage isn’t able to push the odds lower than 4.70 for a home win.

The most likely outcome of this match is Olympique Lyonnais walking away with three more points. That said, both a draw and a home win are still on the table, though both are relatively risky propositions.

Montpellier are coming on the back of a crushing 2:0 away defeat at the hands of Strasbourg . The odds were against them from the start, and they never managed to recover from the early lead Strasbourg grabbed.

With 6.29 odds to win and home-field advantage, Olympique Lyonnais were clearly likely to win their previous Ligue 1 match before kick-off. The game went about as expected – they took an early lead and kept at it until they eventually won 4:0.

We’ve seen a string of concessions from Montpellier on their home turf – specifically, 6 over the last 3 matches. Online bookmakers are not giving them great chances of getting out of this one with a clean sheet.

Our confidence that Olympique Lyonnais will manage to hold their composure in an away game is shaky. They have over 5 concessions on record in their latest 3 visiting games alone.

The remainder of the season will not be easy for Montpellier. They’ll need to work hard just to get out of the relegation zone, for which they’ll need 2 points.

Olympique Lyonnais hold a 6th spot in the Ligue 1 after 22 matches. They still have a 2 -point gap to bridge if they want to play in Europe next year. Beating Montpellier would be a step in the right direction and bookies definitely believe they are more than capable of doing so with 1.70 stacked in their favour.

The two squads already met this season in the Ligue 1. As expected, Olympique Lyonnais took the win, though the match was a bit close. Either way, Montpellier have no history of beating the odds in this particular matchup.

The hosts are in an unenviable position either way, but a large number of reported injuries makes it even worse. Tanguy Coulibaly, Boubakar Kouyate, Issiaga Sylla, Christopher Jullien, Modibo Sagnan are all forced to sit this one out. The hurdles set in front of Montpellier are considerable.

An Over 2.5 Goals is a great bet if you like staying on the safe side. The betting value for this market is strong compared even to the 1.54, which makes this an easy betting prediction to make.