Montpellier Hsc vs Lyon Prediction & Betting Tips - Ligue 1

Prediction published on 21/12/2018, 01:35  by Daniel Ngulu in Ligue 1 Prediction

Montpellier head to this game holding an advantage, as they have two games in hand over second placed Lille while Lyon have a game in hand thus this is a crucial game for both sides. Second place and fourth are separated by just five points and Montpellier will go to this game very well aware of the stakes. The loss to Lille in their last game really dented their chase for a place in the top three but they still have room, after the postponement of their game against Nantes last week. That loss to Lille ensured Montpellier goes four matches without a clean sheet but they have lost just three matches in the 16 Ligue clashes they have featured in this season. In five of the nine home league matches, they have managed five clean sheets, with just two losses. They have failed to score in two of their nine home games and in four of the last five they have managed two goals each. Montpellier meets a Lyon side that has scored six goals in the last two matches and has also scored in 13 of the last 15 matches. In the Ligue 1 matches away from home this season, Lyon have failed to score just twice in the seven matches played, and both have ended in losses. Apart from those two, the team has scored two goals or more in their away games this season.