Lille hosts Montpellier in round 33 of French Ligue 1. The match will be played on Friday, April 16th at Stade Pierre-Mauroy (Villeneuve d'Ascq)
The leader of the French championship was able to interrupt a streak of negative results only in the recent two matches. Lille lost points in the 29th and 30th rounds, tying with Monaco (0-0) and losing to Nimes (1-2). Between those meetings, the Great Danes suffered a defeat from PSG in the French Cup (0-3). But then the players of Lille achieved revenge, beating the Parisians in the Ligue 1 match (0-1). Then the Great Danes won another victory and did not concede a single goal (2-0 over Metz). I would like to note that Lille conceded the least in the current championship (only 19 goals). And in the 21st century, only PSG showed better results in the seasons 2013/14 and 15/16 after 32 played rounds (18).
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Montpellier has not lost in the league and French Cup matches since January 30. During this time, the team played 13 games. However, regular loss of points doesn’t allow the Paladins to count on more than 8th place. The team ended six out of 13 matches in a draw, and only four out of seven victories fell on the championship. Montpellier concedes regularly - the team managed to keep a clean sheet in only three out of 13 matches during the unbeaten run. If we look at the last five matches, the Paladins didn’t concede only in the French Cup match versus Chateaubriand (1-0). Thanks to this, they advanced to the quarterfinals.
The maximum that Montpellier managed to get in recent head-to-head matches was not to lose. Lille gained three victories, and two more matches ended in a draw. Both teams scored in three out of five cases. And the visitors were sure to score in four of five matches. At least two goals were scored in three out of five games. Lille has been unconvincing at home lately. The team won only two of the last five matches and managed to score more than one goal in only one of them. Over 2.5 goals scored took place in only one of the last five meetings (1-2 with Nimes). Montpellier players have not lost any of their last five away matches. And more than two goals were scored in only one of them (1-2 with Lyon). We think that the upcoming game will be extremely tense and won’t please the fans of goal-scoring football.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored
