Olympique Lyonnais vs Montpellier Prediction and Betting Tips | January 4th 2025
Olympique Lyonnais will host Montpellier at the Groupama Stadium on Saturday in another round of the 2024-25 Ligue 1 campaign. The home side have performed well in the league this season after a slow start to the campaign and now sit fifth in the league table with 25 points from 15 matches.
They suffered a 3-1 away defeat to league leaders Paris Saint-Germain in their last league outing but bounced back in their final game of 2024 as they beat Feignes-Aulnoye 2-1 to advance to the last 32 of the Coupe de France.
Montpellier have endured a difficult start to life under veteran boss Jean-Louis Gasset in his third stint in charge of the club. They played out a 2-2 draw against Nice last time out in Ligue 1 but sunk to new lows in their final game of last year as they were thrashed 4-0 by fourth-tier Le Puy Foot 43 in the domestic cup.
The visitors remain rock-bottom in the league standings with just nine points from 15 matches and will be desperate to kick off the year on a positive note.
Olympique Lyonnais vs Montpellier Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 71 meetings between Lyon and Montpellier. The home side have won 33 of those games while the visitors have won 20 times, with their other 18 contests ending in draws.
- The hosts have won all but one of their last six games in this fixture.
- The visitors are without a clean sheet in their last eight games in this fixture, a run dating back to 2020.
- Montpellier have the worst defensive record in the league this season with a goal concession tally of 38.
Olympique Lyonnais vs Montpellier Prediction
Lyon have won five of their last six games and have lost just one of their last 11. They have won their last three games at the Groupama Stadium and are poised to extend that streak this weekend.
Montpellier are winless in their last five matches and have won just one of their last 11. They have lost their last eight away games on the trot and could see their away day blues extend into the new year.
Prediction: Olympique Lyonnais 3-1 Montpellier
Olympique Lyonnais vs Montpellier Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Lyon to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Each of the last five matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in each of their last five matchups)