Olympique Lyonnais vs Montpellier betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Ligue 1 match on January 04th, 2025

Olympique Lyonnais will be playing against Montpellier in a Ligue 1 football match scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 04th, 2025, at 20:00h (UTC), in France, check the Olympique Lyonnais vs Montpellier betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Olympique Lyonnais vs Montpellier will occur

The game will be played in the mythical Groupama Stadium stadium, in the city of Decines-Charpieu, with a capacity for 59186 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Olympique Lyonnais vs Montpellier betting tip 2024/2025

In the current edition of the Ligue 1, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.7 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 2.93 goals per match.

Olympique Lyonnais last match

Olympique Lyonnais comes from a win recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Feignies-Aulnoye, in a match valid for Coupe de France, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 1-2. On the field, P. Sage's team lined up with a 4-3-3.

Prior to the match the odds were 1.05, making clear the team's favoritism, which was later confirmed with the positive result.

Montpellier last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Coupe de France, Montpellier, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Le Puy F.43 Auvergne team with a final score of 4-0.

They were defeated despite having all the favoritism before the match. A lost match that was not in anyone's plans, a result that counted with odds of 5.75.

Olympique Lyonnais vs Montpellier h2h

The last time these teams played against each other was in Ligue 1, where Montpellier was at 14th place while Olympique Lyonnais occupied 15th place. Montpellier went in with a 3-1-4-2 formation while Olympique Lyonnais opened their game with a 4-3-3 tactic.

These two clubs faced each other for the last time in a match of the 2023/2024 Ligue 1 season. The match, played on 11-02-2024, recorded the 1-2 win for Olympique Lyonnais.

The last time these teams met, there were no easy wins!

Olympique Lyonnais

Ligue 1 leaderboard now

The Olympique Lyonnais team with 25 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Europa League, with a campaign of 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses.

This means that, in the 16th round, the team has an advantage of 1 point, and the Nice team is just behind in 6th place.

Olympique Lyonnais analysis

After 15 rounds, Olympique Lyonnais has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 27 goals for and 20 conceded.

The Olympique Lyonnais team usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 54.27%. Teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents.

While they’ve won 3 games as the visiting team, this team proves that there is such a thing as a home-court advantage with their record of 4 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.

Olympique Lyonnais has demonstrated their offensive prowess by scoring 27 times with 1650 attacks, while Montpellier has only scored 15 times with 1337 attacks.

Best goalscorer from Olympique Lyonnais

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Alexandre Lacazette is the player to highlight. Helping Olympique Lyonnais with 5 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Historical data Olympique Lyonnais

With 7 titles in the history of the tournament, the Olympique Lyonnais team is one of the leading names in the competition. The team's record can influence the final result of the match; it would not be the first time that the team managed to surprise with a victory at a time of worse results.

Montpellier

Ligue 1 leaderboard now

With 9 points won, Montpellier is in 18th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 2 wins against 10 losses, plus 3 draws.

In the 16th round, Le Havre, that is in the 17th place, has a small advantage of 3 points.

Montpellier analysis

Montpellier counted 15 goals scored and 38 conceded at the end of Ligue 1 day number 15.

Recent performances have highlighted that Montpellier is having trouble generating goals, with a low number of goals for and a high number of failed to score matches. This suggests that the team is struggling to create quality chances and convert them into goals, indicating the need for improvement in their attacking play.

The team has a relatively low scoring streak, the average goals scored does not exceed 1 per game, and this may mean that the result of the next away match may not be positive.

Best goalscorer from Montpellier

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Arnaud Nordin. The Attacker has scored 4 times in this competition and helped Montpellier avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Olympique Lyonnais is Alexandre Lacazette, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Montpellier is Arnaud Nordin, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 5.74 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Olympique Lyonnais has an average of 1.7 yellow cards per game over the 15 rounds, while Montpellier has an average of 2.8. In other words, these teams together are averaging 4.8 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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