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Ligue 1 | Gameweek 22
Feb 16, 2025 at 2pm UK
Stade de la Mosson
Lyon

Montpellier
1 - 4
Lyon

Coulibaly (38')
Coulibaly (29'), Delort (34'), Sainte-Luce (86')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Mikautadze (3'), Nuamah (50'), Tolisso (53'), Lacazette (73')
Tagliafico (64')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Ligue 1 clash between Montpellier HSC and Lyon, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Strasbourg 2-0 Montpellier
Sunday, February 9 at 4.15pm in Ligue 1
Last Game: Lyon 4-0 Reims
Sunday, February 9 at 2pm in Ligue 1

We said: Montpellier HSC 0-3 Lyon

After back-to-back defeats most recently, bottom side Montpellier will be dreading the arrival of top-four hopefuls Lyon on Sunday afternoon. Les Gones swept Reims aside with ease last weekend, and we feel that it could be a similar story for the Champions League chasers this time around. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Lyon win with a probability of 60.98%. A draw had a probability of 20.5% and a win for Montpellier HSC had a probability of 18.48%.

The most likely scoreline for a Lyon win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.35%) and 0-1 (8.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.5%), while for a Montpellier HSC win it was 2-1 (5.04%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Lyon would win this match.

Result
Montpellier HSCDrawLyon
18.48% (-0.628 -0.63) 20.54% (-0.1 -0.1) 60.98% (0.73 0.73)
Both teams to score 57.3% (-0.84 -0.84)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
60.96% (-0.554 -0.55)39.03% (0.555 0.56)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
38.64% (-0.582 -0.58)61.35% (0.584 0.58)
Montpellier HSC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.4% (-0.985 -0.98)34.6% (0.987 0.99)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.68% (-1.059 -1.06)71.31% (1.061 1.06)
Lyon Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.62% (0.036000000000001 0.04)12.38% (-0.033999999999999 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
61.76% (0.075000000000003 0.08)38.24% (-0.073 -0.07)
Score Analysis
    Montpellier HSC 18.48%
    Lyon 60.98%
    Draw 20.54%
Montpellier HSCDrawLyon
2-1 @ 5.04% (-0.135 -0.14)
1-0 @ 4.55% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-0 @ 2.41% (-0.067 -0.07)
3-2 @ 1.86% (-0.099 -0.1)
3-1 @ 1.78% (-0.098 -0.1)
Other @ 2.84%
Total : 18.48%
1-1 @ 9.5% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
2-2 @ 5.27% (-0.133 -0.13)
0-0 @ 4.28% (0.111 0.11)
3-3 @ 1.3% (-0.067 -0.07)
Other @ 0.2%
Total : 20.54%
1-2 @ 9.92% (0.019 0.02)
0-2 @ 9.35% (0.266 0.27)
0-1 @ 8.95% (0.242 0.24)
1-3 @ 6.91% (0.022 0.02)
0-3 @ 6.51% (0.193 0.19)
2-3 @ 3.67% (-0.088 -0.09)
1-4 @ 3.61% (0.017 0.02)
0-4 @ 3.4% (0.105 0.11)
2-4 @ 1.92% (-0.043 -0.04)
1-5 @ 1.51% (0.0079999999999998 0.01)
0-5 @ 1.42% (0.046 0.05)
Other @ 3.83%
Total : 60.98%

How you voted: Montpellier vs Lyon

Montpellier HSC
Draw
Lyon
Montpellier HSC
12.0%
Draw
16.0%
Lyon
72.0%
25
Head to Head
Jan 4, 2025 8pm
Gameweek 16
Lyon
1-0
Montpellier
Fayad (90+1' og.)
Veretout (64'), Veretout (66')

Sagnan (50'), Maksimovic (64')
Feb 11, 2024 4.05pm
Gameweek 21
Montpellier
1-2
Lyon
Nordin (23')
Ferri (90')
Lacazette (74'), Caqueret (82')
Tagliafico (28'), Orban (90')
Aug 19, 2023 6pm
Gameweek 2
Lyon
1-4
Montpellier
Lacazette (69')
Diomande (13'), Lepenant (29'), Barcola (45+4'), Tagliafico (83')
Lacazette (80')
Nordin (20'), Al Tamari (39', 66'), Adams (89')
Kouyate (51')
May 7, 2023 4.05pm
Gameweek 34
Lyon
5-4
Montpellier
Lacazette (31', 59', 82', 90+10' pen.), Lovren (70')
Wahi (40', 41', 53', 55')
Oct 22, 2022 4pm
Gameweek 12
Montpellier
1-2
Lyon
Wahi (70')
Aouar (33'), Lacazette (90')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CParis Saint-GermainPSG33256289345581
2Marseille33195970452562
3MonacoMonaco33187863372661
4Nice33169860411957
5Lille33169850351557
6StrasbourgStrasbourg33169854411357
7Lyon331661163461754
8Brest33155135253-150
9Lens33147123839-149
10Auxerre33119134748-142
11Rennes33132184946341
12Toulouse33109144141039
13Angers33106173251-1936
14Reims3389163245-1333
15NantesNantes33712143652-1633
16Le HavreLe Havre3394203769-3231
17Saint-EtienneSt Etienne3386193774-3730
RMontpellier HSCMontpellier3344252376-5316


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