In the 18th round of the 2024/2025 French Ligue 1 season, Olympique Lyonnais will host Montpellier Hérault SC at home. The match will start at 21:00 on January 4, 2025 at the Groupama Stadium.
Teams' form and statistics
Lyon:
Lyon are currently in 6th place in the league, with 25 points from 15 matches. In their last 10 league matches, they have won 6, drawn 3 and lost 1, while scoring an average of 2.1 goals and conceding 0.9 goals per match. Alexandre Lacazette stands out in the team's attack with 5 goals, while Georges Mikautadze and Malick Fofana have contributed to the team's successes with 4 and 3 goals respectively. In midfield, Rayan Cherki and Saïd Benrahma have helped the attacks with 3 assists each. In defense, goalkeeper Lucas Perri has kept his net clean sheet 4 times.
Montpellier:
Montpellier are 18th in the table, with just 9 points from 15 matches. In their last 10 league matches, they have 1 win, 2 draws and 7 losses, with an average of 1 goal scored and 2.3 goals conceded per match. The team's top scorer is Arnaud Nordin with 4 goals, while Theo Sainte-Luce, Joris Chotard, Issiaga Sylla and Wahbi Khazri all have 1 goal each. In terms of assists, Jordan Ferri, Mousa Al-Taamari and Teji Savanier stand out, all three of whom have 1 assist each in the last 10 matches.
Head-to-head results
Of the last 10 matches, Lyon has won 6 times, while Montpellier has won 4. In their last meeting, which was held at Montpellier's home ground, Lyon won 2-1. Interestingly, out of Lyon's last 11 home matches, there have been over 2.5 goals against Montpellier in 9 of them.
Expected starting lineups
Lyon (4-3-3):
- Goalkeeper: Lucas Perri
- Defenders: Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Clinton Mata, Moussa Niakhate, Abner
- Midfielders: Jordan Veretout, Nemanja Matic, Corentin Tolisso
- Forwards: Rayan Cherki, Alexandre Lacazette, Malick Fofana
Montpellier (4-2-3-1):
- Goalkeeper: Benjamin Lecomte
- Defenders: Enzo Tchato, Nikola Maksimović, Modibo Sagnan, Issiaga Sylla
- Midfielders: Rabby Nzingoula, Jordan Ferri
- Attacking midfielders: Mousa Al-Taamari, Teji Savanier, Tanguy Coulibaly
- Forward: Akor Adams
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