Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Lille
Match Time & Date:
16/04/2021
03:00 PM
Prediction: 1-0
Montpellier
Lille will be looking to retain top position in the table when they face Montpellier on Matchday 33. Les Dogues are eyeing their third consecutive win in the French top flight, and we are positive that they will go all guns blazing at La Paillade. Defender Tiago Djalo returns from suspension, while Jonathan David and Jeremy Pied are sidelined with injuries. Yusuf Yazici has been tested positive for coronavirus.
A man to watch in the home team will be Turkey international Burak Yilmaz, who is enjoying a season to remember. Montpellier, on the other hand, aim to retain their spot in top ten. La Paillade are six points behind the Europa League berth, but the hosts want this win more than the visitors. Ambroise Oyongo remains on the sidelines through injury, but there are no suspended players in the away team ahead of the trip to Lille.
Highlighted Player (Jonathan Bamba):
After spending his youth career at CS Paris-Charenton, UJA AlfortVille and Saint-Etienne, Jonathan Bamba started playing for Saint-Etienne II at senior level. In 2015 he was given a chance to prove his worth with the first team and it has to be noted that he scored eight goals in 42 appearances for les Verts in Ligue 1.
Following his loan spells with Paris, Sint-Truiden and Angers, Jonathan Bamba joined Lille in the summer of 2018. The pacey winger born in Alfortville (France) on March 26, 1996, has been playing for les Dogues ever since, but he has yet to earn a cap for the French national team. Nonetheless, Jonathan Bamba has 12 caps with France U21 in which he scored four goals for les Tricolores.
Jonathan Bamba’s main position is left winger, but he is used as a centre-forward as well. The French footballer, whose preferred foot is right, has a contract with Lille until June 30, 2023.
Highlighted Team (Montpellier):
Over the years Montpellier have established themselves as a mid-table side in French Ligue 1. Montpellier are considered one of the youngest clubs in France as they were founded in 1974, but it has to be noted that a number of high-profile footballers played for the club in the past. French football legend Laurent Blanc played for Montpellier from 1981-1993 and he scored 76 goals in 24 appearances in the league for the club. Eric Cantona, Roger Milla, Carlos Valderama and Olivier Giroud played in Montpellier’s colors as well, but Pascal Baills is the player with most appearances for the club (429).
La Paillade did remarkably well to win the Ligue 1 trophy in 2012 and that is considered the club’s biggest success. Montpellier won Coupe de France on two occasions (1929, 1990), with the team beating FC Sete and FC Paris respectively in the title games. The team welcome their rivals at Stade de la Mosson and the capacity of the stadium is 32.900. In 1999 Montpellier won the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
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