Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Lille
Match Time & Date:
04/01/2025
21:00
Prediction: 3-1
Montpellier
Olympique Lyon will be aiming to build on the Coupe de France win over Feignies-Aulnoye when they take on Montpellier in the Ligue 1 round 16. Les Gones are on a three-game winning run at home in all competitions and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play. Nicolas Tagliafico is back from suspension as well as Duje Caleta-Car, while Corentin Tolisso should recover in time to face Montpellier.
La Paillade, on the other hand, are on a five-game winless run in all competitions. As Lyon have been producing fine performances in front of goal of late, we predict that Jean-Louis Gasset’s men are going to return home with their hands empty. It has to be noted that Montpellier suffered an embarrassing 4-0 loss to lower-league side Le Puy-en-Velay in the French Cup last 64. Both Enzo Tchato and Modibo Sagnan are back from suspension for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Nemanja Matic):
Nemanja Matic is a Serbian footballer who plays for Premier League side Chelsea. The 194-cm-tall midfielder was born on 1 August, 1988 and he began his football career (youth) at Radnicki Obrenovac.
In 2005 he signed for Kolubara and after impressing with Kosice in the 2008/2009 campaign, Chelsea owners decided to sign him. Nemanja spent the 2010/2011 season on loan at Vitesse and at the end of the season he signed a deal with Portuguese giants Benfica, with David Luiz heading in the other direction.
Matic was in the form of his life in the 2013/2014 Primeira Liga campaign and he helped the Eagles clinch the domestic trophy. He rejoined Chelsea in 2014 for a fee of €25M and he helped the Blues win the Premier League title in the 2014/2015 season. Nemanja Matic has also developed into a key member of the Serbian national team that have been largely struggling of late.
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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