Lille OSC vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Lille OSC vs Montpellier HSC — Ligue 1 at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
- Lille OSC 5 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
- Montpellier HSC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Ruddy Buquet
- Referee Guillaume Debart
- Referee Julien Pacelli
- Referee Willy Delajod
- Referee Thierry Bouille
3 games this season
🟨 3.3/game
⚽ 10.7 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Monaco FC | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Olympique Lyonnais | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Lille OSC | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Angers SCO | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | Le Mans FC | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | AJ Auxerre | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | Stade Brestois 29 | 5 | 5 |
| 12 | FC Lorient | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Toulouse FC | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | OGC Nice | 5 | 5 |
| 15 | Racing Club de Lens | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | ES Troyes AC | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | Olympique de Marseille | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Le Havre AC | 5 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb | Montpellier HSC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 10 Feb | En Avant Guingamp | A | 2–0 | W |
| 01 Feb | OGC Nice | H | 4–0 | W |
| 25 Jan | Olympique de Marseille | A | 2–1 | W |
| 18 Jan | Amiens SC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 11 Jan | SM Caen | A | 3–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb | Lille OSC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 10 Feb | AS Monaco FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 03 Feb | Nimes Olympique | A | 1–1 | D |
| 27 Jan | SM Caen | H | 2–0 | W |
| 20 Jan | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | A | 0–0 | D |
| 13 Jan | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | A | 1–1 | D |
Key Stats
57%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
H2H (21 games)
52%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
60%
Clean Sheets
Lille OSC this season
Lille OSC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Lille OSC
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Lille OSC
| Ayase Ueda | 2 G | |
| Tiago Santos | 2 G | |
| Olivier Giroud | 1 G | 2 A |
| Dilane Bakwa | 1 G | 1 A |
| Hakon Haraldsson | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. Lille OSC host Montpellier HSC — let the battle begin!
- 5' Nicolas Pepe has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 4 goals to his name this season.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Petar Skuletic made 422 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Youssouf Kone, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Pierre-Mauroy with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 29' Hilton picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 34' Lille OSC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 37' Xeka picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 42' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Christophe Galtier will be considering his options from the bench.
- 44' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Youssouf Kone.
- 46' The Montpellier HSC manager makes a substitution. Mihajlo Ristic departs to be replaced by Paul Lasne.
- 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 55' A change in the Lille OSC ranks — Jonathan Bamba exits the field as Luiz Araujo enters on 55.
- 56' The referee has no hesitation. Daniel Congre is booked for Montpellier HSC — Yellow card on 56.
- 60' The Montpellier HSC bench stirs into life. Petar Skuletic is withdrawn and Junior Sambia gets his opportunity.
- 65' Fresh legs for Lille OSC! Thiago Maia comes on to replace Xeka.
- 70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Lille OSC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 75' Lille OSC have won 488 goals from 469 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 77' The whistle greets Rafael Leao as he departs to be replaced by Loic Remy.
- 78' The referee has no hesitation. Jose Fonte is booked for Lille OSC — Yellow card on 78.
- 79' Montpellier HSC ring the changes. Florent Mollet has done his job and it is now time for Facundo Piriz to step up.
- 84' The energy levels are beginning to show. Christophe Galtier might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 89' Montpellier HSC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
Lineups
Lille OSC Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 6
- 26
- 12
- 16
- 23
- 19
-
14
Jonathan Bamba ↓ Luiz Araujo 55'
-
8
Xeka ↓ Thiago Maia 65'
-
7
Rafael Leao ↓ Loic Remy 77'
- 4
Bench
-
9
Loic Remy ↑ 77'
- 10
- 1
- 22
-
20
Thiago Maia ↑ 65'
- 24
-
11
Luiz Araujo ↑ 55'
Coach
Christophe Galtier
Montpellier HSC Lineups
Starting XI
- 13
- 40
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 8
- 10
-
25
Florent Mollet ↓ Facundo Piriz 79'
-
32
Petar Skuletic ↓ Junior Sambia 60'
- 14
-
26
Mihajlo Ristic ↓ Paul Lasne 46'
Bench
-
7
Paul Lasne ↑ 46'
-
23
Facundo Piriz ↑ 79'
-
6
Junior Sambia ↑ 60'
- 19
- 30
- 15
Coach
Michel Der Zakarian
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jonathan David | 8 |
| Andy Delort | 3 |
| Yusuf Yazici | 2 |
| Jonathan Ikone | 2 |
| Issiaga Sylla | 2 |
| Gaetan Laborde | 2 |
| Luiz Araujo | 1 |
| Xeka | 1 |
Head to Head
Lille OSC Form
Montpellier HSC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.2
Lille OSC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84
Montpellier HSC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.04
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 1.5 | 61% |
|
39% |
| ± 2.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
| ± 3.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
| ± 4.5 | 6% |
|
94% |
Double Chance
Lille OSC or Draw
76%
Draw or Montpellier HSC
55%
Lille OSC or Montpellier HSC
70%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.4%
1 – 1
14%
0 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
9%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
5.3%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
3.6%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 1
3.1%
1 – 3
1.5%
Asian Handicap — Lille OSC
| Handicap | Lille OSC covers | Push | Montpellier HSC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 13% | 81% |
| -1.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -1 | 19% | 24% | 57% |
| -0.5 | 43% | — | 57% |
| +0.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +1 | 76% | 16% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 6% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Lille OSC keeps clean sheet
44%
✗
Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
31%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

