Montpellier vs Lille Prediction & Betting Tips (28 January)

Despite some great promises shown during the first days, Montpellier finds itself in difficulty this year. Unable to support the best elite teams in the race for Europe, the MHSC will on the contrary have to redouble its efforts to increase its lead in the red zone. Because halfway through, he is only 2 small points ahead of the Lyon jump-off in the standings. Before Christmas, Michel Der Zakarian's players were able to give themselves a little margin by winning in Metz 0-1 then taking a point against OM 1-1. But on the last day, they were no match for a surprising Brest team 2-0. This week, they easily got rid of Feignies Aulnoye in the Coupe de France 0-4 in a match initially postponed due to weather conditions.

Opposite, Losc was also involved in the Coupe de France last week and was able to painfully avoided the trap set by the Racing Club de France 0-1 and he was therefore able to qualify for the 1/8 finals. In the league, the players from the North are doing quite well this year and they could hope to return to the Champions League at the end of the season. Indeed, currently in 5th place in the ranking, they are only 4 points behind 2nd place. After having lined up 3 unsuccessful matches in December against Clermont 0-0, PSG 1-1 and Strasbourg 2-1, the Mastiffs got back on track well on the last day by crushing Lorient 3-0.

Replacement defenders Sainte-Luce and Mincarelli are still not restored for this poster. Suspended in the Cup, defender Jullien and midfielder Chotard will again be authorized to play. The internationals Bertaud, Sylla, Kouyaté, Sacko and Tchato have all joined their selection to play in the CAN while El Tamari (3 goals) is competing in the Asian Cup with Jordan. Akor Adams (7 goals in 18 appearances in Ligue 1, author of a double in the Cup this week) is available, as is captain and playmaker Savanier (3 goals, 4 assists). This winter, Tunisian right-back Hefti (Genoa) arrived, a few weeks after young midfielder Coulibaly (Stuttgart). The long-term injured Djalo finally left for Juventus this week and will therefore no longer play for Losc.

In addition to this, the valuable defender Diakité (3 goals) and the winger Ivan Cavaleiro both had to withdraw from the Cup and they will not be present this week. On the other hand, the Algerians Ounas and Bentaleb could already be back after being eliminated from the CAN. The forefront of the attack should still be occupied by the Canadian center forward David who is the most decisive player of this team with 6 goals while Zeghrova and Haraldsson could take place on the sides. Preserved in the Cup, Cabella could also be present, he who completed the score against Lorient 15 days ago.