Lille host Montpellier at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy for a Ligue 1 round of matches on Sunday Afternoon. Both Lille and Montpellier each lost their games last weekend by a goal margin. Lille are currently placed on the fifth position in the Ligue 1 table with 52 points, six points adrift of the Europa league spot. Meanwhile, Montpellier are currently placed at the 13th position with 37 points from 30 games. I predict a home win for Lille for the following reasons:

Firstly. Lille are on a good run of form presently, and are particularly very good on their home soil. The intimidating home crowd of Lille are always there cheering them on. And, Lille have come to believe in their invincibility while playing at home to go the extra mile to play out of their skins at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy. They have not lost at home in their last 12 home matches in the league; winning eight of them. They will be seeking to continue that streak, and make it 13 games.

Secondly. Montpellier have a thin-stretched squad to face Lille. They have a host of their first team players unavailable through injuries. They have Maxime Esteve, Dimitry Bertaud, Theo Sainte-Luce, Faitout Maouassa, and Beni Makouana all unavailable for pick due to injuries. This poses a special selection headache for the gaffer to choose his starting lineup, and lack of options to pick from when seeking to inject fresh legs and quality to change the outcome of the game.

Lille are my favorites to win this game even though that Montpellier have not been that bad in their form recently. I expect a Lille win on the Sunday afternoon game.

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里尔主场迎战蒙彼利埃，将于周日下午在皮埃尔-莫罗伊球场进行法甲比赛。里尔和蒙彼利埃上周末都以净胜球的差距输掉了比赛。里尔目前在法甲积分榜上排名第五，积52分，距离欧联杯席位还有6分的差距。与此同时，蒙彼利埃目前排在第13位，30场比赛积37分。我预测里尔将在主场获胜，原因如下:

首先。里尔目前的状态很好，尤其是在他们的主场。里尔令人生畏的主场球迷总是在那里为他们加油。而且，里尔已经开始相信他们在主场的不可战胜，在皮埃尔-莫罗伊球场，他们会付出额外的努力。在过去12场联赛主场比赛中，他们没有在主场输球;赢了其中的八场。他们将会继续这样的连胜，争取到13场比赛。

其次。蒙彼利埃面对里尔时阵容薄弱。他们有很多一线队球员因伤缺阵。他们有马克西姆·埃斯蒂夫、迪米特里·贝尔托、西奥·圣卢斯、费特·毛阿萨和贝尼·马库阿纳，他们都因为伤病而无法入选选秀。这给主教练在选择首发阵容时带来了一个特别头疼的问题，并且在寻求注入新鲜的腿部和质量来改变比赛结果时缺乏选择。

里尔是我最看好的赢球球队，尽管蒙彼利埃最近状态还不错。我预计里尔会在周日下午的比赛中获胜。