HSC Montpellier
The charges of coach Zakarian are therefore again reason to be optimistic, especially since they have won the championship game against Angers 2: 1 last weekend. At the same time Lyon lost away at Monaco. Montpellier have also won their last two home games as part of the Toulouse Championship and the French Cup competition against Lorient. Then there were two away defeats, against PSG in the championship and the League Cup against Monaco.
The hosts could have moved into the league cup final and are now mourning this chance. As for the championship, they are certainly in the upper half of the table and do not have to fear for relegation while at the same time they can hardly reach one of the international league tables. In January they let four players go while only defender Oyong was brought in from Montreal. He and midfielder Sanson are currently injured.

Olympique Lyon
Lyon have recently conceded two away defeats in the championship, against Bordeaux 1: 3 and Monaco 2: 3. In Monaco, the guests were even two goals ahead, they sacrificed it and then collected more with a player the third goal. Coach Genesio has of course announced several changes to the starting eleven after this Sunday’s game.
Before these two defeats, Lyon also had a great series of six wins and one draw. Worth mentioning is the home win against league leaders PSG and the cup victory away at Monaco. Now Lyon have slipped down to fourth place in the championship, two points less than third-placed Monaco and three points less than second-placed Marseille. Genesio currently has no problems with the squad.
Estimated line Lyon: Lopes – Rafael, Marcelo, Diakhaby, Marcal – Ferri, Tousart, Aouar – Traore, Diaz, Cornet
HSC Montpellier – Olympique Lyon TIP
Montpellier famously always favors the strong defensive tactics, while today’s opponent always plays for more goals. Since it is still the knockout stage, we expect at least one goal on each side.