Ligue 1: Angers vs Montpellier – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 29 match between Angers and Montpellier and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Form hasn’t been great recently for Angers, who hope to turn things around against Montpellier on Sunday. This is a round 29 match in the current Ligue 1 campaign, and they face each other at Stade Raymond Kopa.

Angers approach round 29 as number 14 in the Ligue 1 table with 27 points on their account so far. With 28 rounds behind them, Montpellier have amassed 15 points, placing them as number 18 in the standings.

Team form: Angers vs Montpellier

Angers Form

In their last three matches, Angers lost 0-2 against Monaco, 0-3 against Rennes and 1-0 against Paris Saint-Germain. Angers just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Ligue 1 matches at the Stade Raymond Kopa. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded 12 goals.

Montpellier Form

Montpellier endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-0 by Lille, before Auxerre ran out 1-0 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Le Havre, who came out 0-2 winners. Montpellier claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by eight goals to two.

Betting facts for Angers and Montpellier

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Angers and Montpellier. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

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Full-time result

Angers claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing six. Montpellier won one of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost nine of the games in this run. Angers lost 5 matches on the bounce. Montpellier lost their last 9 matches. Angers have not lost to Montpellier in 7 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Angers scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Interestingly, Montpellier scored the opening goal of the match in just one of their last ten games. Angers have failed to score in 5 consecutive games. Montpellier have failed to score in 4 consecutive away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Angers managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Montpellier kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. Angers have scored in 8 consecutive home meetings with Montpellier.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Angers, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Montpellier, who managed to score 0.5 times in those matches. Angers conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches. Montpellier did not score a single goal in 4 consecutive games.