Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Montpellier and Brest who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Mid-placed Brest travel to Stade de la Mosson to face struggling Montpellier in a round 11 game, which kicks-off this coming Sunday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.
Montpellier are number 18 in the table on four points after ten matches. Brest rank as number 11 with 13 points after ten matches played.
Form: Montpellier vs Brest
Montpellier Form
Montpellier endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 0-5 against Marseille, before Toulouse won 0-3, while Le Havre claimed a victory in a 1-0 match. Montpellier just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Ligue 1 matches at the Stade de la Mosson. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded 16 goals.
Brest Form
The results have been up and down for Brest, who beat Reims by 1-2. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 0-1 against Nice, before claiming a victory in a 1-2 game against Sparta Prague. Brest won three of a possible six away matches in the Ligue 1, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored 11 while also conceding 13 times.
Betting stats for Montpellier and Brest
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Montpellier and Brest played across all tournaments.
- In 15 of the last 16 Montpellier matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 8 Montpellier matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Montpellier have lost 7 of the last 8 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Montpellier have lost 7 of the last 8 matches in the Ligue 1 and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Montpellier home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 Brest away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Brest away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Brest matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Brest matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Brest have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
In-form players: Montpellier vs Brest
Arnaud Nordin is the most prolific Ligue 1 marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Brest look to Mama Balde, hoping he can add to his current total of two Ligue 1 goals in his latest games.
Popular betting markets: Montpellier vs Brest
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Stade de la Mosson across all tournaments Montpellier won two times, drew two and lost six times. Brest claimed three wins, two draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Montpellier lost their last 5 matches.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Montpellier scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Brest scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Montpellier have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Brest should be able to score at least once on Sunday as Montpellier failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Brest managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Montpellier have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Brest.
Total goals
Montpellier saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Brest, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches. Astonishingly, Montpellier failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 16 matches.
Suggested bet: Montpellier vs Brest
To sum up, the upcoming match between Montpellier and Brest seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Ligue 1 game.
Montpellier vs Brest: Who wins the game?
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