Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 24 match between Montpellier and Rennes and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Mid-placed Rennes travel to Stade de la Mosson to face struggling Montpellier in a round 24 game, which kicks-off on Sunday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.
Team form: Montpellier vs Rennes
Montpellier Form
Montpellier endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 2-0 against Strasbourg, before Lyon won 1-4, while Nice claimed a victory in a 2-0 match. Montpellier only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Stade de la Mosson in the Ligue 1. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded 14 goals.
Rennes Form
The results have been up and down for Rennes, who beat Saint-Etienne by 0-2. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 0-2 against Lille, before claiming a victory in a 1-0 game against Reims. Rennes only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 12 goals to six.
Betting stats and facts for Montpellier and Rennes
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Montpellier and Rennes. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 13 of the last 15 Montpellier home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Montpellier home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Montpellier have lost 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Montpellier have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 7 Montpellier home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Rennes matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Rennes matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Rennes matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Rennes matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Rennes have won 3 of the last 4 matches and the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Montpellier vs Rennes
Having scored just once lately in the Ligue 1, Modibo Sagnan will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Rennes hope Ludovic Blas can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Ligue 1 goals in his last six Ligue 1 games.
Popular markets: Montpellier vs Rennes
Full-time result
Montpellier claimed a modest three 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 five. Rennes won two of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost seven of the games in this run. Montpellier lost their previous 4 matches.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Montpellier scored the first goal of the match in just one out of the last ten games at home. Rennes scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Rennes should be able to score at least once on Sunday as Montpellier failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Rennes managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Montpellier’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Rennes, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches. Astonishingly, Montpellier failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 29 matches.
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