Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Nantes and Montpellier who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Despite their unconvincing form, Nantes stand a good chance of adding three more points to their account in round 34. They face Montpellier this coming Saturday, and they’ll be disappointed to miss out on a win at Stade de la Beaujoire.
Ranked as number 15 in the Ligue 1 standings, Nantes, have so far collected 33 points this season, while Montpellier collected 16 points. This puts them up as number 18 after 33 rounds.
Team form: Nantes vs Montpellier
Nantes Form
Nantes have been too mediocre in their last three matches, where a win has failed to come their way. Against Toulouse, they recorded a 0-0 draw, before coming up short against Angers, who ran out 0-1 winners. Lately, they recorded another draw in a 1-1 match with Auxerre. Nantes only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Ligue 1 matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored five and conceded four goals.
Montpellier Form
Montpellier recorded a single draw in their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 0-0 match against Reims. Then Brest proved too strong in a 1-0 defeat, just like Paris Saint-Germain who won 1-4. Montpellier are winless in their last six away games in the Ligue 1, in which they drew zero and lost six. They conceded 12 goals while scoring one themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Nantes and Montpellier
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 Nantes and Montpellier played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 11 Nantes home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Nantes home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Nantes home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Nantes home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Nantes matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Montpellier have lost 17 of the last 19 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Montpellier have lost 11 of the last 13 away matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Montpellier have lost 14 of the last 16 away matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Montpellier have lost 10 of the last 12 away matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Montpellier have lost 12 of the last 13 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
In-form players: Nantes vs Montpellier
Douglas Augusto has been great for Nantes lately, hitting the target two times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Montpellier are optimistic that Tanguy Coulibaly doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.
Popular markets: Nantes vs Montpellier
Full-time result
Nantes claimed three wins, drew four and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Montpellier won one, drew zero and lost nine of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Nantes only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Curiously, Montpellier only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Nantes managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Montpellier kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Nantes’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Montpellier’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.2 goals in these matches.
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