Ligue 1: Nice vs Montpellier – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Nice and Montpellier who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Nice are out to consolidate their place inside the top four of the Ligue 1 table, when stepping up against Montpellier for a match this coming Sunday. Montpellier no doubt have a surprise in mind, but a win for Nice nevertheless seems the likely outcome.

Nice are currently looking at 40 points on their account, having played 22 matches, leaving them two places off the current Ligue 1 leaders. Meanwhile, Montpellier find themselves as number 18 in the Ligue 1 with 15 points following 22 rounds.

Form: Nice vs Montpellier

Nice Form

Nice recorded two wins and a draw in their last three matches. They started off drawing 1-1 with Toulouse. Next up was a 2-0 win against Lens, before Le Havre were defeated in 1-3 win. Nice showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Allianz Riviera, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 13 times, while letting in six themselves.

Montpellier Form

Montpellier lost their previous three matches by 0-2 against Lens, 2-0 against Strasbourg and 1-4 against Lyon. Montpellier managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Ligue 1. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring eight time and letting in two.

Betting stats for Nice and Montpellier

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Nice and Montpellier. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Nice vs Montpellier

Gaetan Laborde has been great for Nice lately, hitting the target five times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Montpellier are optimistic that Teji Savanier doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Betting markets: Nice vs Montpellier

Full-time result

Nice won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing one as well. Montpellier won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost nine in this run. Nice have gone through an impressive 10 games without losing even once as the home side. Astonishingly, Montpellier conceded a goal in their last 28 matches.

Both teams to score

Nice scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Montpellier scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Nice will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Sunday, as Montpellier have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Montpellier have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Nice when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Nice saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Montpellier, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 0.8 times goals per game themselves. Nice are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 16 matches.