Lens vs Montpellier Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th October 2022

Lens come up against visiting side Montpellier in a Ligue 1 fixture this coming Saturday at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. Lens triumphed in a 2-0 win against Montpellier, the last time they faced off. However, Montpellier secured a 1-0 win in the match before that.

The hosts are currently fourth in the Ligue 1 standings with 21 points after ten rounds. Montpellier are trailing behind them on 12 points, which makes them 10th in the rankings ahead of their next game.

With both Lens and Montpellier coming off disappointing defeats in their previous outing, we could be in for a cautious battle. Both will be eager to get back to winning ways sooner rather than later.

Lens enter their next Ligue 1 match, averaging a decent 1.7 goals per game in their last ten matches, where they pulled off 17 goals, while also conceding eight times. That amounts to an average of 0.8 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Montpellier are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the Ligue 1, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.1 times on average per match, for a total of 21 goals. They also let in 21 goals, leaving an average of 2.1 per match. They fought their way to two clean sheets.

Lens vs Montpellier Prediction

Lens form

Lens have seen it all in their last three matches, which added four points to their account. They first shared the points in a 0-0 draw with Nantes, before claiming 3 points in a 1-0 win against Lyon. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Lille. Lens won five of their last six Ligue 1 matches at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis, scoring 14 and conceding seven along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.

While not good enough for medals, Lens look well capable of a comfortable mid-table finish.

Montpellier Form

Montpellier have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 2-1 win against Strasbourg. Unable to follow that up, they went down 4-2 against Toulouse, before handing over all three points in a 0-2 defeat against Monaco. In their last six Ligue 1 away matches, Montpellier failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn zero and lost five, scoring 13 while also conceding 15 times.

Few people saw Montpellier at the fun end of the table this season, but they are displaying a great form right now.

While we don't believe Montpellier are strong enough to prevent Lens from a home win, we believe they are capable of limiting the defeat to only a few goals.

Lens won four matches, scored 12 goals and conceded five in their last five games against teams from the top half of the Ligue 1 table. This earned them 12 points. Montpellier claimed zero wins and zero points in their last two games against teams from the top six. They scored two times in these matches, but also conceded seven goals.

Lens vs Montpellier Team News

Lens might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Montpellier. For their upcoming match in round 11, Lens are unable to call upon Brice Samba, who is suspended.

Jonathan Gradit and Wuilker Farinez nurses various injuries and won't take part for Lens against Montpellier at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Montpellier are juggling with four absent players on this coming Saturday when travelling to Lens.

Mamadou Sakho, Theo Sainte-Luce, Dimitry Bertaud and Pedro Mendes all face a spell on the sidelines for Montpellier due to various injuries.

Lens vs Montpellier H2H

Lens triumphed in a 2-0 win against Montpellier, the last time they faced off. However, Montpellier secured a 1-0 win in the match before that. Both teams aim for the throat, when taking on each other as only one of their last ten matches finished all square. Lens came out on top in five games, whereas Montpellier ran away with three points four times. Picking the home win gets you odds at 1.44 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 6.50.

Lens vs Montpellier Results

Both teams to score only came out four times in the previous ten games between Montpellier and Lens. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 2.00 with the bookies.

Lens vs Montpellier Betting Tips

Florian Sotoca has three strikes in six Ligue 1 matches for Lens, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Montpellier. The visitors are looking to Arnaud Nordin, who has provided his team with three Ligue 1 goals.

Lens are undefeated in the previous 10 matches at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, winning eight along the way while drawing two. Montpellier won one of their previous 10 games away from home across all tournaments, in which they drew zero and lost nine. Lens put six wins on the board in their last 10 Ligue 1 matches. Their visitors from Montpellier claimed all three points in four of their previous 10 league matches.

Less than 2.5 goals came out four times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet six times. Lens managed an average of 1.5 goals, with Montpellier averaging 1.2 goals. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the ten matches across the tournaments for Lens, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Montpellier played across the tournaments, and they managed to score an average of 2.1 goals during this run.