Montpellier vs Nantes Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th January 2023

Montpellier come up against visiting side Nantes on Sunday at Stade de la Mosson in a Ligue 1 fixture. Nantes ended up winning 2-0 in the most recent meeting between these two rivals. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Stade de la Mosson.

Going into their upcoming encounter on Sunday, Montpellier are looking to finish the day ahead of Nantes in the Ligue 1 standings.

Montpellier scored nine times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.9 goals a game. They conceded 22 and managed one clean sheet.

Nantes average one goals a game in their last ten outing, scoring a total of ten goals. They conceded an average of 1.3 per game, for a total of 13 goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring three times.

Montpellier vs Nantes Prediction

Montpellier Form

Montpellier have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 0-2 victory against Lorient. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-2 against Marseille, before handing over all three points in a 6-1 defeat against Nice. Montpellier only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Stade de la Mosson in the Ligue 1. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded 11 goals.

Nantes Form

In their last three matches, Nantes drew 0-0 with Troyes, beat Auxerre 1-0 before a 0-0 draw with Lyon. Nantes came through their last six away games in the Ligue 1 without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 12 goals to four.

Montpellier and Nantes looks like an equal pairing, and since it's difficult to separate one from the other currently, we wouldn't be surprised by a draw.

Montpellier won nine points from their last five encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won three, scored 13 and let in five goals. Nantes earned nine points from their last five games against teams placed in the bottom six of the Ligue 1 table. They scored eight goals in those matches, but also allowed four goals against on their way to two wins. Montpellier show off a record of five wins, two draws and 11 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Nantes have three wins, nine draws and six defeats in the Ligue 1.

Montpellier vs Nantes Team News

Montpellier might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Nantes.

Pedro Mendes, Theo Sainte-Luce and Dimitry Bertaud nurses various injuries and won't take part for Montpellier against Nantes at Stade de la Mosson.

Apparently, Nantes have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Sunday.

Nantes need to do without Pedro Chirivella and Denis Petric, who are not fit enough to travel to Stade de la Mosson.

Montpellier vs Nantes H2H

Montpellier took a hit when Nantes handed them a 2-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured three points to their name by claiming a 2-0 win. Montpellier go into their upcoming match against Nantes with a 30% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 3-2-5 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Montpellier vs Nantes Results

At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet six times in the last ten matches between Nantes and Montpellier. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 6/5 with the bookies.

Montpellier vs Nantes Betting Tips

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

Montpellier won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing five as well. Nantes won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost six in this run. Goals are usually flowing for Montpellier on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened three times for Nantes in their last 10 league games away from home.

Under 2.5 goals paid up eight times in the ten encounters most recent meetings between Nantes and Montpellier. Both teams to not score was a winning punt six times. Montpellier managed an average of one goal, with Nantes averaging 1.2 goals in these. Montpellier saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Nantes, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.