Reims vs Montpellier Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd June 2023

The Ligue 1 clash at Stade Auguste Delaune on Saturday sees home team Reims battling it out for three points with Montpellier.

Ranked as number 11 in the Ligue 1 standings, Reims, have so far collected 51 points this season, while Montpellier collected 47 points. This puts them up as number 12 after 37 rounds.

The unsatisfactory results in recent Ligue 1 matches surely left a stain on morale at Reims. A win this coming Saturday against Montpellier could be key to turning the tide again.

Reims have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly nine goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.9 goals per game, in which they conceded 16 goals, or 1.6 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

Montpellier scored 20 goals, conceded 15 and held on for a clean sheet in three of their last ten matches.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Reims played Montpellier. The pair split the points in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Reims vs Montpellier Prediction

Reims Form

A solitary draw point prevents Reims from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 2-1 defeat against Lens, before drawing 2-2 with Angers. They came up empty-handed once again when Lyon ran out as 3-0 winners. In their last six Ligue 1 home matches, Reims have two wins, while they've drawn two and lost two. They scored six and conceded seven goals.

Montpellier Form

Montpellier were able to add four points to their account from their last three matches. They first shared the points in a 1-1 draw with Lorient, before claiming three points in a 0-3 win against Nantes. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 2-3 defeat at the hands of Nice. In their last six Ligue 1 away matches, Montpellier have three wins, they've drawn one and lost one two. They scored 14 while also conceding eight times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Reims and Montpellier seem to have a strong read on the game plan of this particular opponent, as their last three encounters offered no winner. With that in mind, the draw once again makes an attractive bet.

Reims are looking at a record of 12 wins, 15 draws and ten defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Montpellier so far pulled off 14 wins, five draws and 18 defeats in the Ligue 1.

Reims vs Montpellier Squads

Reims Squad

Will Still will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Montpellier from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Ligue 1 this season):

Alexandre Olliero (0/0), Florent Duparchy (0/0), Nicolas Penneteau (0/0), Yehvann Diouf (0/30), Cheick Keita (0/8), Emmanuel Agbadou (0/29), Maxime Busi (0/20), Therence Koudou (0/0), Thibault De Smet (0/21), Thomas Foket (0/23), Alexis Flips (4/32), Arber Zeneli (0/23), Azor Matusiwa (0/29), Dion Lopy (0/29), Jens-Lys Cajuste (3/30), Kamory Doumbia (2/25), Marshall Munetsi (7/33), Odair Fortes (0/0), Valentin Atangana Edoa (0/6), Yunis Abdelhamid (1/36), Folarin Balogun (20/36), Junya Ito (6/34), Kaj Sierhuis (0/13), Mitchel van Bergen (0/28), Myziane Maolida (1/9), Noah Holm (0/8).

Montpellier Squad

Here is the full team squad of Montpellier. The 60 year-old Michel Der Zakarian will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Benjamin Lecomte (0/18), Bingourou Kamara (0/5), Dimitry Bertaud (0/0), Matis Carvalho (0/2), Christopher Jullien (0/29), Enzo Tchato (1/21), Faitout Maouassa (5/32), Falaye Sacko (1/34), Issiaga Sylla (1/32), Kiki Kouyate (0/15), Mamadou Sakho (1/15), Maxime Esteve (0/22), Pedro Mendes (0/0), Ryan Tchato (0/0), Teo Allix (0/0), Theo Sainte-Luce (1/8), Thibault Tamas (0/0), Jordan Ferri (1/33), Joris Chotard (0/34), Khalil Fayad (0/24), Leo Leroy (0/26), Teji Savanier (12/29), Arnaud Nordin (8/35), Axel Gueguin (0/4), Beni Makouana (0/8), Elye Wahi (17/32), Serigne Faye (0/1), Stephy Mavididi (4/25), Valere Germain (2/30), Wahbi Khazri (4/27), Yanis Guermouche (0/0).

Reims vs Montpellier Team News

Reims are as close to an entire squad as they can with only one player unavailable for the side which faces Montpellier.

Sidelined with an injury, Reims can't field Myziane Maolida this coming Saturday against Montpellier.

Montpellier face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Saturday against Reims.

Montpellier need to do without Pedro Mendes, Theo Sainte-Luce and Dimitry Bertaud, who are not fit enough to travel to Stade Auguste Delaune.

Reims vs Montpellier Lineups

Reims vs Montpellier H2H

It finished 1-1 when Reims last played Montpellier and the best betting odds on yet another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 11/4. Montpellier won two of the previous ten matches, with Reims claiming four wins in these ten encounters. The bookies have Montpellier to win this match at best price odds of 5/2.

Reims vs Montpellier Results

In the past ten matches between home side Reims and Montpellier both teams found the back of the net five times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 1/2.

Reims vs Montpellier Betting Tips

Look no further than Folarin Balogun, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Reims in the Ligue 1, while Elye Wahi managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for Montpellier in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Reims claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Montpellier won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing four in this series of matches. Montpellier came away from five of their last 10 away matches with a clean sheet. Reims did the same in five of their last 10 home games.

In the last ten encounters between Reims and Montpellier over 2.5 goals came out five times, as Reims averaged 1.6 goals a game. Montpellier scored an average of 1.3 goals in these, while both teams scored five times. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Reims, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten outings for Montpellier, who managed to score two times in those matches.