FC Nantes vs Montpellier HSC betting tips: Ligue 1 preview, predictions & odds

By Stephen Drennan Published: March 4, 2022 5:03 pm
Last Updated: March 4, 2022 9:07 pm

FC Nantes

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Montpellier HSC

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Geubbels, Willem

90'

Kolo Muani, Randal
Geubbels, Willem

90'

Simon, Moses
Traore, Charles

90'

88'

Thuler
Makouana, Beni

Corchia, Sebastien
Appiah, Dennis

82'

82'

Wahi, Sepe Elye
Gioacchini, Nicholas

Blas, Ludovic
Moutoussamy, Samuel

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80'

Chotard, Joris
Leroy, Leo

79'

Ristic, Mihailo

75'

Mollet, Florent
Germain, Valere

75'

Oyongo, Ambroise
Ristic, Mihailo

Kolo Muani, Randal

69'

Pereira De Sa, Roli
Bukari, Osman

62'

Castelletto, Jean-Charles

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Starting lineup

Lafont, Alban1

Castelletto, Jean-Charles21

Pallois, Nicolas4

Corchia, Sebastien24

Andrei3

Merlin, Quentin29

Chirivella, Pedro5

Blas, Ludovic10

Pereira De Sa, Roli6

Simon, Moses27

Kolo Muani, Randal23

1Omlin, Jonas

26Thuler

31Cozza, Nicolas

14Esteve, Maxime

6Sambia, Junior

13Chotard, Joris

11Savanier, Teji

12Ferri, Jordan

8Oyongo, Ambroise

21Wahi, Sepe Elye

25Mollet, Florent

Substitutes

Petric, Denis30

Appiah, Dennis12

Traore, Charles14

Cyprien, Wylan8

Moutoussamy, Samuel18

Achi Bouakline, Mohamed32

Bukari, Osman26

Geubbels, Willem19

Coulibaly, Kalifa7

16Bertaud, Dimitry

35Tchato, Enzo

7Ristic, Mihailo

18Leroy, Leo

15Bares, Gabriel

23Gioacchini, Nicholas

9Germain, Valere

34Delaye, Sacha

28Makouana, Beni

Recommended bets

Montpellier have won each of the last two matches in this head to head. This includes a 2-0 home win when these sides met back in October in the reverse fixture. Nantes are the form side right now though, with only PSG picking up more points from their last six home matches.

Therefore, 101 Great Goals’ prediction for this match is FC Nantes 2-1 Montpellier HSC and is available at odds of 9/1.

Alternatively, you can bet on any Nantes win at 2.1/1 against Les Pailladins at home on Sunday.

Or, back any away win for Montpellier at 3.75/1 here at the Stade de la Beaujoire.

You can find odds of 3.2/1 for any draw between Nantes and Montpellier on Sunday.

Youths hold a flag of Montpellier before the French L1 football match Lille vs Montpellier on December 22, 2012, at the Grand Stade Stadium in Villeneuve d’Ascq. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE HUGUEN (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Match preview

The Canaries welcome Montpellier HSC to the Stade de la Beaujoire on Sunday for this Ligue 1 match. These sides share a remarkably even record in Ligue 1. Their 50 meetings have seen 18 Nantes wins, 18 Montpellier wins and 14 draws.

However, home advantage seems to play a crucial role when these sides face each other. This is reflected in 14 of Nantes’ 18 wins coming here, with only four away wins here for Montpellier.

FC Nantes come into the match on a run of five home league games undefeated. They have picked up 10 points from a maximum of 18 from their last six Ligue 1 matches.

La Maison Jaune’s last league match, away to FC Metz, ended in a dull 0-0 draw. Expected goals of 0.6 to 0.3 in favour of Nantes indicates both teams probably deserved only a point.

The Les Canaris fans will be particularly disappointed with the attacking performance with their side. Despite having 12 shots in the match, they failed to create any big chances.

Randal Kolo Muani is FC Nantes’s top scorer with nine goals in Ligue 1 this season and is 3.25/1 to score against Montpellier HSC on Sunday.

Their opponent on Sunday, Montpellier HSC, come into the match having picked up six points from a maximum of 18 from their last six Ligue 1 matches.

The Paladins lost their last league match at home to Stade Rennais FC. Expected goals of 1.8 to 1.2 in favour of Rennes indicates perhaps it was a fair result even if the scoreline was a tad harsh.

Montpellier battled back from going 0-2 behind in the opening quarter-hour to go in all square at halftime thanks to goals from Ambroise Oyongo and Sepe Elye Wahi. However, rather than keep that momentum in the second half, they conceded from a penalty after the break and got picked off late on pushing for an equaliser. The final score of the match was 2-4.

FC Nantes vs Montpellier HSC: Previous Ligue 1 Meetings

50 in Total:- 18 FC Nantes wins, 18 Montpellier HSC wins, 14 draws.

FC Nantes team news

They may look to make a few unforced changes to the side who drew against FC Metz in their last league match. Particularly in attack where some additional creativity will be needed.

Montpellier HSC team news

They may look to shuffle their deck voluntarily having lost against Stade Rennais FC in their last league match. Particularly in defensive areas having shipped four goals the previous weekend.

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