Montpellier vs Lorient prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-04-06 13:00.
[p]The race to stay in Ligue 1 is hotting up and two of the sides in the thick of the action, Montpellier and Lorient, meet on Sunday. Two wins from their last three league outings have moved Montpellier three points clear of the bottom three ahead of the round, but with so many teams still in the mix at the foot of the table, one false move could wipe out their safety buffer in an instant. Â [/p]
[p]The concerning aspect for Montpellier is that those two victories both came on the road, with just one win from their last ten home league games (D6, L3) raising doubts over their credentials here. They do at least have a positive record in recent top-flight home H2Hs, winning eight of the previous 11 (D2, L1), despite conceding exactly once in four of the last five. [/p]
[p]Although Lorient occupy the relegation play-off spot pre-round, four wins from their last eight league games (D1, L3) have greatly boosted their survival hopes. They’ve also pieced together a four-match unbeaten league run away from home (W3, D1), but given they haven’t kept a clean sheet in such a game since the opening day of the season, they often go about it the hard way. [/p]
[p]If they are to extend that run, they’ll hope to avoid conceding the opening goal, as they’re yet to win a game in which they’ve gone 1-0 down this Ligue 1 season. History would suggest that won’t be the case though, as they’ve scored first on each of their last four visits to Montpellier, yet peculiarly held on to win none of them (D2, L2)![/p]
[p]Players to watch: Montpellier’s Arnaud Nordin has netted four times across their last four home league games, three of which were headers. Watch out for a flying start from Mohamed Bamba, who has opened the scoring in three of Lorient’s last four away league games.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Lorient’s last six Ligue 1 away games all saw at least three total goals. [/p]