Montpellier vs Nantes prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-04-25 19:00.
[p]With four games remaining of this Ligue 1 season, Montpellier can all but secure survival if they can extend their impressive four-game unbeaten run (W3, D1). That sequence was capped off with a 2-1 win over Reims which was curiously their fourth consecutive victory in which they scored exactly twice, an outcome that boss Michel Der Zakarian would like to repeat as he gears up for his 20th career meeting against Nantes (W5, D4, L10). [/p]
[p]A home return isn’t necessarily conducive to success, as despite entering this on the back of a victory at the Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier haven’t won back-to-back games here since March 2023. That wait could continue if home H2H history is anything to go by as La Paillade are winless in six of Nantes’ last seven visits (W1, D2, L4). Perhaps providing hope is the fact that Montpellier remain unbeaten in home league action this season against sides sitting below themselves (W2, D3). [/p]
[p]After re-appointing Ligue 1 veteran boss Antoine KombouarĂ©, Nantes have largely continued with their all or nothing approach (W2, L2), although that has seen them retain a slender gap to the bottom-three. The Canaries may be enduring a club record losing run on home soil – which continued with a 3-0 defeat against Rennes last time out – but they’ve won four of their last five league outings on the road (L1).[/p]
[p]Nantes will look to continue that record and look well placed to do so as they’ve excelled away from home against fellow bottom-half sides (W5, D1, L1), with all five of those victories coming via a slender one-goal margin. Draws have also been scarce of late, with the Canaries not held to stalemate across any of their last 11 league matches (W4, L7), although Kombouaré has witnessed a career-high 11 against this opposition (W6, L7).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Montpellier thrive when Akor Adams gets on the scoresheet, as each of the Nigerian hitman’s last four scoring appearances for the club also saw them win by at least a three-goal margin. Florent Mollet’s opener in the 2-0 reverse victory for Nantes was one of four consecutive team opening goals for the Frenchman. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Montpellier are yet to win a league game this season when conceding first (D4, L9). [/p]