Angers vs Montpellier prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-04-12 15:15.
[p]Few will be expecting a goal-fest when Angers host Montpellier on Sunday, as only Leicester City ahead of the weekend are currently on a longer streak without scoring across Europe’s traditional top-five leagues than these two sides! It is five matches (L5) since Angers found the net and they begin this gameweek only a point above the relegation play-off spot.[/p]
[p]Alexandre Dujeux last saw his side score a Ligue 1 goal at the Stade Raymond Kopa on February 2nd, four home league games ago (L4), which now marks their longest streak without a goal as hosts in the division. That barren streak could end here given Angers have the most points in meetings between sides who begin this round in the bottom five places, taking 14 from seven such games in this campaign.[/p]
[p]Montpellier have the worst record in clashes between the teams from 14th-18th, losing all six such matches this season. La Paillade are scoreless in six league games and have found the net only once across their last nine (L9) fixtures, and subsequently start this gameweek 59 points behind leaders PSG – the joint-largest gap ever seen between top and bottom after 28 games played![/p]
[p]With only six matches to go, and beginning this weekend 11 points behind Reims in the play-off place, a return to the second tier for the first time since 2008/09 now seems inevitable. That sorry situation saw Montpellier sack Jean-Louis Gasset earlier this week, with Zoumana Camara taking over for what will be his first head coaching role. His first task will be to try and pick up something against an Angers side who have beaten Montpellier in four of the last five away H2Hs (D1).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Angers have scored in only three home league games this year and Esteban Lepaul has scored in two of them – he’s netted seven goals in all competitions since the start of 2025. Téji Savanier has assisted Montpellier’s last two Ligue 1 goals, while he has five goal contributions (G4, A1) across his last four H2Hs against Angers.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Montpellier have not scored before half-time in an away fixture since early October (W1, L9)![/p]
[p][i]Written by Tom Penn[/i][/p]