Montpellier vs Angers prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-01-11 16:15.
[p]Montpellier returned to action after Ligue 1’s winter break with a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Lyon last weekend. La Paillade held their own against top-five opposition, only to concede in the 91st minute and suffer a defeat that extended their latest winless run to six matches across all competitions (D2, L4). [/p]
[p]With just nine points to their name so far, Montpellier have become the 17th team this century to have fewer than ten points after 16 matches in a Ligue 1 season. Only once has a team survived relegation with such a low points tally in that period, but what could offer some solace at least is the fact that Jean-Louis Gasset’s side have taken 100% of their points on home soil this term (W2, D3, L3), remaining the only team across Europe’s traditional top-five leagues to do so.[/p]
[p]After being promoted from Ligue 2 last season, Angers fans may have feared a season similar to the one Montpellier are enduring. Instead, Alexandre Dujeux’s men have acquainted themselves well, with a hugely impressive 2-0 win over Brest last time out leaving them a point clear of the relegation zone heading into the weekend.[/p]
[p]That latest success also means that Angers have now already won as many matches as during their last Ligue 1 campaign in its entirety (four), helped by a return of two victories across their last four away league outings (L2). They’ll need a big performance here to muster similar though, as the visitors have lost each of their last three away H2Hs, conceding a whopping 13 total goals in the process![/p]
[p]Key battle: Montpellier’s Téji Savanier has netted three goals across his last three H2Hs, including a brace in this fixture when it was last played during the 2022/23 season. He’ll face stern opposition here as Angers goalkeeper Yahia Fofana has made a division-high 66 saves in Ligue 1 this campaign. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Montpellier’s home Ligue 1 matches this season have witnessed 3.88 goals scored on average – a league-high ahead of the round. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Nathan Evans[/i][/p]