Montpellier vs Monaco prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-01-16 18:00.
[p]The latest round of Ligue 1 action kicks off under the Friday night lights of rock-bottom Montpellier’s Stade de la Mosson, as the struggling hosts look to try and cut the seven-point gap to safety. Falling to defeats in both games in 2025, the long winter break has done little to help Montpellier, who are currently nursing a tragic run of just one victory across their last 13 competitive outings (D2, L10). [/p]
[p]Returning home should at least provide a boost for Montpellier, who are incredibly the only side across Europe’s traditional top-five leagues that have picked up 100% of their points haul on home soil (W2, D3, L4). Two of those draws came across their three visits from current top-five opponents, requiring the hosts to score no fewer than four equalising goals to claim those precious two points. [/p]
[p]Trying to dent Montpellier’s solid home record against the cream of the Ligue 1 crop are third-placed Monaco, who remain winless after two games in 2025 after scraping a 2-2 draw against Nantes last weekend (D1, L1). Midweek cup action for Monaco means they’ll have less time to prepare, but Adi Hütter will still fancy his side have what it takes to set what would be his strongest 100% win rate against any opponent if he can win his fourth personal H2H here. [/p]
[p]While Monaco’s away league record remains respectable (W2, D2, L2), their failure to win four of their last five trips is sure to cast some doubts in the away dressing room. They have at least picked up three wins in their past four visits to this venue, including the last two without reply, and they’d love another given only four points separate themselves in third and seventh-placed Lens. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Both of Arnaud Nordin’s personal strikes for Montpellier against Monaco have proven decisive in victory, although he is yet to score a match-winner this season (G4). For Monaco, 19-year-old prodigy Eliesse Ben Seghir has scored decisively in three of his four scoring league appearances this season. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Montpellier boss Jean-Louis Gasset has faced Monaco more often than any other side in his career without playing out a draw (W2, L7). [/p]
[p][i]Written by Matthew Billon[/i][/p]