Montpellier vs Lens – Montpellier will try to build on their 0-1 Ligue 1 victory over ESTAC the previous time around.
Montpellier enjoyed 49% of the game’s possession and only one of its seven shots on goal were successful. Wahbi Khazri scored the goal for Montpellier (90′).
Troyes, on the other hand, had four shots at goal with none of them being on target.
The number of 0–0 scores is a recurring trend in games played in more recent Montpellier seasons.
In five of their previous six meetings, which served as a prelude to this one, a wager on both teams scoring would have been a loser.
Montpellier’s last two league games against RC Lens resulted in losses for them.
In their most recent match, RC Lens defeated Nantes 3-1 to enter this match on a winning note.
In that game, RC Lens had 58% of the possession and made 19 total attempts, six on goal, scoring on three of them. Déiver Machado (34′) and Adrien Thomasson (36′) scored goals for RC Lens.
On the other hand, Nantes had six total shots, three on goal, with only one of them being successful. For Nantes, goals were scored by Florent Mollet (41′) and Charles Traoré (74′ Own Goal).
The statistics speak for themselves; in six of RC Lens’ previous six games, the opposition has scored, totaling seven goals. There are certain defensive flaws with RC Lens that need to be fixed.
Having said that, it is still unclear whether or not this game will follow the same path.
RC Lens had lost their last five league games away from home coming into this encounter.
Montpellier vs Lens – Betting Analysis
Looking at the data for their head-to-head matches going back to 10/05/2015, it appears that these two teams have played each other three times with Montpellier winning, three times with RC Lens winning, and zero times ending in a draw.
In total, 13 goals were scored in these matches between the two teams, with La Paillade scoring six and Les Artésiens scoring seven. This results in an average of 2.17 goals scored per game.
The previous league meeting between these teams took place on Ligue 1 Match Day 11 on October 15, 2022, with RC Lens defeating Montpellier 1-0.
On that particular day, RC Lens had 66% possession and only one of their five shots on goal was successful. Wesley Sad scored the goal (67′).
With eight attempts at goal, none of them was successful. Hakim Ben El Hadj served as the referee for the game.
We believe that Montpellier may find it challenging to score goals against this RC Lens team, who should prevail.
What are the best odds for the game?
Checking the betting prices for this game on the win-draw-win market, backing Montpellier can be had for 4.33, a bet on a drawn result is 3.72 and selecting the win for RC Lens gets you 1.81.
They’re the most competitive market prices that can be secured at this very moment.
Montpellier vs Lens – Head-to-Head
Our Prediction: Under 2.5 Goals
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