This could be an interesting match as Lens have their presumed home advantage while Montpellier are ahead 2 points in the Ligue 1 table.
- Lens have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Montpellier have scored in all their away matches so far.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
It's quite the trip for Montpellier when visiting Lens as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
Lens form and stats
Lens have collected 11 points from their Ligue 1 home games so far after 3-2-1.
Lens enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Rennes's place. The match ended 2-0 with Arnaud Kalimuendo and Ignatius Ganago scoring. Preceding that match was the home game against Angers SCO that was lost 1-3.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Lens have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost zero.
There will be little rest for Lens after this match as they are travelling to Monaco for a Ligue 1 game in only four days.
A decent goal production from Lens in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 6 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Lens defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Montpellier form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Montpellier playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season. It’s been three wins in a row for Montpellier on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Montpellier's previous game was their home loss versus Paris Saint Germain (1-3). Preceding that game was the away victory against Lorient with the score of 1-0.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Montpellier in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Montpellier, three draws and six defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Metz in just four days.
Montpellier find the net regularly in their away games. 8 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. It's not easy to score on Montpellier as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Last nine meetings between the teams: Lens won four, Montpellier won four and one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Delort 6 goals |   G. Kakuta 5 goals |  I. Kpene Ganago 5 goals |
Lens missing players
Montpellier missing players
| Lens | Montpellier | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 22 |
| 18 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 83% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 77% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 62% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 46% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 58% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 62% |
| 33% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 23% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10.9 | 11.3 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.5 | 12 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
| 39% | 48% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 47% | 41% |
- Lens have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Lens haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Montpellier have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Montpellier haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 28 |
| 2 | Lille | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 26 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| 4 | Olympique Lyonnais | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
| 5 | Monaco | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 | Montpellier | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| 7 | Angers SCO | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | -2 | 22 |
| 8 | Lens | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | Rennes | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 10 | Bordeaux | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| 11 | Brest | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 18 |
| 12 | Nice | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 13 | Metz | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 14 | Nantes | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 13 |
| 15 | Saint-Étienne | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 12 |
| 16 | Nimes | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -13 | 11 |
| 17 | Strasbourg | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 14 | -6 | 10 |
| 18 | Reims | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -6 | 9 |
| 19 | Lorient | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 8 |
| 20 | Dijon | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 8 |