Nantes have finished evaluating after their 0-0-game vs Olympique Lyonnais and are looking forward to meet Montpellier. Here's all the facts!
- All of Montpellier's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Nantes have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Ligue 1
It's quite the trip for Nantes when visiting Montpellier as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Montpellier and Nantes.
Montpellier form and stats
3-1-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 1 numbers at home for Montpellier so far this season. When Montpellier hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Auxerre, Montpellier, Angers SCO, Brest, Ajaccio and Strasbourg), they have won 2 of 3 matches!
Montpellier lost their last game at Nice (placed 10th) after a 1-6 scoreline. Montpellier were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Midfield player Savanier got a match rating of 7.25 in that game, the max score being 10. Savanier scored one goal.
Before that game, a loss in the away fixture against Pau in the Coupe de France.
Montpellier has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
Nantes form and stats
There's been little loot from Nantes's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 9 away games in the Ligue 1. Nantes only have 0 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws.
294 minutes! That's how long the Nantes goalkeeper Alban Lafont and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Nantes's last game was the home draw against Olympique Lyonnais (0-0). Lafont had red hot gloves after the game against Olympique Lyonnais, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made. Lafont (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.21. Lafont topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, the Coupe de France win away at Vire.
The attacking power of Nantes when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 9 league matches away. Nantes struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 15 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Montpellier wins - draws - Nantes wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Savanier 7 goals |  S. Wahi 7 goals |   M. Simon 5 goals |
Montpellier missing players
Nantes missing players
| Montpellier | Nantes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 28 | 12 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 18 |
| 37 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 15 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 78% | 78% |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 67% |
| 67% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 44% |
| 33% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 28% |
| 28% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 17% |
| 67% | 78% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 56% |
| 17% | 11% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 22% | 28% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | 39% |
| 4.8 | 5.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| 5.3 | 6 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10.8 | 11.4 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 12.1 | 12.4 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 42% | 33% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 16% | 25% |
| 14.8 | 15.6 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 13 | 12.9 |
| 5.8 | 5.9 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
- All of Montpellier's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Montpellier haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Nantes have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Nantes have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Ligue 1
- Nantes have yet to win a game away.
| 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 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 35 | 47 |
| 2 | Lens | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 41 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 39 |
| 4 | Rennes | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 34 |
| 5 | Monaco | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
| 6 | Lorient | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 32 |
| 7 | Lille | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 31 |
| 8 | Olympique Lyonnais | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 25 |
| 9 | Clermont | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | -4 | 25 |
| 10 | Nice | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
| 11 | Reims | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 24 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -5 | 22 |
| 13 | Troyes | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Nantes | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 18 |
| 15 | Montpellier | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -9 | 17 |
| 16 | Ajaccio | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -12 | 15 |
| 17 | Brest | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -15 | 14 |
| 18 | Auxerre | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 23 | -24 | 13 |
| 19 | Strasbourg | 18 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -11 | 12 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -23 | 8 |
