Early betting lines indicate Nantes advantage hosting Montpellier at Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 23.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau (37473 seats)

Nantes are ready to forget the league table before this match against Montpellier. Here's all you need to know pre-match!

Insights:
  • Nantes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

These teams have little in common geographically as Montpellier have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

Nantes are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Montpellier is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Nantes form and stats

Nantes's results here at Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau in the Ligue 1 have been very modest with 3 victories, 8 draws and 7 defeats. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Nantes has won four games in a row. The Olympique Lyonnais match was the last time out without a victory.

Nantes are confident in defense, having played 187 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Nantes enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Dijon's place. The match ended 4-0 with Ludovic Blas, Kalifa Coulibaly and Randal Kolo Muani (2) scoring. Nobody expected Nantes to beat Dijon in the last match, but sometimes David beats Goliath. Attacking player Randal Kolo Muani bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 9.15 out of 10. Muani scored two goals, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 3 times. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Nantes played a great game against Dijon and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Bordeaux in a game that was won 3-0.

Nantes are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 18 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Nantes defense is not exactly impregnable. 27 goals conceded from 18 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Montpellier form and stats

6 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Montpellier playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season.

Montpellier played 0-0 against Brest in their previous match. Dimitry Bertaud (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 9.45. Bertaud stopped the opponent with nine saves. Dimitry Bertaud had red hot gloves after the game against Brest, shaping the outcome of the game with nine saves made.

Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Paris Saint Germain (after extra-time, 5-6 on penalties).

Montpellier are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 24 away goals from 18 games (in the league). Montpellier have conceded 26 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Montpellier - Nantes 1-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: seven wins for Nantes, two draws and one win for Montpellier. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

MontpellierG. Laborde
G. Laborde
15 goals
NantesL. Blas
L. Blas
10 goals

Nantes missing players

Montpellier missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Nantes Montpellier
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 6 18 37
9 3 0 Won W 3 6 13
13 8 4 Drew D 3 8 12
15 7 2 Lost L 0 4 12
46 20 6 Scored S 11 24 58
53 27 8 Conceded C 7 26 61
95% 94% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 95%
92% 94% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 83% 86%
54% 56% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 62%
22% 17% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 39% 46%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 11% 22%
68% 72% 83% BTTS BTTS 67% 72% 76%
14% 11% 17% Clean Sheets C S 33% 22% 14%
24% 22% 17% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 16%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 2.1 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.2 1.7
4 3 0 Red cards R C 0 3 7
 
10.4 10.7 12.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 10.2 11.9
3.2 3.1 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.4 4.4
39% 36% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 48% 39% 36%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Nantes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Lille 37 23 11 3 62 22 19 10 7 2 28 11 18 13 4 1 34 11 40 80
2 Paris Saint Germain 37 25 4 8 84 28 19 13 1 5 44 14 18 12 3 3 40 14 56 79
3 Monaco 37 24 5 8 76 42 19 12 5 2 43 21 18 12 0 6 33 21 34 77
4 Olympique Lyonnais 37 22 10 5 79 40 18 11 3 4 40 20 19 11 7 1 39 20 39 76
5 Olympique Marseille 37 16 11 10 53 46 19 10 5 4 32 23 18 6 6 6 21 23 7 59
6 Lens 37 15 11 11 55 54 18 7 6 5 28 26 19 8 5 6 27 28 1 56
7 Rennes 37 15 10 12 50 40 18 8 4 6 24 21 19 7 6 6 26 19 10 55
8 Montpellier 37 13 12 12 58 61 19 7 4 8 34 35 18 6 8 4 24 26 -3 51
9 Nice 37 14 7 16 47 51 19 7 3 9 25 30 18 7 4 7 22 21 -4 49
10 Metz 37 12 10 15 43 47 18 5 4 9 18 25 19 7 6 6 25 22 -4 46
11 Saint-Étienne 37 12 10 15 42 53 18 5 6 7 20 28 19 7 4 8 22 25 -11 46
12 Angers SCO 37 12 8 17 39 56 18 6 3 9 19 25 19 6 5 8 20 31 -17 44
13 Reims 37 9 15 13 41 48 18 4 8 6 15 19 19 5 7 7 26 29 -7 42
14 Bordeaux 37 12 6 19 40 55 19 7 4 8 19 21 18 5 2 11 21 34 -15 42
15 Strasbourg 37 11 8 18 48 57 18 4 4 10 20 28 19 7 4 8 28 29 -9 41
16 Brest 37 11 8 18 50 64 18 8 4 6 32 31 19 3 4 12 18 33 -14 41
17 Lorient 37 11 8 18 49 67 19 10 2 7 31 29 18 1 6 11 18 38 -18 41
18 Nantes 37 9 13 15 46 53 18 3 8 7 20 27 19 6 5 8 26 26 -7 40
19 Nîmes 37 9 8 20 40 69 19 3 5 11 22 39 18 6 3 9 18 30 -29 35
20 Dijon 37 3 9 25 24 73 19 1 6 12 8 31 18 2 3 13 16 42 -49 18

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lille 37 23 11 3 62 22 19 10 7 2 28 11 18 13 4 1 34 11 40 80
2 Paris Saint Germain 37 25 4 8 84 28 19 13 1 5 44 14 18 12 3 3 40 14 56 79
3 Monaco 37 24 5 8 76 42 19 12 5 2 43 21 18 12 0 6 33 21 34 77
4 Olympique Lyonnais 37 22 10 5 79 40 18 11 3 4 40 20 19 11 7 1 39 20 39 76
5 Olympique Marseille 37 16 11 10 53 46 19 10 5 4 32 23 18 6 6 6 21 23 7 59
6 Lens 37 15 11 11 55 54 18 7 6 5 28 26 19 8 5 6 27 28 1 56
7 Rennes 37 15 10 12 50 40 18 8 4 6 24 21 19 7 6 6 26 19 10 55
8 Montpellier 37 13 12 12 58 61 19 7 4 8 34 35 18 6 8 4 24 26 -3 51
9 Nice 37 14 7 16 47 51 19 7 3 9 25 30 18 7 4 7 22 21 -4 49
10 Metz 37 12 10 15 43 47 18 5 4 9 18 25 19 7 6 6 25 22 -4 46
11 Saint-Étienne 37 12 10 15 42 53 18 5 6 7 20 28 19 7 4 8 22 25 -11 46
12 Angers SCO 37 12 8 17 39 56 18 6 3 9 19 25 19 6 5 8 20 31 -17 44
13 Reims 37 9 15 13 41 48 18 4 8 6 15 19 19 5 7 7 26 29 -7 42
14 Bordeaux 37 12 6 19 40 55 19 7 4 8 19 21 18 5 2 11 21 34 -15 42
15 Strasbourg 37 11 8 18 48 57 18 4 4 10 20 28 19 7 4 8 28 29 -9 41
16 Brest 37 11 8 18 50 64 18 8 4 6 32 31 19 3 4 12 18 33 -14 41
17 Lorient 37 11 8 18 49 67 19 10 2 7 31 29 18 1 6 11 18 38 -18 41
18 Nantes 37 9 13 15 46 53 18 3 8 7 20 27 19 6 5 8 26 26 -7 40
19 Nîmes 37 9 8 20 40 69 19 3 5 11 22 39 18 6 3 9 18 30 -29 35
20 Dijon 37 3 9 25 24 73 19 1 6 12 8 31 18 2 3 13 16 42 -49 18

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.