Montpellier vs Lens betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Ligue 1 match on January 31st, 2025

Montpellier and Lens will on Friday, January 31st, 2025 at 19:45h (UTC), play in a Ligue 1 football game in France, check the Montpellier vs Lens betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Montpellier vs Lens will occur

The game takes place in the small Stade de la Mosson stadium, in the city of Montpellier, with a capacity for 22000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Montpellier vs Lens betting tip 2024/2025

In the current edition of the Ligue 1, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.7 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 2.89 goals per match.

Montpellier last match

Montpellier in its last official match won (1-2) against Toulouse, in a match valid for Ligue 1. Coach J. Gasset's lined up a 4-3-1-2 formation.

A win for the underdog team was not in the plans, as evidenced by the fact that their win had odds of 5.00. That's why we experienced a surprise result!

A key player in the victory Montpellier, Mousa Al-Taamari was one of the few athletes who achieved any individual prominence in the contest. In a performance without much inspiration from the team, he helped a lot for a positive result.

Lens last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Ligue 1, Lens, who used a 5-3-2 formation, faced the Angers SCO team with a final score of 1-0.

The positive result confirmed that the team's favoritism before the start of the match was certain, making the odds 1.48.

Montpellier vs Lens h2h

The last time these teams faced off against each other in Ligue 1, Montpellier was in 18th place while Lens was in the 7th place. Montpellier opened with a 3-4-1-2 arrangement while Lens charged with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The last preceding match between these two teams was from 08-12-2024. The match was valid for the 2024/2025 season of the Ligue 1, and it ended with a 2-0 win for Lens.

Montpellier

Ligue 1 leaderboard now

With 15 points won, Montpellier is in 17th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 4 wins against 12 losses, plus 3 draws.

The team, in the 20th round, has 2 points over the Le Havre team in position 18, and 2 points less than that of Rennes team that is placed in 16th place.

Montpellier analysis

Currently, Montpellier has a tally of 20 goals scored and 44 goals against, at the end of round 19 of Ligue 1.

Montpellier seems to be facing a problem in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could be an indication that they are struggling to generate good scoring opportunities and need to improve their attacking performance.

his ball possession percentage is 46.16% in this tournament, which is why the team shows rather a waiting game than an offensive one. Fans fear that this could pose a problem in scoring in the next match against Lens and would like a more aggressive attitude with more goals from their favorites.

Best goalscorer from Montpellier

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Arnaud Nordin. The Attacker scored 4 goals in the current season, helping Montpellier to achieve victory in several disputes.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Lens

Ligue 1 leaderboard now

Lens arrives in this game with 30 points, and in 7th place in the Ligue 1, having won 8 games in total and lost 5 times, making a total of 6 draws.

In the 20th round, the team has no difference in point as opposed to the Olympique Lyonnais team who places just above in 6th place.

Lens analysis

Lens counted 23 goals scored and 18 conceded at the end of Ligue 1 day number 19.

As we approach the Regular Season, Lens is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.79 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

The Lens team usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 54.95%. Teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents.

With a balance of 4 wins, 1 loss, and 4 draws in the Ligue 1, Lens playing away usually gives opponents slim chances of beating them.

Lens is a more offensive team than Montpellier, having 1988 attacks vs. 1712 from Montpellier, having scored 23 times, in comparison, Montpellier converted into goal 20 times.

Best goalscorer from Lens

In this season, the individual highlight is M'Bala Nzola that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 5 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Lens achieved in several matches.

For bettors some entries may be interesting for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Montpellier is Arnaud Nordin, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Lens is M'Bala Nzola, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

A good time to bet for those watching the live game is in the 75-90 minute period where most goals happen.

Taking into consideration that Lens scores an average of 1.44 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.2.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 5.4 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Montpellier has an average of 2.8 yellow cards per game over the 19 rounds, while Lens has an average of 2.4. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5.42 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

On the Montpellier side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 6 times this season, very different from Lens who only saw the red card 4 times. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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