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

A Ligue 1 match between Montpellier and Nantes will hold on August 31st, 2024, Saturday at 17:00h (UTC), in France, check the Montpellier vs Nantes betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Montpellier vs Nantes will occur

The game takes place in the small Stade de la Mosson stadium, in the city of Montpellier, with a capacity for 12000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting on Betarena.

Introduction to the Montpellier vs Nantes betting tip 2024/2025

In the last match they played, Montpellier collected a defeat. The opposing team was Paris Saint Germain, and the match - which ended with the result of 6-0 - was valid for Ligue 1. Coach M. Der Zakarian's disposed his team in a 5-3-2 formation.

Before the match all forecasts pointed to a defeat. The odds of their win, 11.00 were the best proof of this.

This was certainly not the best performance of the season for the defense. Enzo Tchato Mbiayi leads the departmental disaster: with his late interventions and bad passes he allowed many chances to the opposing team's attacks.

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, Nantes, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Auxerre team with a final score of 2-0.

A win for the home team had odds of 2.45, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Montpellier was in 12th place in the Ligue 1 while Nantes was in 14th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Montpellier team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Nantes used in the match.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

In the 2023/2024 football season, these teams played against each other on 26-04-2024 in a battle-themed Ligue 1 match which ended in a 1-1 draw.

This match will be officiated by B. Millot and duly assisted by J. Aube and L. Coniglio from the sideline.

Montpellier

Current leaderboard

Up until 3rd round, Montpellier are currently ranked 14th place in the table, on 1 point.

Montpellier analysis

Currently, Montpellier has a tally of 1 goals scored and 7 goals against, at the end of round 2 of Ligue 1.

Montpellier is not a team that imposes its rhythms on the field, it usually has a rather counterattacking game: in fact, during this league we see that it has an average ball possession of 36.5%. In the next match against Nantes a change of attitude on the field will be needed, Montpellier will have to try to maintain possession to create goal chances and win.

Nantes

Current leaderboard

Nantes is actually in 7th place in the league after the 3rd round, having won 4 points from games so far this season.

Nantes analysis

Nantes counted 2 goals scored and 0 conceded at the end of Ligue 1 day number 2.

As we approach the Regular Season, Nantes is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.5 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

The adaptation of Sorba Thomas with the new jersey has not been the best. He had another disappointing performance in Nantes last game of the season, against Auxerre. In the clash, the midfielder failed to be effective and did little for the team. Despite the good expectations for the player, his performance is starting to worry.

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

As we are at the beginning of the competition, there is still little data to be studied, that allows suggestions for good bets. However, it is important to note that, usually, in the first games of a tournament, the matches have goals in the first half. The teams are still getting familiar, and there is no interest in maintaining any specific result due to the leaderboard.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Although the sample is still small, and therefore less accurate, due to the tournament being in the initial rounds, it is already possible to have an average of corners won by these teams. Adding the number of corner shots of these two teams, we reach an average of 4 per game.

Goals Top Betting Tips

A good betting parameter could be the number of goals scored and conceded by both teams at the start of the championship round. Montpellier didn't score any goal in the last round of the competition and conceded in 7 opportunities, while Nantes scored 2 times and conceded 0 goals as well.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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