Montpellier vs Angers Prediction: No Expectations on Angers

Montpellier and Angers go to battle in the 26th round of the Ligue 1. Montpellier held RC Lens to a 1-1 draw after a tough contest, while Angers struggled to contain Olympique Lyonnais, as they lost 3-1. Montpellier are huge favorites to triumph against Angers who are at the bottom end of the table, with no chance of survival. A win for Montpellier might get them above the 14th spot on the table, if they teams above fail to win. 

Montpellier have been able to turn their poor form around in their most recent match. They held RC Lens to a 1-1 draw, and prior to that, they picked up two wins against Troyes and Stade Brest. There is a huge expectation that they come out of this challenge victorious. In their last 5 matches, Montpellier had 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.

Montpellier have no losses in 3 matches. They have seen less than 10.5 corners in 6/8 matches.

Montpellier are currently in 14th place on the league table, with 27 points from 25 matches. They had 8 wins, 3 draws and 14 loses with a goal ratio of 36:46. And at home, Montpellier have 14 points from 13 matches. They had 4 wins, 2 draws and 7 loses, with a goal ratio of 17:22.

Angers are undoubtedly the worst team in the league by a mile. They lost their last match against Olympique Lyon, 3-1 and prior to that they also lost to Strasbourg 2-1. In their last 5 matches, Angers had 3 loses and 2 draws. Angers have not won in their last 7 matches and are without a clean sheet in their last 4 matches. Angers have seen both teams score in 5/6 matches and less than 10.5 corners in 5/7 matches.

Angers are rock bottom on the Ligue 1 table, with 10 points from 25 matches. They had 2 wins, 4 draws and 19 losses, with a goal ratio of 21:53. Away from home, they have 5 points from 12 matches. They had 1 win, 2 draw and 9 loses, with a goal ratio of 7:25

Head to Head

This will be the 19th meeting between these two clubs throughout history. In 18 meetings, Montpellier have 7 wins, while Angers have 6 and 5 matches ended in a draw. Montpellier are without a clean sheet in their last 6 meetings and both teams have scored against each other in 4/5 matches. Montpellier opened scoring first in 4/5 matches. More than 4.5 cards were shown in 5/7 matches and less than 10.5 corners were played in 5/5 matches.

Angers are the poorest team this season, so no one expects them to perform miracles here. Montpellier are in need of match points and Angers are just the kind of team you want to face when you need wins. There’s just no indication that Angers can mount a resistance this season, so i am inclined to go with the popular opinion for a Montpellier win here.

• Bet on Home Win or Draw and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.71 Odds
• Bet on Angers Under 1.5 Goals at 1.90 Odds
• Bet on Home/Home HT/FT at 3.45 Odds