Nantes vs Montpellier Prediction: Both Teams have a fair chance to win.

The round 9 of the Ligue 1 features Nantes against Montpellier at the Stade de la Beaujoire. Nantes have played 8 games so far, 1 more than Montpellier and they have 2 points more than Montpellier. Nantes is currently 9th with 11 points, while Montpellier is 12th with 9 points.

Nantes will be hoping for a better result against Montpellier after they lost their last meeting by 3 goals to nil last season.

Nantes

Of the 8 matches Nantes has played, they won 3 matches, drew 2 and lost 3 and their goal difference is -1. Nantes won 3 of their last 5 matches in the league, losing 1 and drawing 1. They played their last games against Strasbourg and they won 2-1. Marcus Coco scored Nantes' opening goal in the 50th minute and Samuel Moutoussamy scored the second 8 minutes later. Then they conceded a goal in the 92nd minute and went on to win the game.

Nantes will be hoping to do better when they face Montpellier in this match. They lost their very last meeting on this ground back in May. Montpellier won the game by 3-0 and Nantes will be looking to get their revenge.

Streaks

• Without a clean sheet in 3 matches.
• Both teams scored in 5/6 matches.
• Less than 4.5 cards in 8/10 matches.
• Less than 10.5 corners in 4/5 matches.

Montpellier

Montpellier are currently 12th on the table, a position they are eager to improve as the season resumes. In 7 matches they played, they had 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That gives them a total of 9 points and a goal difference of 3.

Montpellier have lost 2 of their last 5 league games, drawing 2 and winning only 1 game. Montpellier played against Clermont Foot 63 but had the game suspended before the end of the game. Prior to that, they had beaten Lorient 3-0. Akor Adams scored a brace in both halves and, Teji Savanier scored once in the game against Lorient.

Montpellier won the most recent meeting against Nantes by 3 goals to nil. Jordan Ferri, Arnaud Nordin, and Falaye Sacko were all on the scoresheet in that game last season.

Streaks

• No losses in 3 matches.
• More than 2.5 goals in 7/9 matches.
• Less than 4.5 cards in 4/5 matches.
• Less than 10.5 corners in 7/8 matches.

Head to Head

In their 20 meetings against each other, Nantes won 11 matches, while Montpellier won 7 matches, and 2 matches ended in a draw.

Streak

• Less than 10.5 corners played in 8/10 matches.

Analysis and Predictions

Nantes have won 1 out of their 4 matches at home this season, with both teams scoring. Strasbourg have 2 of their 4 away games this season, with 3 of those 4 games ending with more than 2.5 goals.

The last 5 matches between Nantes and Montpellier have produced a winner and 4 of those matches ended without both teams scoring.

Nantes played an average of 4.6 corners per game, while Montpellier managed an average of 3.7 corners per game.

• Home or Away Win and Under 4.5 Goals at 1.61 Odds
• Under 10 Corners at 1.89 Odds
• Away DNB at 1.72 Odds