Montpellier vs RC Lens predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by J. Gasset will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Ligue 1 20th round, where  Montpellier will face RC Lens at Mosson-Mondial 98 stadium on 31 January at 14:45, and will be refereed by B. Dechepy.

The home team, Montpellier is currently in 17º position in the tournament with 15 points, while RC Lens is currently in 7º position with 30.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Montpellier vs RC Lens.

Montpellier

Montpellier comes from playing against Toulouse FC and finished the match with a result of 1-2, with win for Montpellier. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Les Sang et Or coached by W. Still. In that last match between Montpellier and Toulouse FC, MHSC team achieved a 33.0% possession of the ball, with 4.0 shots on goal of which 2 were goals. The goals were scored by O. Maamma and M. Sagnan.

In the last 6 matches, the team coached by J. Gasset has achieved 2 wins, 1 draw y 3 defeats, and is on a streak of 2 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 3 matches. Montpellier average number of goals per game is 1.2 goals, while they concede an average of 2.0 goals per game. With this trend they have 20 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 7 goals while conceding 12 goals.

Latest statistics in Montpellier matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 5/6
• Both teams to score: 4/6
• Matches conceding goals:  20
• First to concede goals: 6/6
• Half-time defeat: 4/6

RC Lens

The team coached by W. Still heads into this match on the back of a recent 1-0 win over Angers SCO. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the Les Sang et Or team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Montpellier.

In that match between RC Lens and Angers SCO, the Les Sang et Or team achieved 65.0% ball possession, getting 4.0 shots on goal, 1 of which was a goal. The goal was scored by P. Frankowski.

Analysing the last 6 matches, W. Still's team has won 2, drawn 1 and lost 3. RC Lens average 1.2 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.2 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 1 clean sheet in an official match. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 7 goals while conceding 7 goals.

Latest statistics in RC Lens matches:

• Both teams to score: 4/6
• First to score: 4/6
• Draw at half-time: 4/6

Montpellier vs RC Lens: H2H STATS

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Montpellier vs RC Lens prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Ligue 1 competition, in an event that took place at the Bollaert-Delelis stadium on 08-12-2024 with the result of 2-0, with RC Lens winning.

The last 5 meetings between Montpellier and RC Lens have resulted in , 2 wins for RC Lens, and 3 draws. In those matches, Montpellier managed to score 3 goals, while RC Lens scored 6 goals against Montpellier.

• In 2/5 matches both teams scored
• En 4/5  games it was an Under 2.5 goals