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Montpellier vs Lens Tips & Preview - Goals on Friday night

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29 Jan 2025
Tolu Shotade 29 Jan 2025
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  • Montpellier aiming to move out of relegation places, winning their last two matches.
  • Lens targeting European competition spots, strong on recent away performances.
  • Goals likely, as both teams have vulnerable defenses and attacking capabilities.
Montpellier vs Lens
Montpellier vs Lens

Montpellier will look to continue their climb away from danger as they battle Lens in a Friday night French Ligue 1 clash. 

The hosts are showing signs of resurgence lately while their visitors have done some good work on their travels. There is quality in both attacks and with neither defence looking solid, goals can be expected here. 

Montpellier Form


Montpellier are navigating their way out of the relegation zone having won their last two Ligue 1 matches. They are still in the bottom three but will head into Friday’s clash off the back of successive 2-1 victories over Monaco and Toulouse.

Jean-Louis Gasset's men have also done some good work at home lately and are unbeaten in four of their last five Ligue 1 matches at the Stade de la Mosson. Asides the victory over Monaco, they have also beaten other high-fliers in that run with a 3-1 victory over Brest among their results. 

Montpellier have shown some attacking quality lately but continue to look shaky at the back and as such have scored and conceded in each of their last five Ligue 1 home matches. All five fixtures in that run have also produced over 2.5 goals. 

Lens Form


Lens are challenging further up the table from their hosts and have their sights set on the European places, sitting just outside the top six. They have won two of their last three Ligue 1 matches and earned a 1-0 victory over Angers in their previous fixture.
 
William Still's men are often erratic at home and seem to be doing well on their recent travels where they are unbeaten in nine of their last 10 Ligue 1 matches. They often make fast starts and have opened the scoring in four of the last six fixtures in that run. 

Lens may have a knack for scoring first but seem to always eventually concede having failed to keep a clean sheet in four of their last five Ligue 1 matches. Their last two Ligue 1 away matches have produced over 2.5 goals.

Head to Head


Lens have constantly gotten the better of Montpellier in recent meetings and are unbeaten in the last seven matches. They have picked up four wins in that run including a 2-0 home victory in the reverse fixture back in December.

Verdict

Montpellier were in the middle of a rough patch when they lost the reverse fixture and are playing with more confidence now. They can certainly cause more problems for Montpellier and with the visitors also showing good attacking quality, goals can be expected here.
 
Lens have a habit of making fast starts and scoring first, Friday’s clash is likely to follow a similar trend.
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