Montpellier vs Nice Prediction, 3/12/2022 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 3/10/2022

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Game: Montpellier vs Nice

Date: Saturday, March 12, 2022

Location: Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Montpellier (+190) Nice (+125)

Florent Mollet and Montpellier (11-4-12, 11th in Ligue 1) host Nice (15-5-7, 2nd in Ligue 1) at Stade de la Mosson on Saturday. The starting goalkeepers are Jonas Omlin for Montpellier and Walter Benitez for Nice. Nice are at at +125 while the Paillade are at +190. The O/U is set at 2.75.

Montpellier played Nantes in their last match and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 2-0. In the passing game, they ended with a 85.3% received passes rate by connecting on 400 out of their 469 pass attempts in their last match. Montpellier tried 11 dribbles in this matchup and completed 8 of those tries for a rate of 72.7%.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Montpellier wrapped this game up at a 14.3% rate by putting 1 shot on target of 7 shots. Montpellier averages 1.48 goals per 90 min (40 goals in total) and have tallied 25 assists in all matches for the year.

Florent Mollet is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Montpellier. He has accounted for 27 assists while accumulating 49 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career. Mollet has had a starting assignment in 213 outings during his career and scores 0.21 G/90. The midfielder hailing from France has totaled 42 goals in 18,035 professional minutes.

Someone else who should impact this match is Teji Savanier, the forward who represents France. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 66 times so far in his career while he has scored 45 goals. Savanier has totaled 22,867 minutes in 263 career starts and has earned himself 85 yellow cards. He sports an average of 0.18 goals per 90 mins for his career.

The man who will protect the net for Montpellier will be Jonas Omlin. Omlin has seen the pitch for 14,515 minutes and has earned 431 saves so far in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.17 (189 goals allowed) and he holds a save % of 72.0%. The goalkeeper born in Switzerland has faced 604 shots tried against him in 163 career starting assignments. Omlin (72-38-53 record in his career) has 37 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 22.7% shutout percentage.

In their last game, Nice walked away with a victory by a final of 1-0 against PSG. Nice finished the match with a 14.3% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 2 of the 14 dribbles they attempted. They finished the contest by completing 454 of the 484 attempted passes earning a rate of 93.8%. Nice had 6 shots on target out of the team's 11 shots tried which had them sitting at a 54.5% rate when they last took the field. Having accumulated 38 goals and 26 assists in all their matches, Nice sports an average of 1.41 goals and 0.96 assists per 90.

Amine Gouiri will need to provide a spark for Nice. The forward from France has totaled 4,858 minutes while scoring 22 goals. He has totaled 7 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 14 times. He currently averages 0.41 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 54 outings thus far in his career. Make sure to watch out for Kasper Dolberg, the forward born in Denmark. He has tallied 56 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 14 different times. Dolberg has been given 6 yellow cards in 9,888 professional minutes played (112 starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average thus far in his career is 0.51.

Walter Benitez is expected to look after the net for Nice. During his professional soccer career, Benitez has surrendered 212 goals while earning 552 saves in 195 starts. He has allowed 1.21 goals per 90 minutes while holding a mark of 79-51-65. He holds a save % of 74.3% and his clean sheet rate is currently 31.3%. Benitez has racked up 61 clean sheets and has defended 739 shots against him in 17,585 career mins.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Nice (+125)

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