Montpellier vs Nantes Prediction, 4/26/2024 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/24/2024

Game: Montpellier vs Nantes

Date: Friday, April 26, 2024

Location: Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier, France

TV: beIN Sports

Stade de la Mosson is the location where Nantes (9-4-17) will attempt to beat Montpellier (9-10-11) on Friday. The starting goaltenders will be Benjamin Lecomte for Montpellier and Alban Lafont for Nantes.

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The Paillade are ranked 7th in the category of xG with 42.9, and their expected goals against sit at 40.7. Montpellier HSC has conceded 42 goals while allowing 1.40 G/90, and the opposition have recorded 141 shots on target against them. The team's difference in goals is currently at -4 by 38 goals accumulated in addition to 42 goals allowed. They are sitting with 10 clean sheets, giving them a percentage of 33.3 on the season. Montpellier has compiled 101 SVs and they also have earned a save rate of 73.0 on the campaign. Montpellier has 61 yellow cards on the season as well as 1 red card. So far this season, the squad is averaging 1.20 pts/match (36 points) and also have a ranking of 10th in Ligue 1 with 23 assists.

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The Canaries are averaging 1.0 pts per contest while sitting with 16 assists and 3 red cards. The Canaries have a clean sheet rate of 23.3 this year and 58 yellow card warnings. Nantes ranks 17th when talking about goals allowed having 48, and their goal differential sits at -20. So far this season, the Canaries have a save rate of 72.2 (144 SoTA), and are 14th in the league with 31 pts. The club's goals against per 90 min is 1.60 in addition to 96 saves, and they have compiled 7 shutouts. Nantes has earned 28 goals and the team's goals expected this season is 33.0.

The man protecting the net for Montpellier will be Benjamin Lecomte. Lecomte (122-102-111 record during his career) has accounted for 100 shutouts, which has earned him a 29.9% shutout rate. The keeper from France has seen 1,428 shots tried at him in 334 starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.24 (414 goals surrendered) and he has earned a save percentage of 72.8. Lecomte has defended the goal for 30,132 minutes and is sitting with 1,018 stops so far in his career.

Alban Lafont is expected to look after the goal for Nantes. In his career, Lafont has surrendered 384 goals while totaling 846 stops in 296 starts. He has conceded 1.30 goals per 90 minutes while holding a mark of 84-87-125. He sports a save percentage of 72.9 and his clean sheet rate sits at 26.0%. Lafont has totaled 77 shutouts while seeing 1,226 shots against him in 26,554 mins in his career.

Akor Adams is one man you are going to want to keep your eye on for Montpellier. The forward representing Nigeria has racked up 30 goals in 4,614 professional minutes. Adams has been a starter in 54 matches so far in his career and accounts for 0.59 goals per 90 mins. He has totaled 5 assists while accumulating 8 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career.

Nantes has a playmaker in Mostafa Mohamed, who defenders will be preparing for in this game. He has earned 9 yellow cards in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 6 times. The forward representing Egypt has accumulated 5,772 minutes and has earned 31 goals. He is averaging 0.48 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 60 outings so far in his pro soccer career.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Montpellier

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