On Saturday, February 25th at 8pm UTC, Montpellier and Lens will face off in a highly anticipated Ligue 1 matchup. Montpellier is currently in 14th place in the standings, while Lens is in 4th place. The strikers will be in the spotlight as Sepe Elye Wahi of Montpellier has scored 8 goals this season, while Loïs Openda of Lens has scored 9 goals this season. Both teams will be looking to make a statement in this game and gain vital points in their fight for European qualification.
This season has been a challenging one for Montpellier, with their biggest win of the season coming at home against the score of 3-0, and their biggest loss at home being 0-3. Away from home, Montpellier achieved their biggest win of the season with a score of 0-7, but also suffered their biggest loss of the season with a score of 6-1. Montpellier played 11 games at home this season, achieving 4 wins, 1 draw, and 7 losses. Lens, on the other hand, played 11 games away from home, achieving 3 wins, 7 draws, and 2 losses.
The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:
- Assists: Faitout Maouassa (Montpellier) — 4 assists, Florian Sotoca (Lens) — 7 assists.
- Goalkeepers saves: Benjamin Lecomte (Montpellier) — 42, Brice Samba (Lens) — 62
- Tackles: Maxime Estève (Montpellier) — 30, Massadio Haïdara (Lens) — 28.
- Most encounters won: Teji Savanier (Montpellier) — 147, Kevin Danso (Lens) — 148.
- Yellow cards: Leo Leroy (Montpellier) — 6, Facundo Medina (Lens) — 5.
- Red cards: Teji Savanier (Montpellier) — 2, Deiver Machado (Lens) — 1.
Top 5 scorers this season:
- Jonathan David (15, Lille)
- K. Mbappe (15, Paris Saint Germain)
- Folarin Balogun (15, Reims)
- Alexandre Lacazette (14, Lyon)
- Wissam Ben Yedder (14, Monaco)
Team statistics:
This season, Montpellier has not scored a goal in 6 games, while Lens has not conceded in 9 matches. Lens is the clear leader when it comes to the score gap, with a 5-2 victory at home and 1-4 away from home. Montpellier’s biggest loss at home was 0-1, while Lens suffered their biggest loss away from home, with a score of 2-1. It’s clear that Lens is the stronger team this season, and Montpellier have some work to do if they want to catch up.
The five previous matches played by the teams:
- Montpellier — WWLLW
- Lens — WLDLD
The last five games for Montpellier have been a mixed bag of results, with two wins, two losses, and one draw. Lens, however, have had a rougher patch, with only one win, three losses and one draw in their last five matches. Both teams will be looking to improve their form in the upcoming games.
This season Montpellier has played without scoring a goal 6 times.
Lens did not conceded in 9 match of the season.
According to home statistics this season, Montpellier scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:
| Intervals | Goal Scored, % | Goals conceded, % |
| 0-15 | 25.00% | 13.64% |
| 16-30 | 16.67% | 9.09% |
| 31-45 | 8.33% | 13.64% |
| 46-60 | 5.56% | 18.18% |
| 61-75 | 13.89% | 18.18% |
| 76-90 | 19.44% | 22.73% |
| 91-105 | 11.11% | 4.55% |
Lens has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:
| Intervals | Goal Scored, % | Goals conceded, % |
| 0-15 | 7.89% | 10.53% |
| 16-30 | 13.16% | 10.53% |
| 31-45 | 18.42% | 21.05% |
| 46-60 | 18.42% | 21.05% |
| 61-75 | 15.79% | 21.05% |
| 76-90 | 23.68% | 10.53% |
| 91-105 | 2.63% | 5.26% |
Head-to-head stats:
| Teams | Games | Win | Draws | Losses | |||
| H | A | H | A | H | A | ||
| Montpellier | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Probabilities before the match:
| Montpellier | Lens | |
| 42.8% | Winning the game | 57.2% |
| 54% | Attack potential | 46% |
| 55% | Potential in defense | 45% |
| 20% | Strength against each other | 80% |
| 30% | Goal Potential | 70% |
Summary: the probability of Lens winning – 45%, draw – 45%, loss – 10%. Thus Montpellier, most likely, loss (loss or draw)
Goal Forecast:Montpellier, is likely to score 3 goals, Lens is likely to score no more than 3.
The bookmaker odds for this match:
| Home win | Draw | Away win |
| 188Bet 4.66 |
SBO 3.8 |
ComeOn 1.83 |
Save the date
The match between the teams Montpellier and Lens will take place on February 25 at 20:00 (UTC) at the stadium Stade de la Mosson.
