Montpellier vs Lorient: what to expect from Les Merlus?

France

Montpellier

France

Ligue 1

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22 August 09:00 UTC

Lorient

France

We offer a prediction for Ligue 1 match between Montpellier and Lorient on August 22. What to expect from this match? The answer is down below.

Montpellier vs Lorient Prediction and Betting Tips (22.08.2021)

Command Analysis

Montpellier

France

Montpellier failed the start of the previous season and managed to find their game only towards the end of the season. In 38 rounds of the previous season Orange-Blues recorded 14 victories and 54 points, which brought them an 8th spot in the standings.

During the summer club appointed new head coach, Olivier Dall'Oglio. As for the players, Mamadou Sakho from Crystal Palace and Leo Leroy from Chateauroux were signed. In the first round of the current Ligue 1 tournament La Paillade were beaten by Marseille (2:3) and then they held Reims to draw (3:3).

Oyongo and Omlin, who has a groin injury, won't be able to play in an upcoming game.

Lorient

France

Lorient is still holding on to their Ligue 1 spot. In the previous season Orange-Blacks had a decent first half of the season, but then lost focus. Eventually they finished with 42 points, only two more than relegated teams had.

In the first round Christophe Pelissier's men had a draw against Saint-Etienne (1:1) and then recorded their first victory, beating Monaco at home (1:0).

Lauriente, Boisgard, Diarra, Lecoeuche and Morel are unavailable for an upcoming game.

Trends

СтавкаGoals in both halves - no

In 3 out of 4 most recent head-to-head matches teams scored only during one of the halves

1.72

СтавкаCorners: total under 9,5

This bet won in 2 out of 4 most recent matches of Lorient

1.61

СтавкаYellow cards: total over 3,5

This bet won in 3 out of 5 most recent matches of the visitors

1.87

Tip and bets

2.43Montpellier to win

Lorient got off to a successful start, but now team has a number of injuries, plus two players are isolated. In our opinion, hosts will be able to beat the weakened squad of Les Merlus due to a home advantage and support from fans.

Our prediction - Montpellier to win

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1.95total over 2,5 goals

Head-to-head matches between these teams are usually high-scoring. Both teams have high offensive potential, but we can't say the same about defense. We are expecting a number of goal opportunities and some of them should be converted.

Our second bet is on total over 2,5 goals

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