Montpellier vs Lens Prediction & Betting Tips (31 January)

After the rain, the good weather arrives in Montpellier. Last of Ligue 1 for several months, the formation of Jean-Louis Gasset has abandoned this position and is placed at the penultimate place now. She doubled Le Havre, a new red lantern, thanks to her successes gleaned backwards against Monaco 2-1 and Toulouse 1-2. This positive series, the first of the Montpellier in the current exercise, brings them closer to 3 points from the first non -relegation club and 2 lengths from the virtual barragist. The Hérault club had won only 2 games out of the first 17 days. However, there remains the worst defense in the championship, with 44 goals conceded. Lens, 7th of Ligue 1 with equal points with the 6th, is outside the qualifying places for a European Cup.

Appearing there at the end of the season will be the objective of the second part of exercise for blood and gold whose irregularity plays their tricks on them. They alternate victories and defeats since the beginning of 2025. After being overthrown at home by PSG 1-2 , the RC Lens painfully dominated Angers 1-0 last Sunday. On the grounds of an unlocked, the challenge will now be to align a first series of victories since that of 2 games, then on horseback in November and December. The only northerners in the current exercise. 

The last two Montpellier victories intervened despite a good number of absent in the locker room. This will still be the case this Friday. The central defenders Jullien (no match) and Maksimovic (holder, end of the season), the young elements Ngosso, Issoufou and Ndiaye, the replacement Mincarelli (lateral), the holder Ferri who purges his last suspension match and the avant- Adams Center (3 goals), in the start of Seville FC, should still all miss Jean-Louis Gasset. A second departure is about to reduce the premises a little more, that of Nordin (4 achievements), on the way to Mainz. Compared to the trip to Toulouse, Jean-Louis Gasset could lose his left side holder Sylla, released on stadium injury. Lensoise news puts the transfer window in the foreground. While holders Samba (goalkeeper, Rennes) and Khusanov (defender, Manchester City) left the club and bailed out the coffers, the residents of the Bollaert stadium hired Australian Ryan with the goal and the Koyalipou center in attack .

The first was established on Sunday against Angers and Koyalipou, still aligned from the start of the field, scored his first goal against Le Havre two weeks ago. At the same time, Will Still has yet to deal without absent for a long time Satriano, Labeau Lascary (2 goals), the left side Chavez and the goalkeeper Petric who became number 3 in the hierarchy. The Sotoca setting, still looking for his first goal, was released on injury against Angers and uncertain this Friday. The participation of the tenant defender in this meeting is not assured either. The Austrian was absent last weekend. The French press talks about its desire to leave the club this winter. 

• Summary: Montpellier is going head to head with RC Lens starting on 31 Jan 2025 at 19:45 UTC at Stade de la Mosson stadium, Montpellier city, France. The match is a part of the Ligue 1 .
• Referee: Bastien Dechepy
• Montpellier Feedinco Rating: 6.93
• Lens Feedinco Rating: 9.0