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Montpellier vs Lens Prediction, 1/31/2025 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 1/29/2025

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Game: Montpellier vs Lens

Date: Friday, January 31, 2025

Location: Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier, France

TV: beIN Sports

Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier, France is the location where Lens (8-6-5) will attempt to beat Montpellier (4-3-12) on Friday. The Paillade are priced at +110 and Lens are priced at -132. The betting total comes in at 3. The goaltenders protecting the net are Benjamin Lecomte for Montpellier and Mathew Ryan for Lens.

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Montpellier HSC has give up 44 goals while giving up 2.32 goals per 90 min, and opposing clubs have accounted for 109 SoT against them. The team hasn't compiled a clean sheet this season. Montpellier has 56 yellow card warnings so far this year in addition to 6 red cards. The Paillade sit at 72nd for expected goals with 22.2, and their xGA sit at 37.3. This year, this squad holds an average of 0.79 pts per fixture (15 pts) and also sit at 88th among European teams with 11 assists. The team's difference in goals is currently at -24 with 20 goals scored and also 44 goals allowed. Montpellier has a total of 67 saves and also have a SV rate of 59.6% on the season.

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The Blood and Gold have put together an average of 1.6 pts per fixture while accounting for 11 assists and 4 red cards. RC Lens compiled a shut out % of 42.1% over the course of the season and 47 yellow cards. Lens is 9th in goals given up with 18, and their difference in goals is coming in at 5. So far this season, RC Lens a save % of 73.9% (69 SoTA), and have a rank of 36th in Big 5 soccer with 30 pts. The club's goals against per 90 is currently at 0.95 in addition to 51 saves, and they have earned 8 clean sheets. Lens has compiled 23 goals and this team's xG this season sits at 30.8.

The man who will defend the goal for Montpellier will be Benjamin Lecomte. Lecomte has seen the pitch for a total of 28,910 minutes and has 963 stops in his career. The goalie hailing from France has had 1,380 shots sent in his direction in 320 starting assignments. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.32 (423 total goals given up) and he is the owner of a save % of 69.8%. Lecomte (111-93-117 mark during his soccer career) has accumulated 87 clean sheets, which gives him a 27.1%% shutout percentage.

Mathew Ryan will be looking after the net for Lens. In his pro soccer career, Ryan has allowed 203 goals while tallying 394 stops in 138 starting assignments. He is the owner of a save % of 66.9% and his clean sheet rate is 22.5%%. He has surrendered 1.47 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 32-44-62. Ryan has earned 31 shutouts and has seen 589 shots attempted against him in 12,420 career mins.

Arnaud Nordin is one footballer who can be a force in the game for Montpellier. Nordin has been a starter in 152 contests so far in his career and scores 0.26 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in France has accumulated 39 goals in 13,324 mins played. He has accounted for 19 assists while accumulating 97 pts during his career.

Lens is being led onto the pitch by M'Bala Nzola, who has been known to frustrate defenses. He averages 0.34 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 118 games so far in his career. The forward from Angola has totaled 11,405 mins while scoring 45 goals. He has accumulated 102 pts during his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 12 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lens (+110)

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