FRENCH LIGUE 1 BETTING PREVIEW - REIMS VS MONTPELLIER

French Ligue 1

2024-04-21 - Reims vs Montpellier

A Sports Betting Preview by ArmchairPunter

Reims v Montpellier
Football : France: Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Sunday 21st April 2024, 1400hrs

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Reims will be keen to return to the familiar surroundings of their Stade Auguste-Delaune for this upcoming Sunday’s clash with Montpellier following last week’s heavy 3-1 defeat on the road at Strasbourg but the hosts have actually managed to pick up just two wins from their last 11 matches overall in Ligue 1.

Wins against Le Havre (away) and Metz (at home) have been outweighed by losing four of these 11 games whilst also being involved in no fewer than five draws as well, so the prospects of a home win here do seem slim.

Reims have produced a mixed bag of results on home soil so far this season as well as their home record of 6-3-5 15/15 indicates along with winning just once in their last six home games.

Montpellier have turned things around in recent weeks in Ligue 1 as the visitors bring a three-match unbeaten run into this upcoming encounter at the Stade Auguste-Delaune having collected wins against Le Havre and Lorient along with last week’s 1-1 draw away from home at Clermont.

Montpellier have also produced mixed results throughout this season’s Ligue 1 campaign although the visitors have actually picked up more wins on the road this term than on home soil with five of their total of eight victories being achieved on their travels.

An away record of 5-2-7 17/21 seems to give Montpellier a chance of gaining a result of some sort here at Reims this Sunday especially as the visitors are unbeaten in their last three away games.

The Betting Verdict

Montpellier have lost just once in their last six meetings against Reims where there have also been four draws as well.

The Pick :

Reims 1-1 Montpellier

HANDICAP BETTING :

Take Montpellier AH+0.75 at odds of 1.63 with Bet365