On the 6th of March, Montpellier and Nantes will play a match in Nantes in a clash of the Ligue 1. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Nantes recorded a 2-2 draw against Monaco. Guillermo Maripán struck first for Monaco in the 12th minute, but Djibril Sidibé got the equalizer for Nantes on an own goal in the 21st minute . Nantes should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 11th placed Montpellier, recorded a 2-4 loss against Rennes. Martin Terrier struck first for Rennes in the 8th minute, then Benjamin Bourigeaud added another in the 15th minute. Montpellier is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
On Oct 31st, Montpellier hosted Nantes in their last match together. Montpellier won by a score of 2 to 0 in front of just over 11000 jubilant fans. Florent Mollet struck first for Montpellier in the 64th minute, then Sepe Elye Wahi added another in the 71st minute In the end, Nantes couldn’t muster any offence and Montpellier ran away with the shutout win.
Montpellier’s most prolific scorer has been Sepe Elye Wahi. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. For Nantes, their top scorers are Ludovic Blas and Randal Kolo Muani, each having 2 goals in their last five matches
Antoine Kombouare’s squad will be without Jean-Kévin Augustin, Moses Simon, Marcus Coco, Fábio, Jean-Charles Castelletto and Quentin Merlin, while Olivier Dall’Oglio’s squad will be without Arnaud Souquet and Mihailo Ristić.