Le Mans vs Montpellier Tips & Preview - Open contest to serve up goals

By Tolu Shotade

16 Aug 2025

Tolu Shotade 16 Aug 2025

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Le Mans and Montpellier seek their first wins of the season in Ligue 2.
Le Mans recently drew 3-3, showing both scoring ability and defensive issues.
Montpellier's away form is shaky, but have shown attacking promise.

Le Mans vs Montpellier

Le Mans welcome Montpellier to the Stade Marie-Marvingt for a Monday night French Ligue 2 fixture.

Both teams come into the clash still seeking their first win of the season and should be up for this one. An open contest could be on the cards, with goals expected here.

Le Mans News

Le Mans began their Ligue 2 campaign with a thrilling 3-3 draw at Guingamp. They were two goals up at the break thanks to efforts from Edwin Quarshie and Anthony Ribelin, but found themselves behind in the second half before William Harhouz struck a late equaliser.

The pattern of that game highlighted a problem that has plagued Le Mans lately, as they have failed to keep a clean sheet in six of their last nine matches across all competitions. They often try to balance things out at the other end of the pitch and have scored first in their last five matches, while two of their last three competitive home fixtures have produced over 2.5 goals.

While manager Patrick Videira will be disappointed not to have seen out the win in the opening fixture, there were positives from that performance. The result also means Le Mans are unbeaten in nine of their last 10 matches across all competitions.

Montpellier News

Montpellier also began life in Ligue 2 with a draw, having been held 1-1 at home by Red Star. They fought back from a goal down, with Becir Omeragic netting the equaliser before the break.

While it was not a victory, the result maintains Montpellier's fine showing in preseason and they are now unbeaten in their last four matches across all competitions. One issue for manager Zoumana Camara to sort out is their away form as they struggled on their travels in Ligue 1 last season, losing their last eight league matches on the road.

One positive for Montpellier is that they often show some quality going forward, scoring in six of their last eight matches across all competitions. However, they have conceded in six of their last nine fixtures, while four of the last eight matches produced over 2.5 goals.

Head to Head

Le Mans have three wins while Montpellier have earned two victories, with one draw from six previous matches. The last meeting was in 2010, with both teams battling to a 2-2 draw.

Verdict

Le Mans v Montpellier

Le Mans and Montpellier need to jumpstart their season and are expected to go all out in this one. With neither defence looking convincing at the moment, both teams could be backed to where here.

The hosts have a knack for scoring first, and having grabbed the opening goal in their last five matches, a repeat could be considered. Two of their last three matches have also produced over 2.5 goals, which is likely to be the outcome on Monday.

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