Looking to extend on what has quickly become a stellar purple patch, Nantes will welcome Montpellier to the Stade de la Beaujoire on Sunday afternoon.

Starting with the hosts, last seen earlier in the week booking their spot in the final of this year’s Coupe de France thanks to a thrilling penalties victory against Monaco, there is no doubt that the mood in Nantes’ camp is at a red-hot high. Only skyrocketing their way up the Ligue 1 table and now within touching distance of breaking into the European spots, Head Coach Antoine Kombouaré finds his side enjoying a five-match unbeaten run across all formats. Enjoying what has been a remarkable purple patch, Les Canaris also shocked almost everyone across France with a stellar 3-1 win against runaway leaders PSG on February 19th. Likewise, it should be noted, with just a single defeat to their name since the middle of January, Nantes should be smelling the chance to lay down another marker at the Stade de la Beaujoire.

As for the visitors, while Nantes might be enjoying a real purple patch, the same cannot be said for a downbeat Montpellier outfit. Last seen slumping back to losing ways with a deserved 4-2 defeat at home against Rennes, it appears that the pressure is firmly on Olivier Dall’Oglio’s shoulders. Slipping out the top-half of the Ligue 1 standings, Sunday’s guests have now lost four of their last five outings across all formats and will know that they face a stern test here. Likewise, it should also be noted that La Paillade have lost six of their previous eight contests, a run that stems all the way back to January 2nd. Given what has been a huge recent gulf in class between the two sides, we’re backing a home victory at the Stade de la Beaujoire which can be found at attractive odds.



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南特队将在周日下午迎来蒙彼利埃队在波约瓦球场的比赛。

从东道主南特队开始，本周早些时候，南特队凭借点球大战战胜摩纳哥队，在今年的法国队决赛中获得一席之地。毫无疑问，南特队的情绪达到了空前的高潮。他们在法甲积分榜上一路飙升，现在离进入欧洲赛场只有一步之遥，主教练安托万Kombouaré发现他的球队享受着所有形式的五场不败的战绩。2月19日，巴黎那aris以3-1大胜巴黎圣日耳曼，让法国所有人都为之震惊。同样，值得注意的是，自一月中旬以来，南特队只输了一场比赛，他们应该嗅到了在波约瓦球场留下另一笔记录的机会。

至于游客，虽然南特可能享受真正的紫色补丁，但同样不能说悲观的蒙彼利埃的装备。奥利维耶·达尔·奥格里奥最近一次在主场4-2负于雷恩队的比赛中又回到了失败的状态，压力似乎牢牢地压在了奥里耶·达尔·奥格里奥肩上。从法甲排名的上半部分滑落，周日的客人们已经失去了他们过去五场比赛中的四场，他们将知道他们面临着严峻的考验。同样，应该指出的是，La Paillade在之前的八场比赛中已经输掉了六场，这一趋势可以一直追溯到1月2日。考虑到最近两队在等级上的巨大差距，我们支持在主场赢得波乔雷球场的胜利，这是一个有吸引力的赔率。