Boulogne vs Montpellier Prediction & Betting Tips (16 January)

The objective is clear for this Boulogne team during this 2nd part of the season: accumulate as many points as possible as quickly as possible in order to protect themselves in the race to maintain their position. The road will undoubtedly be quite long for this team which appears as a virtual roadblock at the start of this 19th day, with 16 points on the clock, 2 less than the first non-relegation team. In search of success in the championship for almost 2 months, the promoted team had been beaten by Troyes 1-2 before Christmas before sinking to Guingamp during the last day 3-0. For its part, Montpellier is clearly behind on its progress table at the start of 2026. While it was expected to be a serious candidate for the podium, the MHSC currently only occupies 9th place in the ranking, 6 lengths behind the top 5.

More problematic, the Héraultais have not won a single championship match since November 7. And after being held by Grenoble 1-1 before the break, Zoumana Camara's men were largely beaten by Dunkerque 1-3 during the restart. Last weekend, they tried to recover in the Coupe de France against Metz.

On the Boulogne side, experienced summer recruit Jonas Martin is still continuing his long convalescence. In addition, center forward Capuano (1 goal) must also remain on the sidelines while newcomer Lécolier could experience his first under his new colors. Also note the return of left side Julien Boyer who was suspended during the trip to Guingamp.

Author of 4 goals in L2, the interesting Corentin Fatout remains the best scorer of the promoted players ahead of wingers Platret (2 goals) and El Farissy (2 goals).