Montpellier manager Zakarian looking for three points in Angers SCO showdown

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 05.March
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Mosson (22000 seats)

Points have been hard to come by for Montpellier so far, and that also applies to Angers SCO. The bottom dwellers eye some vital points here.

Insights:
  • Montpellier have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Angers SCO have the the worst goal difference (-32) in Ligue 1

Montpellier and Angers SCO should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Montpellier form and stats

4 victories, 2 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Montpellier have to build on here at Stade de la Mosson in the Ligue 1. When Montpellier hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Auxerre, Montpellier, Troyes, Brest, Ajaccio and Strasbourg), they have won 4 of 5 matches!

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Montpellier, who played 1-1 against Lens. That match was also played at this venue (Stade de la Mosson). Chotard (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.45/10. Chotard served one assist, hit one key pass and had 21 successful passes (of 25 total).

Before that match, a win away at Troyes.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Montpellier handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Montpellier are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 13 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Montpellier defense is not exactly impregnable. 22 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Angers SCO form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Angers SCO so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-9 (win-draw-lose).

This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Olympique Lyonnais with 1-3 on the scoreboard. Hountondji, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.35. Hountondji won 9 of 11 duels.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Strasbourg wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

Angers SCO are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 3 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Angers as they have only managed to score 7 times from 12 away games in the league. For Angers SCO, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. When Angers SCO is visiting a side on the bottom half, 4 of 5 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Auxerre, Troyes, Angers SCO, Brest, Ajaccio and Strasbourg.

Head 2 Head

The two combatants have fought previously this season: Angers SCO - Montpellier 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Montpellier wins - draws - Angers SCO wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Montpellier missing players

Angers SCO missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Montpellier Angers SCO
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 13 5 Played P 5 12 25
8 4 4 Won W 0 1 2
3 2 0 Drew D 1 2 4
14 7 1 Lost L 4 9 19
36 17 11 Scored S 4 7 21
46 22 5 Conceded C 12 25 53
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
92% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 67% 80%
60% 69% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 50% 68%
28% 23% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 42% 36%
20% 8% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 16%
56% 69% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 33% 60%
24% 15% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 12%
20% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 58% 36%
 
4.7 4.7 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 4.2 4.1
4.9 5.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 5.4 5
1.8 1.5 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.3 1.9
8 7 3 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
11 11.3 13.4 Shots (avg) S ( 10 10.4 10.6
4 4.4 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 2.8 3.6
36% 30% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 21% 24%
 
14.2 15.5 11.6 Shots against (avg) S A 15.6 14.6 13.2
5.4 5.8 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.8 6.5 5.8
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • All of Montpellier's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Angers SCO have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Angers SCO have the fewest points (5) away in Ligue 1
  • Angers SCO have the fewest scored goals (7) away in Ligue 1
  • Angers SCO have the the worst goal difference (-18) away in Ligue 1
  • Angers SCO have the the worst goal difference (-32) in Ligue 1
  • Montpellier have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Montpellier have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Angers SCO have scored away.
  • Montpellier haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 PSG 25 19 3 3 62 23 12 10 2 0 30 13 13 9 1 3 32 10 39 60
2 Olympique Marseille 25 16 4 5 48 25 13 7 2 4 23 16 12 9 2 1 25 9 23 52
3 Monaco 25 15 5 5 53 34 13 7 2 4 29 22 12 8 3 1 24 12 19 50
4 Lens 25 14 8 3 39 20 12 11 0 1 25 9 13 3 8 2 14 11 19 50
5 Rennes 25 14 4 7 45 28 13 11 0 2 30 10 12 3 4 5 15 18 17 46
6 Lille 25 13 5 7 45 32 13 8 3 2 25 18 12 5 2 5 20 14 13 44
7 Nice 25 11 8 6 33 21 12 5 4 3 16 10 13 6 4 3 17 11 12 41
8 Lorient 25 11 6 8 38 36 13 6 3 4 19 15 12 5 3 4 19 21 2 39
9 Olympique Lyonnais 25 11 5 9 39 28 12 6 3 3 19 10 13 5 2 6 20 18 11 38
10 Reims 25 8 13 4 33 26 12 6 4 2 21 13 13 2 9 2 12 13 7 37
11 Toulouse 25 9 5 11 41 45 13 6 4 3 25 20 12 3 1 8 16 25 -4 32
12 Clermont 25 8 7 10 25 34 13 4 3 6 11 21 12 4 4 4 14 13 -9 31
13 Nantes 25 6 10 9 25 30 12 4 5 3 13 12 13 2 5 6 12 18 -5 28
14 Montpellier 25 8 3 14 36 46 13 4 2 7 17 22 12 4 1 7 19 24 -10 27
15 Strasbourg 25 4 10 11 30 43 13 2 6 5 16 21 12 2 4 6 14 22 -13 22
16 Auxerre 25 5 6 14 22 48 12 3 4 5 11 20 13 2 2 9 11 28 -26 21
17 Ajaccio 25 6 3 16 20 46 12 3 1 8 9 19 13 3 2 8 11 27 -26 21
18 Brest 25 4 8 13 26 42 12 2 5 5 13 20 13 2 3 8 13 22 -16 20
19 Troyes 25 4 7 14 34 55 12 1 7 4 12 18 13 3 0 10 22 37 -21 19
20 Angers SCO 25 2 4 19 21 53 13 1 2 10 14 28 12 1 2 9 7 25 -32 10

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 PSG 25 19 3 3 62 23 12 10 2 0 30 13 13 9 1 3 32 10 39 60
2 Olympique Marseille 25 16 4 5 48 25 13 7 2 4 23 16 12 9 2 1 25 9 23 52
3 Monaco 25 15 5 5 53 34 13 7 2 4 29 22 12 8 3 1 24 12 19 50
4 Lens 25 14 8 3 39 20 12 11 0 1 25 9 13 3 8 2 14 11 19 50
5 Rennes 25 14 4 7 45 28 13 11 0 2 30 10 12 3 4 5 15 18 17 46
6 Lille 25 13 5 7 45 32 13 8 3 2 25 18 12 5 2 5 20 14 13 44
7 Nice 25 11 8 6 33 21 12 5 4 3 16 10 13 6 4 3 17 11 12 41
8 Lorient 25 11 6 8 38 36 13 6 3 4 19 15 12 5 3 4 19 21 2 39
9 Olympique Lyonnais 25 11 5 9 39 28 12 6 3 3 19 10 13 5 2 6 20 18 11 38
10 Reims 25 8 13 4 33 26 12 6 4 2 21 13 13 2 9 2 12 13 7 37
11 Toulouse 25 9 5 11 41 45 13 6 4 3 25 20 12 3 1 8 16 25 -4 32
12 Clermont 25 8 7 10 25 34 13 4 3 6 11 21 12 4 4 4 14 13 -9 31
13 Nantes 25 6 10 9 25 30 12 4 5 3 13 12 13 2 5 6 12 18 -5 28
14 Montpellier 25 8 3 14 36 46 13 4 2 7 17 22 12 4 1 7 19 24 -10 27
15 Strasbourg 25 4 10 11 30 43 13 2 6 5 16 21 12 2 4 6 14 22 -13 22
16 Auxerre 25 5 6 14 22 48 12 3 4 5 11 20 13 2 2 9 11 28 -26 21
17 Ajaccio 25 6 3 16 20 46 12 3 1 8 9 19 13 3 2 8 11 27 -26 21
18 Brest 25 4 8 13 26 42 12 2 5 5 13 20 13 2 3 8 13 22 -16 20
19 Troyes 25 4 7 14 34 55 12 1 7 4 12 18 13 3 0 10 22 37 -21 19
20 Angers SCO 25 2 4 19 21 53 13 1 2 10 14 28 12 1 2 9 7 25 -32 10

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