The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Montpellier are in the 7th position while the guests worry at 16th.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Montpellier and Amiens SC.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Montpellier form and stats
Montpellier have performed here at Stade de la Mosson this season with 5 wins from 7 Ligue 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1.
Montpellier are confident in defense, having played 223 minutes without conceding a goal.
Montpellier drew their last game, also a home match. Amiens SC (placed 16th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. A 0-0 draw away before that, with Saint-Étienne the opponent.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Montpellier matches with similar probabilities have ended with 4 wins, 5 draws and 0 defeats (from nine games).
The Montpellier fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 7 matches. Defensively Montpellier have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Amiens SC form and stats
There's been little loot from Amiens SC's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 7 away games in the Ligue 1. Amiens SC only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws.
Amiens SC has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Montpellier for a Ligue 1 game that ended a draw (1-1). A loss against Strasbourg was the result prior to that, in a home game.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Amiens SC playing away, we found eight games. Results were 0 away wins, 5 draws and 3 home wins.
Amiens SC are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 7 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Amiens SC have conceded 12 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Montpellier 3 wins, 5 draws and Amiens SC 2 victories. As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Delort 4 goals |   S. Guirassy 4 goals |  S. Mendoza 4 goals |
Montpellier missing players
Amiens SC missing players
| Montpellier | Amiens SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | 11 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 87% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 47% | 50% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 87% |
| 27% | 38% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 60% |
| 13% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 25% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 38% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 88% | 73% |
| 33% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 40% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 13% |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| 4.1 | 3.2 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 190 | 127 | 39 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 78 | 134 |
| 65 | 46 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 30 | 48 |
| 23% | 24% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 30% | 38% |
- All of Amiens SC's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Amiens SC have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Amiens SC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Montpellier have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Montpellier have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 33 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 28 |
| 3 | Angers SCO | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| 4 | Olympique Lyonnais | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 22 |
| 5 | Bordeaux | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Saint-Étienne | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 22 |
| 7 | Montpellier | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| 8 | Reims | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| 9 | Nantes | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 20 |
| 10 | Lille | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
| 11 | Rennes | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 12 | Strasbourg | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | Monaco | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 18 |
| 14 | Brest | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 18 |
| 15 | Nice | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Amiens SC | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 16 |
| 17 | Dijon | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 15 |
| 18 | Metz | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -7 | 14 |
| 19 | Toulouse | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -12 | 12 |
| 20 | Nîmes | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -6 | 11 |