Ligue 1 fixture research: Montpellier against Auxerre

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

Montpellier form and stats

Montpellier have only played one Ligue 1 game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 7 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats from 19 matches.

In their previous game, the manager Dall’Oglio led his Montpellier to a defeat away at Paris Saint Germain. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade de la Mosson. The first loss after going undefeated through four league fixtures. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Omlin had a busy but productive day in the Paris Saint Germain match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented. Khazri, a striker, was the declared top player for the team in that fixture, collecting a rating of 7.6 (out of 10). Khazri scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 19 successful passes (of 22 total).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Montpellier have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 3 and lost 2.

At Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier has the goal stats of 3-2 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

Auxerre form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the Ligue 1 ended in defeat. Last season Auxerre had these away match statistics: Played 19; won 10, drew 7 and lost 2.

Auxerre played 2-2 against Angers SCO in their previous match. It looked so good for Auxerre vs Angers SCO, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. Midfielder Sakhi was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.32. Sakhi hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 29 successful passes (of 35 total).

Auxerre are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 4 matches.

Auxerre have the goal stats of 1-4 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Montpellier two wins, two draws and Auxerre two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

T. Sainte-Luce 1 goals

W. Khazri 1 goals

Montpellier missing players

Auxerre missing players