In total; six fixtures have been played and Montpellier are 3 points on top of Bordeaux. What happens?
- Montpellier have scored in all their matches so far.
- Bordeaux have the most conceded goals in the first half (8) in Ligue 1
It's no vacation for neither Montpellier nor Bordeaux as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Montpellier form and stats
Montpellier have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Ligue 1. A decent catch, still with room for improvement. Two home wins in a row for Montpellier bring valid hopes of a third.
Montpellier drew their last game, 1-1 away at Troyes (placed 13th). Midfielder Teji Savanier was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.84 (out of ten) in that game. Savanier scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 50 successful passes (of 61 total).
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Saint-Étienne in a game that was won 2-0.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Montpellier handle that role? We have found twelve games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are eight wins, three draws and one defeat.
There will be little rest for Montpellier after this match as they are travelling to Paris Saint Germain for a Ligue 1 game in only three days.
Goals decide football matches and Montpellier are scoring many of them at home; 7 on target from 3 league matches. Montpellier have conceded 4 in these home matches.
Bordeaux form and stats
Things could have gone better for Bordeaux in their Ligue 1 away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Bordeaux play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Saint-Étienne (placed 19th). Attacker Ui-Jo Hwang got a player rating of 8.12 in the game. "Man of the match" Hwang scored two goals, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 4 times.
A loss against Lens was the result prior to that, in a home game.We have checked recent matches where Bordeaux have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were five victories, one draw and eight defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Rennes in just four days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Bordeaux have scored 4 goals in 3 league games away. Bordeaux have conceded 7 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Montpellier victories, one draw and three Bordeaux wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Savanier 2 goals |  S. Mavididi 2 goals |   U. Hwang 2 goals |
Montpellier missing players
Bordeaux missing players
| Montpellier | Bordeaux | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 83% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 17% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 5.8 | 6 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2 | 2.7 |
| 5 | 6 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.3 | 5.5 |
| 2.2 | 0.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.5 | 18.3 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.3 | 10.7 |
| 5 | 7 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 40% | 33% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 44% | 30% |
- All of Bordeaux's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- All of Montpellier's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bordeaux have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Bordeaux have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Bordeaux have the most conceded goals in the first half (8) in Ligue 1
- Bordeaux have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Bordeaux haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Montpellier have created more than twice as many corners as Bordeaux.
- Montpellier have scored in all their matches so far.
- 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 | Paris Saint Germain | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Lens | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Angers SCO | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Nice | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | Clermont | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Lorient | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Montpellier | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Olympique Lyonnais | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 10 | Nantes | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Reims | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Strasbourg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 7 |
| 13 | Troyes | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 14 | Monaco | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 15 | Lille | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 5 |
| 16 | Rennes | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 5 |
| 17 | Bordeaux | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 5 |
| 18 | Brest | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 19 | Saint-Étienne | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 3 |
| 20 | Metz | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 3 |