Betting preview: Montpellier faced with a tough challenge when Paris Saint Germain visits

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sat 14.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Mosson (22000 seats)

Paris Saint Germain will not await any handouts from hosts Montpellier in this Ligue 1 fixture. Here's our full match guide!

Insights:
  • Montpellier is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (81) in Ligue 1

Montpellier can neither be promoted or relegated from Ligue 1. Paris Saint Germain have already won the Ligue 1. Congratulations! It will be interesting to see if this affects performances here at the final stages.

Montpellier and Paris Saint Germain 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

The story so far in the Ligue 1 for Montpellier at their home stadium (Stade de la Mosson) is 7 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats. Two draws in a row at home now for Montpellier.

Montpellier faced defeat in their previous match, away at Clermont (1-2). Chotard (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.4/10. Chotard scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Metz that ended 2-2.

A decent goal production from Montpellier in their home games so far, with 27 goals from 18 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Montpellier have conceded 22 goals.

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Paris Saint Germain form and stats

As the visiting team in Ligue 1 matches, Paris Saint Germain have produced an overall stat of 9-5-4 so far. Paris Saint Germain have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.

Paris Saint Germain's last game was the home draw against Troyes (2-2). It looked so good for PSG vs Troyes, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. Midfielder María was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.91. María served one assist, hit five key passes and had 37 successful passes (of 43 total).

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Strasbourg that ended 3-3.

The Paris Saint Germain manager Pochettino has got the team scoring on the road, with 37 away goals in 18 league matches. Paris Saint Germain have conceded 24 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Montpellier and Paris Saint Germain have faced each other earlier this season: Paris Saint Germain - Montpellier 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Montpellier one win, two draws and Paris Saint Germain seven victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less. Mbappé loves to meet Montpellier and have scored 8 goals in these matches.

Top Goalscorers

Paris Saint GermainK. Mbappé Lottin
K. Mbappé Lottin
24 goals
Paris Saint GermainN. da Silva Santos Junior
N. da Silva Santos Junior
12 goals
MontpellierS. Wahi
S. Wahi
10 goals

Montpellier missing players

Paris Saint Germain missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Montpellier Paris Saint Germain
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 6 18 36
12 7 1 Won W 3 9 24
7 5 2 Drew D 2 5 8
17 6 2 Lost L 1 4 4
49 27 8 Scored S 14 37 81
55 22 10 Conceded C 8 24 36
94% 89% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
75% 61% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 89%
47% 44% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 61% 64%
39% 39% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 39% 39%
19% 28% 60% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 28% 19%
50% 50% 80% BTTS BTTS 83% 67% 61%
28% 33% 20% Clean Sheets C S 17% 17% 31%
28% 28% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 14%
 
4.9 5.8 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.7 5.2 5.4
5.5 4.5 5.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.6 4.2
2 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.3 2.1
9 2 0 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
11.4 14.6 13.4 Shots (avg) S ( 15.2 14.3 15.1
4.1 5.1 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.2 5.4 5.7
34% 30% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 38% 39%
 
15.9 13.2 13 Shots against (avg) S A 12.7 12.3 11.3
5.5 4.7 5.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.6 4
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Montpellier is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Paris Saint Germain have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most points from losing position (22) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (37) away in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (81) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals in the second half (45) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the the best goal difference (+45) in Ligue 1

  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 36 24 8 4 81 36 18 15 3 0 44 12 18 9 5 4 37 24 45 80
2 Olympique Marseille 36 20 8 8 59 36 18 8 5 5 29 22 18 12 3 3 30 14 23 68
3 Monaco 36 19 8 9 59 36 18 11 4 3 34 14 18 8 4 6 25 22 23 65
4 Rennes 35 19 5 11 77 36 18 13 1 4 48 13 17 6 4 7 29 23 41 62
5 Strasbourg 36 16 12 8 59 39 18 10 5 3 35 18 18 6 7 5 24 21 20 60
6 Nice 35 18 7 10 44 29 17 9 4 4 22 16 18 9 3 6 22 13 15 60
7 Lens 36 16 10 10 57 45 18 9 6 3 33 18 18 7 4 7 24 27 12 58
8 Olympique Lyonnais 36 15 11 10 61 48 18 10 5 3 39 23 18 5 6 7 22 25 13 55
9 Nantes 35 14 9 12 50 43 17 10 3 4 30 18 18 4 6 8 20 25 7 51
10 Lille 36 13 12 11 43 45 18 7 7 4 22 20 18 6 5 7 21 25 -2 51
11 Brest 36 13 9 14 45 49 18 7 4 7 26 25 18 6 5 7 19 24 -4 48
12 Reims 36 10 13 13 39 40 18 5 6 7 23 20 18 5 7 6 16 20 -1 43
13 Montpellier 36 12 7 17 49 55 18 7 5 6 27 22 18 5 2 11 22 33 -6 43
14 Angers SCO 36 9 11 16 42 54 18 7 2 9 21 23 18 2 9 7 21 31 -12 38
15 Troyes 36 9 10 17 35 49 18 5 7 6 18 16 18 4 3 11 17 33 -14 37
16 Clermont 36 9 9 18 37 66 18 4 6 8 21 31 18 5 3 10 16 35 -29 36
17 Lorient 36 8 10 18 34 62 18 6 5 7 19 21 18 2 5 11 15 41 -28 34
18 Saint-Etienne 35 7 10 18 38 70 18 4 6 8 23 36 17 3 4 10 15 34 -32 31
19 Metz 36 5 13 18 34 64 18 2 7 9 20 31 18 3 6 9 14 33 -30 28
20 Bordeaux 36 5 12 19 48 89 18 3 6 9 25 33 18 2 6 10 23 56 -41 27

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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 Paris Saint Germain 36 24 8 4 81 36 18 15 3 0 44 12 18 9 5 4 37 24 45 80
2 Olympique Marseille 36 20 8 8 59 36 18 8 5 5 29 22 18 12 3 3 30 14 23 68
3 Monaco 36 19 8 9 59 36 18 11 4 3 34 14 18 8 4 6 25 22 23 65
4 Rennes 35 19 5 11 77 36 18 13 1 4 48 13 17 6 4 7 29 23 41 62
5 Strasbourg 36 16 12 8 59 39 18 10 5 3 35 18 18 6 7 5 24 21 20 60
6 Nice 35 18 7 10 44 29 17 9 4 4 22 16 18 9 3 6 22 13 15 60
7 Lens 36 16 10 10 57 45 18 9 6 3 33 18 18 7 4 7 24 27 12 58
8 Olympique Lyonnais 36 15 11 10 61 48 18 10 5 3 39 23 18 5 6 7 22 25 13 55
9 Nantes 35 14 9 12 50 43 17 10 3 4 30 18 18 4 6 8 20 25 7 51
10 Lille 36 13 12 11 43 45 18 7 7 4 22 20 18 6 5 7 21 25 -2 51
11 Brest 36 13 9 14 45 49 18 7 4 7 26 25 18 6 5 7 19 24 -4 48
12 Reims 36 10 13 13 39 40 18 5 6 7 23 20 18 5 7 6 16 20 -1 43
13 Montpellier 36 12 7 17 49 55 18 7 5 6 27 22 18 5 2 11 22 33 -6 43
14 Angers SCO 36 9 11 16 42 54 18 7 2 9 21 23 18 2 9 7 21 31 -12 38
15 Troyes 36 9 10 17 35 49 18 5 7 6 18 16 18 4 3 11 17 33 -14 37
16 Clermont 36 9 9 18 37 66 18 4 6 8 21 31 18 5 3 10 16 35 -29 36
17 Lorient 36 8 10 18 34 62 18 6 5 7 19 21 18 2 5 11 15 41 -28 34
18 Saint-Etienne 35 7 10 18 38 70 18 4 6 8 23 36 17 3 4 10 15 34 -32 31
19 Metz 36 5 13 18 34 64 18 2 7 9 20 31 18 3 6 9 14 33 -30 28
20 Bordeaux 36 5 12 19 48 89 18 3 6 9 25 33 18 2 6 10 23 56 -41 27

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