Ligue 1: Montpellier - Saint-Étienne preview and statistics

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 09.February
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Mosson (22000 seats)

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 guesting Saint-Étienne worry at 15th.

It's no vacation for neither Montpellier nor Saint-Étienne 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.

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Montpellier form and stats

26 points is a decent return from 12 Ligue 1 games here at Stade de la Mosson for Montpellier. The data says 8 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.

The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Metz in the Ligue 1 last time out and are looking for a win here. Prior to that, an away loss at Paris Saint Germain.

Montpellier's goalie Gerónimo Rulli played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Metz with a stunning seven saves.

A decent goal production from Montpellier in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 12 league matches. Montpellier have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Saint-Étienne form and stats

As the visiting team in Ligue 1 matches, Saint-Étienne have produced an overall stat of 4-0-7 so far. It's all red in the travel logs of Saint-Étienne, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.

Saint-Étienne failed to get anything from their last game, a Ligue 1 home match vs Olympique Marseille (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 0-2. Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Metz's place.

Saint-Étienne has another fixture away, a Coupe de France game, against Épinal in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Saint-Étienne are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 11 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Saint-Étienne have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Montpellier - Saint-Étienne 1-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Montpellier wins - draws - Saint-Étienne wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

MontpellierA. Delort
A. Delort
8 goals
Saint-ÉtienneD. Bouanga
D. Bouanga
7 goals
MontpellierF. Mollet
F. Mollet
6 goals

Montpellier missing players

Saint-Étienne missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Montpellier Saint-Étienne
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 12 6 Played P 3 11 23
9 8 4 Won W 1 4 8
7 2 2 Drew D 0 0 4
7 2 0 Lost L 2 7 11
31 22 11 Scored S 5 12 25
27 10 4 Conceded C 7 21 37
91% 92% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
65% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 70%
52% 58% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 73% 57%
30% 33% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 36% 35%
9% 8% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 18% 13%
52% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 64% 52%
26% 42% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 22%
30% 17% 17% Failed to Score F T 0% 18% 30%
 
4.5 4.9 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.5 4.8
4.7 3.4 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 2 5.5 4.4
2.1 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.9 2
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
296 190 90 Total Shots T S 31 106 255
104 70 35 Shots on Target S O 10 39 78
30% 31% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 31% 32%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • 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.
  • Saint-Étienne have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Saint-Étienne haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 23 19 1 3 59 15 11 9 1 1 32 6 12 10 0 2 27 9 44 58
2 Olympique Marseille 24 14 7 3 33 21 12 8 3 1 18 9 12 6 4 2 15 12 12 49
3 Rennes 24 12 5 7 29 22 12 7 2 3 18 13 12 5 3 4 11 9 7 41
4 Lille 24 12 4 8 29 25 12 9 2 1 19 7 12 3 2 7 10 18 4 40
5 Monaco 24 10 5 9 40 40 12 7 1 4 27 21 12 3 4 5 13 19 0 35
6 Bordeaux 24 9 7 8 33 26 11 4 3 4 16 9 13 5 4 4 17 17 7 34
7 Montpellier 23 9 7 7 31 27 12 8 2 2 22 10 11 1 5 5 9 17 4 34
8 Olympique Lyonnais 23 9 6 8 35 21 11 4 3 4 14 6 12 5 3 4 21 15 14 33
9 Reims 23 8 9 6 22 16 12 3 7 2 10 7 11 5 2 4 12 9 6 33
10 Nice 24 9 6 9 34 34 13 7 3 3 24 17 11 2 3 6 10 17 0 33
11 Strasbourg 23 10 3 10 28 28 11 6 2 3 19 14 12 4 1 7 9 14 0 33
12 Nantes 24 10 3 11 25 27 12 6 1 5 11 10 12 4 2 6 14 17 -2 33
13 Brest 24 7 9 8 29 31 12 5 6 1 18 8 12 2 3 7 11 23 -2 30
14 Angers SCO 24 8 6 10 24 32 13 6 3 4 17 13 11 2 3 6 7 19 -8 30
15 Saint-Étienne 23 8 4 11 25 37 12 4 4 4 13 16 11 4 0 7 12 21 -12 28
16 Metz 24 6 9 9 24 32 12 4 4 4 16 14 12 2 5 5 8 18 -8 27
17 Dijon 24 6 7 11 22 29 12 5 5 2 17 13 12 1 2 9 5 16 -7 25
18 Nîmes 24 6 6 12 24 37 12 5 2 5 14 12 12 1 4 7 10 25 -13 24
19 Amiens SC 24 4 8 12 25 43 12 3 4 5 13 18 12 1 4 7 12 25 -18 20
20 Toulouse 24 3 4 17 21 49 11 3 0 8 11 20 13 0 4 9 10 29 -28 13

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  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 23 19 1 3 59 15 11 9 1 1 32 6 12 10 0 2 27 9 44 58
2 Olympique Marseille 24 14 7 3 33 21 12 8 3 1 18 9 12 6 4 2 15 12 12 49
3 Rennes 24 12 5 7 29 22 12 7 2 3 18 13 12 5 3 4 11 9 7 41
4 Lille 24 12 4 8 29 25 12 9 2 1 19 7 12 3 2 7 10 18 4 40
5 Monaco 24 10 5 9 40 40 12 7 1 4 27 21 12 3 4 5 13 19 0 35
6 Bordeaux 24 9 7 8 33 26 11 4 3 4 16 9 13 5 4 4 17 17 7 34
7 Montpellier 23 9 7 7 31 27 12 8 2 2 22 10 11 1 5 5 9 17 4 34
8 Olympique Lyonnais 23 9 6 8 35 21 11 4 3 4 14 6 12 5 3 4 21 15 14 33
9 Reims 23 8 9 6 22 16 12 3 7 2 10 7 11 5 2 4 12 9 6 33
10 Nice 24 9 6 9 34 34 13 7 3 3 24 17 11 2 3 6 10 17 0 33
11 Strasbourg 23 10 3 10 28 28 11 6 2 3 19 14 12 4 1 7 9 14 0 33
12 Nantes 24 10 3 11 25 27 12 6 1 5 11 10 12 4 2 6 14 17 -2 33
13 Brest 24 7 9 8 29 31 12 5 6 1 18 8 12 2 3 7 11 23 -2 30
14 Angers SCO 24 8 6 10 24 32 13 6 3 4 17 13 11 2 3 6 7 19 -8 30
15 Saint-Étienne 23 8 4 11 25 37 12 4 4 4 13 16 11 4 0 7 12 21 -12 28
16 Metz 24 6 9 9 24 32 12 4 4 4 16 14 12 2 5 5 8 18 -8 27
17 Dijon 24 6 7 11 22 29 12 5 5 2 17 13 12 1 2 9 5 16 -7 25
18 Nîmes 24 6 6 12 24 37 12 5 2 5 14 12 12 1 4 7 10 25 -13 24
19 Amiens SC 24 4 8 12 25 43 12 3 4 5 13 18 12 1 4 7 12 25 -18 20
20 Toulouse 24 3 4 17 21 49 11 3 0 8 11 20 13 0 4 9 10 29 -28 13

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.