Montpellier vs Strasbourg match preview: Even contest expected at Stade de la Mosson

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sat 17.September
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Mosson (22000 seats)

Showdown between Montpellier - Strasbourg! Despite the season performances so far, this match should be awesome!

Insights:
  • Montpellier have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Ligue 1
  • Strasbourg have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Ligue 1

This promises to be an absorbing match with lots of action and energy as both contenders are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!

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Montpellier form and stats

All-inclusive Ligue 1 results at home this season for Montpellier are 2-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Montpellier lost their last game at Angers SCO (placed 19th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Jullien, defender, was given a rating of 6.92/10 in that game, top of the team. Jullien won 10 of 11 duels.

Ahead of that match, Montpellier lost 1-3 at home to Lille.

The Montpellier fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 7 goals have been conceded.

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Strasbourg form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Ligue 1 for Strasbourg with 2 draws and 1 loss from their first 3 attempts. The last three matches for Strasbourg have all ended in a draw.

Strasbourg's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Clermont that finished 0-0. Bellegarde got a match rating of 8.15 in that game, top player of the team. Bellegarde hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 21 successful passes (of 25 total).

Before that, Strasbourg travelled to Brest and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Betting on few goals? 6 league fixtures in a row with this club have had zero, one or two goals.

The attacking power of Strasbourg when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Montpellier victories, one draw and three Strasbourg wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MontpellierV. Germain
V. Germain
2 goals

Montpellier missing players

Strasbourg missing players

Montpellier Strasbourg
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
7 4 2 Played P 1 3 7
3 2 1 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 1 2 5
4 2 1 Lost L 0 1 2
17 7 3 Scored S 1 2 5
14 7 2 Conceded C 1 3 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 86%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 71%
86% 75% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 14%
57% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
43% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
71% 75% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 71%
29% 25% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 14%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 29%
 
3.3 3.5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.7 3.6
6.1 6.2 5 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.3 5.4
1.6 1 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2 1.6
4 4 3 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.4 11.5 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 11.3 11.1
4.6 4.8 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.3 4.1
53% 37% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 15% 17%
 
15.6 16.5 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 12 10.3 13.7
5 4.5 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 2.3 4.9
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • All of Montpellier's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Montpellier have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Montpellier have scored more than double the goals of Strasbourg.
  • Montpellier have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Ligue 1
  • Montpellier haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Strasbourg have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Ligue 1
  • Strasbourg have the most matches under the total-line (6) in Ligue 1
  • Strasbourg have yet to win a 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 PSG 7 6 1 0 25 4 3 2 1 0 7 3 4 4 0 0 18 1 21 19
2 Olympique Marseille 7 6 1 0 15 4 4 4 0 0 9 3 3 2 1 0 6 1 11 19
3 Lens 7 5 2 0 16 7 4 4 0 0 11 5 3 1 2 0 5 2 9 17
4 Lorient 7 5 1 1 14 11 3 3 0 0 8 4 4 2 1 1 6 7 3 16
5 Olympique Lyonnais 7 4 1 2 16 9 4 4 0 0 13 3 3 0 1 2 3 6 7 13
6 Rennes 7 3 2 2 13 7 4 3 0 1 10 3 3 0 2 1 3 4 6 11
7 Monaco 7 3 2 2 10 12 4 1 1 2 6 10 3 2 1 0 4 2 -2 11
8 Lille 7 3 1 3 14 15 3 1 0 2 6 10 4 2 1 1 8 5 -1 10
9 Clermont 7 3 1 3 8 10 3 2 0 1 3 5 4 1 1 2 5 5 -2 10
10 Montpellier 7 3 0 4 17 14 4 2 0 2 7 7 3 1 0 2 10 7 3 9
11 Toulouse 7 2 2 3 8 11 4 1 2 1 4 6 3 1 0 2 4 5 -3 8
12 Nice 7 2 2 3 5 8 3 0 1 2 1 5 4 2 1 1 4 3 -3 8
13 Troyes 7 2 1 4 11 15 3 1 1 1 4 5 4 1 0 3 7 10 -4 7
14 Auxerre 7 2 1 4 7 16 3 1 1 1 3 4 4 1 0 3 4 12 -9 7
15 Nantes 7 1 3 3 8 11 3 1 1 1 4 5 4 0 2 2 4 6 -3 6
16 Reims 7 1 3 3 10 14 3 0 2 1 4 6 4 1 1 2 6 8 -4 6
17 Strasbourg 7 0 5 2 5 7 4 0 3 1 3 4 3 0 2 1 2 3 -2 5
18 Brest 7 1 2 4 8 17 3 0 2 1 2 9 4 1 0 3 6 8 -9 5
19 Angers SCO 7 1 2 4 8 18 4 1 1 2 5 8 3 0 1 2 3 10 -10 5
20 Ajaccio 7 0 1 6 3 11 4 0 1 3 1 5 3 0 0 3 2 6 -8 1

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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.