Match preview Ligue 1: Montpellier - Strasbourg at Stade de la Mosson

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sat 29.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Mosson (22000 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Montpellier have their presumed home advantage while Strasbourg are ahead 1 point in the Ligue 1 table.

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.

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Montpellier form and stats

29 points is a decent return from 13 Ligue 1 games here at Stade de la Mosson for Montpellier. The data says 9 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 245 minutes without scoring a league goal. A. Delort was the last player to find the net.

The fans are hoping that Montpellier will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Ligue 1 game against Angers SCO (placed 14th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Monaco (0-1).

Gerónimo Rulli had a busy but productive day in the Angers SCO match. Despite making seven saves the loss could not be prevented.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Montpellier have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won zero, drawn three and lost two.

A decent goal production from Montpellier in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 13 league matches. Montpellier are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade de la Mosson in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 13 matches.

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Strasbourg form and stats

Playing away, Strasbourg have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 7 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season.

There were no winners in Strasbourg's previous match, a Ligue 1 home game that ended 0-0 vs Amiens SC (placed 19th). Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Olympique Lyonnais.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Strasbourg playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were four Strasbourg wins, three draws and three defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Strasbourg as they have only managed to score 10 times from 13 away games in the league. 15 goals have been conceded by Strasbourg in these games.

Head 2 Head

Montpellier and Strasbourg have met before this season: Strasbourg - Montpellier 1-0. Last nine meetings between the teams: Montpellier won two, Strasbourg won three and four draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MontpellierA. Delort
A. Delort
9 goals
StrasbourgL. Ajorque
L. Ajorque
8 goals
StrasbourgA. Thomasson
A. Thomasson
7 goals

Montpellier missing players

Strasbourg missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Montpellier Strasbourg
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 4 13 26
10 9 1 Won W 1 4 11
7 2 0 Drew D 2 2 5
9 2 2 Lost L 1 7 10
32 23 4 Scored S 2 10 32
29 10 5 Conceded C 6 15 29
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 92% 92%
58% 62% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 46% 62%
46% 54% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 23% 42%
27% 31% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 23% 23%
8% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 8% 12%
46% 46% 67% BTTS BTTS 25% 15% 38%
27% 46% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 31% 31%
35% 15% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 62% 38%
 
4.5 4.8 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.1 4.7
4.7 3.6 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 3.9 4.2
2 2.1 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.4 1.7
5 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
325 198 45 Total Shots T S 28 124 312
110 73 15 Shots on Target S O 10 44 100
29% 32% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 23% 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.
  • Montpellier have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Strasbourg have scored 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 26 21 2 3 71 24 13 11 1 1 40 11 13 10 1 2 31 13 47 65
2 Olympique Marseille 26 15 7 4 36 25 13 8 3 2 19 12 13 7 4 2 17 13 11 52
3 Rennes 26 13 5 8 31 24 13 8 2 3 20 14 13 5 3 5 11 10 7 44
4 Lille 26 13 4 9 33 27 14 10 2 2 23 9 12 3 2 7 10 18 6 43
5 Monaco 26 11 6 9 42 41 13 8 1 4 28 21 13 3 5 5 14 20 1 39
6 Strasbourg 26 11 5 10 32 29 13 7 3 3 22 14 13 4 2 7 10 15 3 38
7 Olympique Lyonnais 26 10 7 9 40 26 12 4 4 4 15 7 14 6 3 5 25 19 14 37
8 Reims 26 9 10 7 24 20 13 4 7 2 11 7 13 5 3 5 13 13 4 37
9 Montpellier 26 10 7 9 32 29 13 9 2 2 23 10 13 1 5 7 9 19 3 37
10 Nice 26 10 7 9 38 36 14 7 4 3 26 19 12 3 3 6 12 17 2 37
11 Nantes 26 11 4 11 28 28 13 6 2 5 11 10 13 5 2 6 17 18 0 37
12 Bordeaux 26 9 8 9 38 32 12 4 4 4 18 11 14 5 4 5 20 21 6 35
13 Brest 26 8 10 8 34 35 13 6 6 1 21 10 13 2 4 7 13 25 -1 34
14 Angers SCO 26 9 6 11 25 33 14 7 3 4 18 13 12 2 3 7 7 20 -8 33
15 Saint-Étienne 26 8 5 13 28 42 13 4 5 4 14 17 13 4 0 9 14 25 -14 29
16 Metz 26 6 10 10 24 34 13 4 4 5 16 16 13 2 6 5 8 18 -10 28
17 Dijon 26 6 9 11 25 32 13 5 6 2 18 14 13 1 3 9 7 18 -7 27
18 Nîmes 26 7 6 13 26 39 13 6 2 5 15 12 13 1 4 8 11 27 -13 27
19 Amiens SC 26 4 10 12 29 47 13 3 5 5 17 22 13 1 5 7 12 25 -18 22
20 Toulouse 26 3 4 19 21 54 12 3 0 9 11 22 14 0 4 10 10 32 -33 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 26 21 2 3 71 24 13 11 1 1 40 11 13 10 1 2 31 13 47 65
2 Olympique Marseille 26 15 7 4 36 25 13 8 3 2 19 12 13 7 4 2 17 13 11 52
3 Rennes 26 13 5 8 31 24 13 8 2 3 20 14 13 5 3 5 11 10 7 44
4 Lille 26 13 4 9 33 27 14 10 2 2 23 9 12 3 2 7 10 18 6 43
5 Monaco 26 11 6 9 42 41 13 8 1 4 28 21 13 3 5 5 14 20 1 39
6 Strasbourg 26 11 5 10 32 29 13 7 3 3 22 14 13 4 2 7 10 15 3 38
7 Olympique Lyonnais 26 10 7 9 40 26 12 4 4 4 15 7 14 6 3 5 25 19 14 37
8 Reims 26 9 10 7 24 20 13 4 7 2 11 7 13 5 3 5 13 13 4 37
9 Montpellier 26 10 7 9 32 29 13 9 2 2 23 10 13 1 5 7 9 19 3 37
10 Nice 26 10 7 9 38 36 14 7 4 3 26 19 12 3 3 6 12 17 2 37
11 Nantes 26 11 4 11 28 28 13 6 2 5 11 10 13 5 2 6 17 18 0 37
12 Bordeaux 26 9 8 9 38 32 12 4 4 4 18 11 14 5 4 5 20 21 6 35
13 Brest 26 8 10 8 34 35 13 6 6 1 21 10 13 2 4 7 13 25 -1 34
14 Angers SCO 26 9 6 11 25 33 14 7 3 4 18 13 12 2 3 7 7 20 -8 33
15 Saint-Étienne 26 8 5 13 28 42 13 4 5 4 14 17 13 4 0 9 14 25 -14 29
16 Metz 26 6 10 10 24 34 13 4 4 5 16 16 13 2 6 5 8 18 -10 28
17 Dijon 26 6 9 11 25 32 13 5 6 2 18 14 13 1 3 9 7 18 -7 27
18 Nîmes 26 7 6 13 26 39 13 6 2 5 15 12 13 1 4 8 11 27 -13 27
19 Amiens SC 26 4 10 12 29 47 13 3 5 5 17 22 13 1 5 7 12 25 -18 22
20 Toulouse 26 3 4 19 21 54 12 3 0 9 11 22 14 0 4 10 10 32 -33 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.