Only three points will be enough for the Montpellier followers in this Stade de la Mosson battle with Troyes, as they enjoy a solid lead on the away team in the Ligue 1 table.
- Montpellier haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Troyes have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Ligue 1
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Montpellier form and stats
Montpellier have performed here at Stade de la Mosson this season with 6 wins from 10 Ligue 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Montpellier has won four games in a row. The Olympique Lyonnais match was the last time out without a victory.
A nice win for Montpellier last time playing, versus Strasbourg. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Ristić scoring for the victors. Midfielder Ferri was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.04 (out of ten) in that game. Ferri served one assist, hit three key passes and had 89 successful passes (of 95 total).
Ahead of that match, Montpellier won a home game hosting Angers SCO (4-1).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Montpellier have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won nine times, drawn three and lost one.
The Montpellier fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 10 league matches. Montpellier's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Troyes form and stats
There's been little loot from Troyes's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 9 away games in the Ligue 1. Troyes only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Troyes's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Troyes's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Brest that finished 1-1. Rami, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.84. Rami scored one goal and won 6 of 9 duels.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Nancy (after extra-time, 2-4 on penalties) in the Coupe de France.Troyes are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, one draw and two defeats. From a total of four matches.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Troyes have conceded 16 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The participants have met each other before in this season, with the final score Troyes - Montpellier 1-1 entered in the official records. Montpellier-Troyes H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Montpellier four wins, Troyes one win, five draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  S. Mavididi 6 goals |  T. Savanier 5 goals |  F. Mollet 4 goals |
Montpellier missing players
Troyes missing players
| Montpellier | Troyes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 33 | 19 | 9 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| 24 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 16 | 28 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 79% | 70% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 89% | 84% |
| 47% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 42% |
| 42% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 16% |
| 21% | 30% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 53% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 44% | 58% |
| 32% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 16% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 44% | 26% |
| 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.1 | 4.2 |
| 5.5 | 4.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.9 | 5.2 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 14.6 | 17.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 8.7 | 10.6 |
| 4.4 | 5.6 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| 40% | 34% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 23% | 25% |
| 15.5 | 13 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 15.3 | 12.8 |
| 4.8 | 4 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 5.9 | 4.8 |
- Montpellier have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Troyes have scored away.
- Montpellier haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Troyes have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Troyes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Troyes have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Ligue 1
- Troyes have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Troyes 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 | PSG | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 22 | 46 |
| 2 | Nice | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 33 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 33 |
| 4 | Rennes | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 31 |
| 5 | Montpellier | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 | Monaco | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 29 |
| 7 | Nantes | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Lille | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Lens | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 27 |
| 10 | Strasbourg | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 26 |
| 11 | Angers SCO | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 25 |
| 12 | Brest | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 25 |
| 13 | Olympique Lyonnais | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 24 |
| 14 | Reims | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 23 |
| 15 | Troyes | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 17 |
| 16 | Clermont | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -12 | 17 |
| 17 | Bordeaux | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 23 | -13 | 17 |
| 18 | Metz | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -16 | 16 |
| 19 | Lorient | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -16 | 16 |
| 20 | Saint-Étienne | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -23 | 12 |
