Ligue 1: Saint-Étienne expected to win home game against Montpellier

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Date: Fri 10.May
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (41965 seats)

Saint-Étienne and Montpellier are both riding high in the Ligue 1 with their 4th and 5th positions respectively. Expect a great game!

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Saint-Étienne form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard as Saint-Étienne have scored 31 goals to get 38 points from 17 games. The overall stats are 12-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Saint-Étienne has won four games in a row. The Amiens SC match was the last time out without a victory. It’s been three wins in a row for Saint-Étienne here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

A good away victory last time out for Saint-Étienne, who won 3-2 against Monaco. Ahead of that match, Saint-Étienne won a home game hosting Toulouse (2-0).

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Saint-Étienne's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played two games, won 2 matches, drawn 0 and lost 0.

The Saint-Étienne fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 31 goals in 17 matches. From these home matches, Saint-Étienne have conceded only 13 goals.

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Montpellier form and stats

Playing away, Montpellier have won 6 games, drawn 6 and suffered 5 defeats so far this season.

There were no winners in Montpellier's previous match, a Ligue 1 home game that ended 1-1 vs Amiens SC. A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs PSG.

Montpellier have scored 21 goals on their travels this season, 17 away games. As opposed to that, Montpellier have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Montpellier - Saint-Étienne 0-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 6 Saint-Étienne victories, 1 draw and 3 Montpellier wins.

Top Goalscorers

A. Delort
14 goals / 7 assists
W. Khazri
13 goals / 6 assists
G. Laborde
10 goals / 4 assists

Saint-Étienne missing players

Montpellier missing players

Saint-Étienne Montpellier
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs top Away Total
35 17 4 Played 3 17 35
18 12 1 Won 0 6 14
8 2 0 Drew 1 6 13
9 3 3 Lost 2 5 8
55 31 3 Scored 3 21 51
39 13 5 Conceded 8 21 40
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 67% 88% 91%
80% 82% 50% Over 1.5 67% 71% 77%
51% 59% 50% Over 2.5 67% 47% 49%
23% 6% 0% Over 3.5 67% 24% 26%
14% 6% 0% Over 4.5 67% 12% 11%
49% 47% 50% BTTS 67% 59% 57%
34% 41% 0% Clean Sheets 33% 24% 31%
23% 18% 50% Failed To Score 33% 29% 20%
 
5.8 6.2 5.2 Corners For (avg) 4.3 3.9 4.4
4.4 4.4 3.8 Corners Against (avg) 5.7 5.1 4.5
1.8 1.8 1.8 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 1.5 1.6
6 2 2 Red Cards 0 3 3
Key stats this season:
  • Saint-Étienne is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.

Saint-Étienne
All Coupe de la Ligue Ligue 1 Coupe de France Club Friendlies
All Home Away
16-03-19 L1 Caen 0 - 5 Saint-Étienne
01-04-19 L1 Saint-Étienne 2 - 1 Nîmes
06-04-19 L1 Amiens SC 2 - 2 Saint-Étienne
14-04-19 L1 Saint-Étienne 3 - 0 Bordeaux
21-04-19 L1 Reims 0 - 2 Saint-Étienne
28-04-19 L1 Saint-Étienne 2 - 0 Toulouse
05-05-19 L1 Monaco 2 - 3 Saint-Étienne
10-05-19 L1 Saint-Étienne 18:45 Montpellier
18-05-19 L1 Saint-Étienne - Nice
25-05-19 L1 Angers SCO - Saint-Étienne
Montpellier
All Coupe de la Ligue Ligue 1 Coupe de France Club Friendlies
All Home Away
17-03-19 L1 Olympique Lyonnais 3 - 2 Montpellier
03-04-19 L1 Montpellier 2 - 0 Guingamp
07-04-19 L1 Nice 1 - 0 Montpellier
14-04-19 L1 Montpellier 2 - 1 Toulouse
20-04-19 L1 Strasbourg 1 - 3 Montpellier
30-04-19 L1 Montpellier 3 - 2 PSG
05-05-19 L1 Montpellier 1 - 1 Amiens SC
10-05-19 L1 Saint-Étienne 18:45 Montpellier
18-05-19 L1 Montpellier - Nantes
25-05-19 L1 Olympique Marseille - Montpellier

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 PSG 35 27 4 4 98 31 18 16 2 0 59 10 17 11 2 4 39 21 67 85
2 Lille 35 20 9 6 61 30 17 11 4 2 36 11 18 9 5 4 25 19 31 69
3 Olympique Lyonnais 35 18 9 8 60 45 18 11 4 3 34 19 17 7 5 5 26 26 15 63
4 Saint-Étienne 35 18 8 9 55 39 17 12 2 3 31 13 18 6 6 6 24 26 16 62
5 Montpellier 35 14 13 8 51 40 18 8 7 3 30 19 17 6 6 5 21 21 11 55
6 Olympique Marseille 35 16 7 12 54 47 17 10 4 3 30 14 18 6 3 9 24 33 7 55
7 Nice 35 14 10 11 27 31 17 9 3 5 16 13 18 5 7 6 11 18 -4 52
8 Nîmes 35 14 7 14 52 53 17 8 5 4 27 17 18 6 2 10 25 36 -1 49
9 Reims 35 11 16 8 33 38 18 7 7 4 18 17 17 4 9 4 15 21 -5 49
10 Strasbourg 35 10 16 9 56 44 18 6 8 4 31 23 17 4 8 5 25 21 12 46
11 Nantes 35 13 7 15 46 45 18 9 4 5 35 23 17 4 3 10 11 22 1 46
12 Angers SCO 35 10 15 10 42 41 17 5 8 4 22 19 18 5 7 6 20 22 1 45
13 Rennes 35 11 12 12 49 50 17 7 6 4 23 16 18 4 6 8 26 34 -1 45
14 Bordeaux 35 9 11 15 33 40 18 7 6 5 24 20 17 2 5 10 9 20 -7 38
15 Toulouse 35 8 13 14 32 50 18 4 9 5 18 21 17 4 4 9 14 29 -18 37
16 Amiens SC 35 8 10 17 29 49 17 6 4 7 18 21 18 2 6 10 11 28 -20 34
17 Monaco 35 7 12 16 36 54 18 3 6 9 17 29 17 4 6 7 19 25 -18 33
18 Caen 35 6 12 17 26 47 17 3 5 9 13 24 18 3 7 8 13 23 -21 30
19 Dijon 35 7 7 21 27 54 17 4 4 9 14 27 18 3 3 12 13 27 -27 28
20 Guingamp 35 5 10 20 24 63 18 3 6 9 14 25 17 2 4 11 10 38 -39 25

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