Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Saint-Étienne in 13th and Montpellier in 11th place.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Saint-Étienne form and stats
Overall Ligue 1 stats at home this season for Saint-Étienne are 2-0-2 (wins-draw-losses). It's trouble wherever Saint-Étienne are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways. The Saint-Étienne manager C. Puel might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
The fans are hoping that Saint-Étienne will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Ligue 1 game against Metz (placed 10th). Preceding that match was the home game against Nice that was lost 1-3.
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 Saint-Étienne have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won two, drawn five and lost one.
The Saint-Étienne fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Saint-Étienne defense is not exactly impregnable. 6 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Montpellier form and stats
The Ligue 1 season is young and Montpellier have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far. Visiting Montpellier has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
The manager M. Der Zakarian was unhappy after their last game, a Ligue 1 match played at their home ground Stade de la Mosson. Montpellier suffered a 0-4 loss to Reims (placed 19th). Before that, Montpellier travelled to Monaco and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
Montpellier lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Montpellier in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Montpellier, three draws and six defeats.
Montpellier find the net regularly in their away games. 4 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. Montpellier have conceded 5 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Saint-Étienne-Montpellier H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Saint-Étienne two wins, Montpellier six wins, two draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  R. Hamouma 3 goals |   T. Savanier 3 goals |  A. Delort 3 goals |
Saint-Étienne missing players
Montpellier missing players
| Saint-Étienne | Montpellier | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 75% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 66 | 37 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 3 | 26 | 88 |
| 23 | 15 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 9 | 34 |
| 39% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 44% | 38% |
- All of Montpellier's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Saint-Étienne's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Montpellier have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Montpellier have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Montpellier have yet to win a game away.
- Montpellier haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Saint-Étienne have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Saint-Étienne 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 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| 2 | Lille | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 3 | Rennes | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Olympique Marseille | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Nice | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Olympique Lyonnais | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | Lens | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Angers SCO | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 13 |
| 9 | Bordeaux | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 10 | Metz | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Monaco | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Saint-Étienne | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 14 | Brest | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 9 |
| 15 | Nantes | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 16 | Nîmes | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 17 | Lorient | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 7 |
| 18 | Strasbourg | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -7 | 6 |
| 19 | Reims | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -3 | 5 |
| 20 | Dijon | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -14 | 2 |