Both Montpellier and Clermont Foot are currently enjoying the comforts of mid-table in the Ligue 1. Both teams will be eager to make a push for an even stronger position, when going toe-to-toe this coming Sunday.
Separated only by a narrow margin, a win for Montpellier in their upcoming Ligue 1 clash will see them swap positions with Clermont Foot. Thus, a highly competitive match surely awaits at Stade de la Mosson.
Montpellier go into their next Ligue 1 match, scoring a humble average of 1.5 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 15 times, while conceding 15. That amounts to an average of 1.5 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring five times.
Clermont Foot are currently not the most scoring team in the Ligue 1, as they only found the back of the net six times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.6 goals a game in which they conceded 13 times, an average of 1.3 per game. They managed three clean sheets in of these.
The most recent outing between Montpellier and Clermont Foot ended up a 1-1 draw. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 12/5.
Montpellier vs Clermont Foot Prediction
Montpellier Form
Montpellier should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain seven points. They started off drawing 1-1 with Lens, before beating first Angers by 5-0, then AC Ajaccio in a 0-1 win. Montpellier claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Ligue 1. They also drew one and lost three, scored 11 goals and conceded nine.
Clermont Foot Form
Clermont Foot added four points to their collection in their last three matches, which began with a 1-1 draw with Strasbourg. A 0-1 win against Toulouse followed, before a 0-4 defeat against Lens in their most recent match. Clermont Foot won half their previous six away matches in the Ligue 1, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored five goals whilst conceding five.
Montpellier are in decent enough shape to make them the value bet, when facing Clermont Foot. In their current form, we find it difficult to build an argument for the visitors to steal a point here.
Montpellier are looking at a record of ten wins, three draws and 14 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Clermont Foot put nine wins, seven draws and 11 defeats on the board in the Ligue 1.
Montpellier vs Clermont Foot Stats
- Montpellier have scored in 15 of the last 17 matches
- Montpellier have scored in 14 of the last 16 home matches
- Montpellier have won 3 of the last 4 matches without conceding a goal
- In 6 of the last 7 Montpellier home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Montpellier have not lost the last 4 matches in a row
- In 16 of the last 18 Clermont Foot matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 7 Clermont Foot matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Clermont Foot away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Clermont Foot away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Clermont Foot have not won 6 of the last 7 matches
Montpellier vs Clermont Foot Squads
Montpellier Squad
Michel Der Zakarian will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Clermont Foot from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Ligue 1 this season):
Benjamin Lecomte (0/8), Bingourou Kamara (0/5), Dimitry Bertaud (0/0), Matis Carvalho (0/2), Christopher Jullien (0/21), Enzo Tchato (1/18), Faitout Maouassa (3/25), Falaye Sacko (0/24), Issiaga Sylla (0/23), Kiki Kouyate (0/7), Mamadou Sakho (1/11), Maxime Esteve (0/19), Pedro Mendes (0/0), Ryan Tchato (0/0), Teo Allix (0/0), Theo Sainte-Luce (1/5), Thibault Tamas (0/0), Jordan Ferri (0/24), Joris Chotard (0/24), Khalil Fayad (0/18), Leo Leroy (0/18), Teji Savanier (10/22), Arnaud Nordin (4/25), Axel Gueguin (0/2), Beni Makouana (0/8), Elye Wahi (10/23), Serigne Faye (0/1), Stephy Mavididi (2/15), Valere Germain (2/25), Wahbi Khazri (4/19), Yanis Guermouche (0/0).
Clermont Foot Squad
Here is the full team squad of Clermont Foot. The 59 year-old Pascal Gastien will select his starting lineup from the following players:
Lucas Margueron (0/0), Mory Diaw (0/27), Ouparine Djoco (0/0), Alidu Seidu (0/20), Baila Diallo (0/5), Baptiste Martin (0/0), Cheick Oumar Konate (0/4), Florent Ogier (0/18), Mateusz Wieteska (0/26), Maximiliano Caufriez (0/16), Mehdi Zeffane (0/8), Neto Borges (2/24), Oliver Kamdem (0/0), Souleymane Cisse (0/2), Elbasan Rashani (3/22), Fred Gnalega (0/0), Giovani Versini (0/0), Jacques Salze (0/0), Jeremie Bela (1/15), Jim Allevinah (1/25), Johan Gastien (2/20), Maxime Gonalons (1/15), Muhammed-Cham Saracevic (4/27), Nael Jaby (0/0), Saif-Eddine Khaoui (3/24), Stan Berkani (0/0), Yanis Massolin (0/6), Yohann Magnin (0/27), Aiman Maurer (0/5), Grejohn Kyei (3/26), Komnen Andric (4/27).
Montpellier vs Clermont Foot Team News
At the time of writing, Montpellier have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Clermont Foot this coming Sunday.
Pedro Mendes, Theo Sainte-Luce and Dimitry Bertaud are all absent from the Montpellier squad that faces Clermont Foot at Stade de la Mosson.
Montpellier vs Clermont Foot Lineups
Montpellier vs Clermont Foot H2H
Montpellier and Clermont Foot settled for a point in a 1-1 draw, when last faced with each other. The best betting odds on a another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 12/5. Montpellier go into their upcoming match against Clermont Foot with a 33% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 1-1-1 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Montpellier vs Clermont Foot Results
Both teams found the back of the net two times in the last three matches between Montpellier and Clermont Foot.
Montpellier vs Clermont Foot Betting Tips
Teji Savanier found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Elbasan Rashani just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Montpellier racked up three wins from a possible 10 across all tournaments at Stade de la Mosson, drew two and lost five. Clermont Foot won three of their previous 10 away, drew four and lost three times. An impressive seven of the last 10 matches on home soil for Montpellier went over 2.5 goals. Of these, two even went over 3.5 goals. In three of the last 10 away games for Clermont Foot the match had more than 2.5 goals. Over 3.5 goals came out one times.
Over 2.5 goals came out one time in the last three encounters between these two teams. Montpellier managed an average of 0.99 goals, with Clermont Foot averaging one goal in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet two times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Montpellier’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Clermont Foot, who managed to score 0.6 times in those matches.
