In the first of two matches of Saturday's program of the 8th round of the French Ligue 1, Montpellier will play at home with Strasbourg. The forecast for this duel is presented to your attention.
"Montpellier"
Montpellier is still in the middle of the standings – in 10th place, with 9 points scored. "Paladins" finished August perfectly, first defeating Brest on the road (7-0), after which they dealt with Ajaccio at home (2-0). But in two September matches, Olivier Dall's team’Oglio lost, losing to Lille (1:3) on her own field, and being weaker than Angers (1:2) on a visit.
"Strasbourg"
"Strasbourg" has managed to score only 5 points to date, which allows it to occupy only 17th place in the standings, and this is the relegation zone. Moreover, Julien Stefan's team has never won. On the last weekend of the summer, she lost minimally on the road to Auxerre (0:1). Now the Strasburgers are on a 3-match draw, having shared points with Brest (1:1) away, and at home with Nantes (1:1) and Clermont (0:0).
Statistics and figures
- Montpellier has a 10-match unbeaten streak (3 wins + 7 losses);
- In six of the seven matches played by Montpellier this season, the Total bet was more than 2.5;
- In three of the four home matches played by Montpellier this season, the bet "Both teams will score + Total more than 2.5" was held;
- Montpellier have won 5 of their last seven head-to-head matches against Strasbourg, losing only once;
- Strasbourg has an 8-match winless streak (5 draws + 3 defeats);
- In the last six matches of Strasbourg this season, the Total bet was less than 2.5;
- Strasbourg has won only 1 match out of the last ten away matches, losing three times.
Forecast
Montpellier so far looks like a more interesting and variable team, while Strasbourg looks very pale. In such a situation, it is quite possible to play for the home team, especially the statistics of personal meetings on the side of the "paladins" in recent years. For reliability, it would not be superfluous to hedge with a zero handicap.
