Montpellier vs Clermont Foot Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Montpellier

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Montpellier will be looking for a repeat result of a 0-1 Ligue 1 triumph vs AC Ajaccio.

In that game, Montpellier managed 52% possession and 12 shots at goal with 4 on target. The only player to score for Montpellier was Elye Wahi (68'). For their opponents, AC Ajaccio had 7 attempts at goal with 1 on target.

Their more recent scorelines highlight the fact that quality has been evident in the Montpellier backline. Montpellier have given the opposition little, resulting in the tally of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper over the course of their past six clashes standing at 3.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Montpellier:

• haven't beaten Clermont Foot in their previous 2 matches in the league.
• have not been beaten in their last 3 home league matches.

Clermont Foot

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Since tasting defeat last time out to RC Lens in Ligue 1 action, Clermont Foot will be aiming to make amends here.

In that game, Clermont Foot had 47% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 6 on target. For their opponents, Lens got 13 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Loïs Openda (31', 34', 35') and Alexis Claude-Maurice (76') scored for RC Lens.

The stats don’t lie, and Clermont Foot have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 11 goals in all. In defence, Clermont Foot just haven’t been too solid at all. That aside, time will tell whether the trend might persist in this game.

Going into this one, Clermont Foot have left without a victory over Montpellier in games played away from home for the previous 2 league matches.

↔️ Head to head

Looking over their prior head to head clashes dating back to 04/04/2008 shows us that Montpellier have won 2 of them & Clermont Foot 3, with the tally of drawn games being 1.

A total of 17 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 8 from La Paillade and 9 belonging to Clermont. That’s an average goals per game of 2.83.

The previous league contest between these clubs was Ligue 1 match day 14 on 06/11/2022 when the final score was Clermont Foot 1-1 Montpellier.

The referee was Marc Bollengier.

🗞️ Team News: Montpellier

Théo Sainte-Luce (Cruciate Ligament Rupture), Léo Leroy (Muscle Injury) and Dimitry Bertaud (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) won’t be able to feature for Montpellier gaffer Michel Der Zakarian.

In all likelihood, La Paillade will probably opt for a 4-2-3-1 formation for this one, beginning the first half with Benjamin Lecomte, Falaye Sacko, Kiki Kouyate, Christopher Jullien, Issiaga Sylla, Joris Chotard, Jordan Ferri, Arnaud Nordin, Teji Savanier, Stephy Mavididi and Elye Wahi.

📋 Team News: Clermont Foot

Thanks to a largely healthy squad, there is just the lone fitness worry for the Clermont Foot gaffer Pascal Gastien to be concerned with. Alidu Seidu (Knee Surgery) misses out for this game.

There’s a good chance that Clermont Foot will likely play in a 3-4-2-1 system, starting Mory Diaw, Cheick Oumar Konate, Florent Ogier, Mateusz Wieteska, Jim Allevinah, Neto Borges, Yohann Magnin, Maxime Gonalons, Aiman Maurer, M. Saracevic and Grejohn Kyei.

💭 Prediction

We feel that Clermont Foot will have to work hard as a team to score goals against this Montpellier outfit who will likely manage to score & go ahead.

Our tip is therefore for a 1-0 winning score for Montpellier when the referee blows for full-time.

We’re expecting it to be that close.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 02:39 15/03/2023