Montpellier vs PSG Live Stream, Predictions

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Montpellier

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Montpellier will be hoping for a better result following the 2-1 Ligue 1 defeat in their last game at the hands of Clermont Foot.

In that game, Montpellier had 50% possession and 10 shots at goal with 2 on target. The only player to score for Montpellier was Joris Chotard (33'). Clermont Foot got 12 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Elbasan Rashani (4') and Mohamed Bayo (69') scored for Clermont Foot.

It has been seldom in recent times that Montpellier have kept a clean sheet. It will be a concern for them that Montpellier have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 games, giving up 13 goals during that time. However, we will just have to wait and see whether that trend might persist in this upcoming game or not.

Looking at their past form shows that Montpellier:

• haven't won against Paris Saint-Germain in their last 5 league games.
• are undefeated in their last 2 home league matches.
• are without a win at home for the past 6 league games. Their supporters are understandably frustrated.

Paris Saint-Germain

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In their previous fixture, PSG drew 2-2 in the Ligue 1 match with ESTAC.

In that game, Paris Saint-Germain managed 64% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. For Paris Saint-Germain, the goalscorers were Marquinhos (6') and Neymar Jr (25'). ESTAC got 9 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Ike Ugbo (30') and Florian Tardieu (49') scored for ESTAC.

Paris Saint-Germain have been effective going forward of late, scoring 17 goals in their previous 6 matches. While their manager Mauricio Pochettino will no doubt take that as a positive sign, Paris Saint-Germain can also improve defensively after being scored against in 5 of those same games.

Pre-game facts show that Paris Saint-Germain:

• have not been beaten by Montpellier in away games against them for the last 2 league matches.
• are undefeated in their previous 3 league matches away from home.

🤜🤛 Head to head

An examination of their past head to head results stretching back to 07/12/2019 reveals that these encounters have been disappointments for Montpellier. They’ve not managed to register any victories whatsoever while PSG have been the better of the two, getting wins in 83 per cent of those games played.

There were also goals galore in those games, with 23 overall at an average of 3.83 goals per match.

The previous league contest between the two was Ligue 1 match day 8 on 25/09/2021 and the score finished Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Montpellier.

On that day, Paris Saint-Germain had 54% possession and 16 shots on goal with 5 on target. The goals were scored by Idrissa Gueye (14') and Julian Draxler (89').

For their opponents, Montpellier had 10 shots at goal with 4 on target.

The match was refereed by Antony Gautier.

📋 Team News: Montpellier

There aren’t many selection issues, with just a single fitness concern for the Montpellier gaffer Olivier Dall’Oglio to contend with due to a largely intact group. Pedro Mendes (Muscular problems) will miss out.

We think that La Paillade should opt for a 5-4-1 system, beginning the first half with Dimitry Bertaud, Arnaud Souquet, Matheus Thuler, Nicolas Cozza, Maxime Esteve, Mihailo Ristic, Florent Mollet, Jordan Ferri, Joris Chotard, Sacha Delaye and Stephy Mavididi.

ℹ️ Team News: PSG

PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino has not got a full squad to pick from. Julian Draxler (Knee Injury) and Leandro Paredes (Tear in the abductor muscle) miss out here.

There’s a good chance that Les Rouge-et-Bleu might play in a 4-3-3 system, starting Gianluigi Donnarumma, Thilo Kehrer, Marquinhos, Sergio Ramos, Juan Bernat, Georginio Wijnaldum, Marco Verratti, Ander Herrera, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Angel Di Maria.

💡 Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Paris Saint-Germain have the ability to convert a lot of goal-scoring opportunities.

Conversely, Montpellier may well struggle scoring goals but we do think that it’s more than likely that they will be managing to get on the scoresheet, too.

We’re therefore anticipating a 1-3 winning score for Paris Saint-Germain after 90 minutes.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 23:58 09/05/2022