Ligue 1: Toulouse vs Montpellier – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 19 match between Toulouse and Montpellier and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Mid-placed Toulouse face relegation-threatened Montpellier at Stadium Municipal in round 19 of the Ligue 1 in a match that kick-offs this coming Sunday. The visitors have a lot more at stake, but are lacking in quality.

Ranked as number 8 in the Ligue 1 standings, Toulouse, have so far collected 25 points this season, while Montpellier collected 12 points. This puts them up as number 18 after 18 rounds.

Team form: Toulouse vs Montpellier

Toulouse Form

Toulouse have seen it all in their last three matches. Against Strasbourg, they came out empty-handed in a 1-2 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 2-1 win against Laval. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 0-0 draw against Lyon. Toulouse won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored eight and conceded six goals.

Montpellier Form

In their last three matches, Montpellier lost against Lyon and Angers by 1-0 and 1-3, respectively, and beat Monaco by 2-1. Montpellier came through their last six away games in the Ligue 1 without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew zero and lost six in which, they were outscored by 11 goals to three.

Betting stats for Toulouse and Montpellier

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Toulouse and Montpellier. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Toulouse vs Montpellier

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Zakaria Aboukhlal has actually netted six goals during this Ligue 1 season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Montpellier should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Zakaria Aboukhlal to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

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Full-time result

Toulouse won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing three as well. Montpellier won zero from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost ten in this run. Astonishingly, Montpellier failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 24 matches.

Both teams to score

Toulouse scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Montpellier only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Montpellier have failed to score in 4 consecutive away games. Toulouse will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Sunday, as Montpellier have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to five clean sheets in their last 10 games. Montpellier have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Toulouse when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Toulouse’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Of the last ten games for Montpellier, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of one time goals per game. Montpellier did not score a single goal in 4 consecutive games.