Ligue 1: Montpellier vs Saint-Etienne – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 26 match between Montpellier and Saint-Etienne and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Montpellier and Saint-Etienne are desperate for points to improve their standings in the table, with relegation looming. The teams clash this coming Sunday at Stade de la Mosson, with much riding on the outcome in this Ligue 1 battle.

Team form: Montpellier vs Saint-Etienne

Montpellier Form

Montpellier endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 2-0 against Nice, before Rennes won 0-4, while Lille claimed a victory in a 1-0 match. Montpellier just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Ligue 1 matches at the Stade de la Mosson. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded 16 goals.

Saint-Etienne Form

Saint-Etienne have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Angers, they got a 3-3 draw, before coming up short against Nice, who ran out 1-3 winners. Lately, they managed to draw once again in a 1-1 game with Le Havre. Saint-Etienne are winless in their last six away games in the Ligue 1, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 15 goals while scoring six themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Montpellier and Saint-Etienne

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Montpellier and Saint-Etienne. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Montpellier vs Saint-Etienne

Having scored just once lately in the Ligue 1, Tanguy Coulibaly will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Saint-Etienne hope Lucas Stassin can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Ligue 1 goals in his last six Ligue 1 games.

Betting markets: Montpellier vs Saint-Etienne

Full-time result

Montpellier claimed two wins, drew two and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Saint-Etienne won zero, drew three and lost seven of their last 10 games away. Montpellier lost their previous 6 matches. Amazingly, Saint-Etienne failed to keep a clean sheet in their 13 last matches.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Montpellier scored the first goal of the match in just one out of the last ten games at home. Interestingly, Saint-Etienne scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Montpellier have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Saint-Etienne games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Montpellier managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Saint-Etienne kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. Montpellier have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Saint-Etienne.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Montpellier, who scored an average of 0.6 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Saint-Etienne, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game. Astonishingly, Montpellier failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 31 matches.