Ligue 1: Strasbourg vs Montpellier – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 21 match between Strasbourg and Montpellier and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Mid-placed Strasbourg face relegation-threatened Montpellier at Stade de la Meinau in round 21 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.

Strasbourg approach round 21 as number 9 in the Ligue 1 table with 27 points on their account so far. With 20 rounds behind them, Montpellier have amassed 15 points, placing them as number 17 in the standings.

Form: Strasbourg vs Montpellier

Strasbourg Form

Strasbourg managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 2-1 victory against Lille. They went on to lose 1-0 against Rennes, before getting dumped in a 1-3 defeat against Angers. Strasbourg won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 11 and conceded eight goals.

Montpellier Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Montpellier. They first took out Monaco by 2-1 before downing Toulouse by 1-2. The winning streak came to an end against Lens, who ran out 0-2 winners. Montpellier claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by ten goals to four.

Betting stats and facts for Strasbourg and Montpellier

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Strasbourg and Montpellier played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Strasbourg vs Montpellier

Emanuel Emegha found the target five times in his previous six matches, whereas Teji Savanier just scored once in a similar number of matches.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Stade de la Meinau across all tournaments Strasbourg won five times, drew three and lost two times. Montpellier claimed one wins, zero draw and nine defeats in their last 10 games away. Amazingly, Montpellier failed to keep a clean sheet in their 26 last matches. Strasbourg have not lost to Montpellier in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Strasbourg 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 three of the last ten away games. Strasbourg 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 three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Strasbourg have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Montpellier.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Strasbourg, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Montpellier, who scored 0.9 times on average in these matches.