LiontipsSaint-Etienne vs Montpellier. Predictions and Betting Tips for Ligue 1
Command Analysis
In the current season Saint-Etienne got off to a successful start in the French Cup, they easily went past first stages, but then team was suddenly defeated by Bergerac (0:1). Situation is even more dreadful for the White-Greens in Ligue 1. After 22 rounds of the current season Saints have only three victories and six draws, which brought only 15 points and a 20th spot in the standings.
Team's defensive line is looking terrible, they conceded 43 goals in the current season. After a string of defeats Pascal Dupraz' men recorded an away victory over Angers (1:0).
Hamouma, Bakayoko, Gnagnon, Da Silva, Moukoudi, Sakho, Sow and Khazri won't feature in the upcoming match.
Montpellier also got off to a successful start in the French Cup, they beat Andrezieux (1:0) and Strasbourg (1:0) in first matches. Unfortunately, team was eliminated by Marseille in the penalty shoot-out. After 22 rounds of Ligue 1 Olivier Dall'Oglio's men have 10 victories and four draws, which brought 34 points and a 6th spot in the standings.
After two consecutive defeats Paladins recorded a home victory over Monaco (3:2). The Orange-Blues have a decent offensive line, they scored 37 goals in the current season.
Esteve, Tamas and Oyongo are unavailable this weekend.
Trends
СтавкаCorrect score 1:2
Visitors won 3 out of 4 most recent head-to-head matches
СтавкаGoals in both halves - no
This bet played in 3 out of 4 most recent head-to-head matches
СтавкаCorners: total under 9,5
This bet played in 2 out of 4 msot recent matches of Saint-Etienne
Tip and bets
In our opinion, hosts have a slim chance for a success in this match. In their current condition Saint-Etienne are unlikely to put up a fight against the southerners. A number of team's key players are unavailable now, which might be a key factor in this game.
Our prediction - Montpellier to win
Both teams have serious problems with converting chances. In 4 out of 5 most recent head-to-head matches less than three goals were scored and we are expecting the same result in this match.
Our second bet is on total under 2,5 goals
