Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Montpellier
Match Time & Date:
20/10/2024
11:45 AM
Prediction: 0-2
Marseille
Montpellier will try to recover from a 4-2 loss to Reims when they take on Olympique Marseille in the Ligue 1 round 8. La Paillade defeated Auxerre 3-2 in their last home game, which is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of the visit of Sunday’s clash, but the bookies see them as underdogs this time out. The good news for the hosts is that both Tanguy Coulibaly and Rabby Nzingoula are back from suspension, while defender Modibo Sagnan serves a one-game ban.
OM, on the other hand, head into the match following a 1-1 draw with Angers. Summer recruit Neal Maupay is banned for the match, with Jonathan Rowe likely to step up. Anyhow, away win should be considered as Marseille are undefeated in the previous eleven meetings with Montpellier in all competitions. In their last encounter in the national championship OM rolled over La Paillade 4-1.
Highlighted Player (Amine Harit):
Amine Harit is a French-born Moroccan footballer, who plays for Schalke 04 in Bundesliga. Born in Pontoise (France) on June 18, 1997, Harit began his youth career in the suburbs of Paris, learning the football basics with Argentuil C.O.
After spending four years at Esperance Paris 19eme, the attacking midfielder moved to famous French club Paris Saint-Germain. However, he quickly returned to Esperance Paris 19eme and in 2011 he joined fellow French club Red Star. One year later he moved to Nantes, where he ended his youth career.
Amine Harit continued playing for les Canaris at senior level and after scoring one goal in 30 league games for Nantes, he signed a contract with Bundesliga side Schalke 04. Harit made two appearances for France U21 team, but he represents Morocco at senior level. The attacking midfielder, who is used as a winger as well, made his Morocco debut on October 7, 2017 against Gabon in the 2018 FIFA world cup qualifiers.
Highlighted Team (Montpellier):
Over the years Montpellier have established themselves as a mid-table side in French Ligue 1. Montpellier are considered one of the youngest clubs in France as they were founded in 1974, but it has to be noted that a number of high-profile footballers played for the club in the past. French football legend Laurent Blanc played for Montpellier from 1981-1993 and he scored 76 goals in 24 appearances in the league for the club. Eric Cantona, Roger Milla, Carlos Valderama and Olivier Giroud played in Montpellier’s colors as well, but Pascal Baills is the player with most appearances for the club (429).
La Paillade did remarkably well to win the Ligue 1 trophy in 2012 and that is considered the club’s biggest success. Montpellier won Coupe de France on two occasions (1929, 1990), with the team beating FC Sete and FC Paris respectively in the title games. The team welcome their rivals at Stade de la Mosson and the capacity of the stadium is 32.900. In 1999 Montpellier won the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
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