Our football match prediction:
Montpellier
Match Time & Date:
15/09/2018
19:00 GMT
Prediction: 1-0
Strasbourg
Thanks to a hard-fought 1-0 win over Reims Montpellier climbed to seventh position in the Ligue 1 standings, but they need to keep on raising their form if they are to book their place in European competitions. Montpellier are eyeing their third consecutive clean sheets in the French elite division and we predict that they are going to rely on their rock-solid defence in Saturday’s football match against Strasbourg. Le Racing, on the other hand, have been having their ups and downs at the start of the new season, but they sit in the danger zone in the Ligue 1 standings ahead of the trip to Montpellier. La Paillade are a real force to be reckoned with at home and we believe that they are going to give fans yet another reason for celebration this weekend. You should know that Montpellier are undefeated in previous three meetings with Strasbourg in Ligue 1.
Montpellier - Strasbourg STATISTICS
Montpellier
58%
Curent Form
Position
vs
Position
42%
Curent Form
Strasbourg
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Average Goals Per Match
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Average Goals Per Match
Montpellier - Strasbourg LAST MEETINGS
23/02/18
Strasbourg
Montpellier
19/08/17
Montpellier
Strasbourg
Total Score
Montpellier
Strasbourg
Montpellier - Strasbourg STATISTICS
MON
58%
Curent Form
Position
vs
Position
42%
Curent Form
STR
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Avg Goals/Match
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Avg Goals/Match
Montpellier - Strasbourg LAST MEETINGS
23/02/18
STR
MON
19/08/17
MON
STR
Total Score
MON
STR
Highlighted Player (Benjamin Lecomte):
Benjamin Lecomte is a French goalkeeper who started playing football at the age of six. Lecomte was born in Paris on April 26, 1991 and in 1997 he joined Arcueil Municipal football academy. After spending eight years at the club he joined Antony Sports in 2006 and four years later he moved to Niort. Finally, he continued his footballing development at Lorient. The 186-cm-tall shoot-stopper played 22 games Lorient B before making his first-team debut in October 2010 in a Coupe de la Ligue match against Monaco. In January 2011 Benjamin Lecomte signed a professional contract with les Merlus and it has to be noted that he made 119 appearance in the league for the club from 2010 to 2017. In 2017 he moved to Montpellier, signing a four-year deal with the Ligue 1 outfit. The Montpellier goalkeeper has 2 caps for France U20 team, but he has yet to make his debut for the senior team.
Highlighted Team (Strasbourg):
Founded back in 1906, Strasbourg are a professional football team that compete in French Ligue 1. Le Racing did remarkably well to win the 1979 Ligue 1 trophy and that is considered the biggest success in the history of the club. Strasbourg won Coupe de France on three occasions (1951, 1966, 2001) and they have three Coupe de la Ligue trophies as well (1964, 1997, 2005). Strasbourg’s main rivals are Metz and the two teams face each other in the Derby de l’Est (The Eastern derby). Le Racing recorded their biggest victory over Valenciennes (10-0) in the 1937-1938 season, whilst they suffered their biggest loss to Limoges (0-8) in the 1959/1960 season. Paraguayan goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert, who is well known for his free-kick abilities, played for the club from 2000 to 2003, but he failed to score in a league match during his spell with the Stade de la Meinau outfit. Speaking of Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg’s home ground was opened back in 1914 and the capacity of the venue is 29,320.
