Our football match prediction:
Montpellier
Match Time & Date:
20/01/2018
19:00 GMT
Prediction: 2-1
Toulouse
Following back-to-back draws with likes of Monaco and Amiens, Montpellier will be aiming to return to winning ways in Ligue 1 when they welcome Toulouse at their Stade de la Mosson. La Paillade aim to retain their spot in top ten, whilst les Pitchouns are desperate to escape the relegation zone. Toulouse are not enjoying a season to remember and they are on a four-game winless run in the national championship ahead of the trip to Montpellier. The visitors want this win more than the hosts, but given their poor form, we do not believe that there is a big value in betting on Pascal Dupraz’s men. Montpellier are eyeing a place in European competitions and we predict that they are going to prove their worth on the field. Les Pitchouns defeated la Paillade in the first half of the season and, no doubt, the hosts are hungry for revenge.
Highlighted Player (Keagan Dolly):
Keagan Dolly is a South Africa international who was born in Johannesburg on January 22, 1993. Dolly played for the likes of Westbury Arsenal, School of Excellence, Mamelodi Sundowns and Ajax Cape Town during his youth career and he made his senior debut for the Urban Warriors on August 22, 2012 in a 3-1 loss to Moroka Swallows. In 2014 he joined fellow PSL club Mamelodi Sundowns and he made 34 appearances for the Kabo Yellow in the league from 2014 to 2017. In the winter of 2017 the 170-cm-tall midfielder moved to France, signing a four-year deal with Montpellier. The South African footballer made his debut for La Paillade February 11, 2017 in a 3-0 victory over Nancy. It has to be noted that he made 12 appearances for Montpellier in the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 campaign. Keagan Dolly represented South Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He made his debut for Bafana Bafana on September 6, 2016 in a friendly against Egypt.
Highlighted Team (Toulouse):
Toulouse are a professional football club that compete in Ligue 1. Les Pitchouns are well known for their purple jerseys with white stripes and it has to be noted that they used to wear red and yellow jerseys in the past. Toulouse welcome their opponents at Stadium Municipal and the capacity of the team’s home ground is 33.150. Stadium Municipal was used as a venue for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Om 1982 the club secured promotion to the Ligue 1 for the first time ever and you should bear in mind that the likes of Jacques Santini and Daniel Jeandupeux were part of the team. A win over Napoli in the round 1 of the 1986/1987 UEFA Cup is considered one of the club’s biggest success as football legend Diego Maradona played for the Italian team back then. Aforementioned attacker Daniel Jeandupeux scored the winner for Toulouse in the penalty shoot-out. Bordeaux are regarded as the club’s fiercest rivals and the two teams face each other in Derby de la Garonne.
