Montpellier vs Toulouse – After a 1-1 draw with Marseille in Ligue 1, Montpellier prepares for this encounter as they look to continue their winning streak.
Montpellier had 32% of the game’s control and 3 of its 9 shot attempts were successful. Montpellier’s Arnaud Nordin (12′) scored the goal.
Marseille attempted 13 goals at the other end, and only two of them were successful. The goal for Marseille was scored by Mattéo Guendouzi (44′).
Montpellier hasn’t had any issues finding the back of the goal, scoring in each of their last six games after going out to play.
During that time, they’ve made an overall total of 11 hits while having 3 goals tallied against them. If that trend continues into this next game, we’ll shortly find out.
Montpellier has won all four of their home league games entering this matchup. Toulouse will be looking to redeem themselves after falling to Brest in their most recent Ligue 1 match.
Toulouse had 59% of the possession in that encounter and made 8 attempts on goal, scoring on three of them. Thijs Dallinga scored the goal for Toulouse (10′).
Brest, their adversaries, had 17 attempts on goal with 7 of them being on target. Brest scored goals through Steve Mounié (33′), Jérémy Le Douaron (63′), and Mahdi Camara (84′).
The numbers speak for themselves; Toulouse has allowed 10 goals in their last six games after being tallied against in five of those contests. Toulouse can definitely make improvements in the back.
The prior three league games that Toulouse played away from home against Montpellier resulted in no victories for Toulouse.
Montpellier vs Toulouse – Betting Analysis
A review of their previous head-to-head encounters dating back to 12/08/2017 reveals that Montpellier has won 4 of these games and Toulouse 2, with no draws.
The two teams combined for 19 goals during this time, with 12 coming from La Paillade and 7 from Toulouse. That equals 3.17 goals per game on average.
The two teams’ most recent league encounter took place on Ligue 1 Match Day 9 on October 2, 2022, with Toulouse defeating Montpellier 4-2 in the final score.
Toulouse at that moment had a 43% possession rate and 12 shots on goal, 6 of which were successful. Stijn Spierings (18′), Zakaria Aboukhlal (24′), Farès Chabi (31) and Brecht Dejaegere (48) all scored goals.
Montpellier’s adversaries had 23 attempts on goal, with 6 of those being on target. Elye Wahi (68′) and Nicolas Cozza (7′) both tallied. Referee Jérémie Pignard was in charge.
It’s a low absenteeism rate, with Montpellier boss Michel Der Zakarian having to deal with just one fitness issue out of an otherwise full roster. Dimitry Bertaud will not participate due to a cruciate ligament rupture.
It appears that La Paillade will likely choose Benjamin Lecomte, Mamadou Sakho, Christopher Jullien, Boubakar Kouyaté, Issiaga Sylla, Léo Leroy, Joris Chotard, Arnaud Nordin, Teji Savanier, Wahbi Khazri, and Elye Wahi for this match using the 4-2-3-1 formation.
There is only one fitness issue that Toulouse manager Philippe Montanier must deal with out of a mainly available squad. Rhys Healey won’t be playing because of a ruptured knee ligament.
Toulouse may elect to send out Maxime Dupe, Mikkel Desler, Anthony Rouault, Rasmus Nicolaisen, Gabriel Suazo, Stijn Spierings, B. van den, Zakaria Aboukhlal, Vincent Sierro, Rafael Rato, and Thijs Dallinga in a 4-2-3-1 configuration to start the game.
Our prediction is that Toulouse will most likely be able to defeat this Montpellier squad by one goal, but that shouldn’t be as many as they will have managed to do so.
What are the top odds for this match?
Checking the latest betting odds for this match in the WDW market, staking on Montpellier can be had for 2.17, a wager on the game finishing all-square is 3.75 and betting on a victory for Toulouse gets 3.2. They’re the best bets available right now.
Montpellier vs Toulouse – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Over 1.5 Goals
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