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AS Monaco FC vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
Sat 1 Dec 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

AS Monaco FC vs Montpellier HSCLigue 1 .

Match Details

  • Referee Olivier Thual
  • Referee Matthieu Lombard
  • Referee Mathieu Grosbost
  • Referee Jeremy Stinat
  • Referee Pierre Gaillouste

Head-to-Head

7
2
5
AS Monaco FC 14 games · Avg 3.1 goals Montpellier HSC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Montpellier HSC H 1–2 L
28 Nov Club Atlético de Madrid A 0–2 L
24 Nov SM Caen A 1–0 W
11 Nov Paris Saint-Germain FC H 0–4 L
06 Nov Club Brugge KV H 0–4 L
03 Nov Stade de Reims A 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec AS Monaco FC A 2–1 W
25 Nov Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 2–2 D
10 Nov Angers SCO A 0–1 L
04 Nov Olympique de Marseille H 3–0 W
27 Oct Toulouse FC A 3–0 W
21 Oct FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 2–0 W

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. AS Monaco FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Junior Sambia, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' AS Monaco FC is showing some good football. However, AS Monaco FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. AS Monaco FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AS Monaco FC and Montpellier HSC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' Ambroise Oyongo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' AS Monaco FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Montpellier HSC backline.
  • 40' Diego Benaglio, a Switzerland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 42' Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs with the perfectly-timed delivery and Youri Tielemans makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 47' Montpellier HSC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 52' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Benjamin Lecomte suffering a number of foals already.
  • 57' A tactical swap from Montpellier HSCJunior Sambia on, Ambroise Oyongo off on 57 minutes.
  • 61' Fresh legs for AS Monaco FC! Pele comes on to replace Nacer Chadli.
  • 66' With 0 assists to his name this season, Andy Delort is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Montpellier HSC.
  • 71' It looks surprising AS Monaco FC does not make any changes. Nacer Chadli has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Montpellier HSC! Petar Skuletic comes on to replace Damien Le Tallec.
  • 75' Another substitution for AS Monaco FC to replace Radamel Falcao by Moussa Sylla on 75 minute.
  • 80' Montpellier HSC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 81' Against the run of play, Gaetan Laborde has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 86' What a strike from Petar Skuletic! The score is 1-2.
  • 86' It is a substitution in AS Monaco FC team. Ronael Pierre-Gabriel is replaced by Sofiane Diop on 86 minute.
  • 88' The Montpellier HSC bench stirs into life. Andy Delort is withdrawn and Facundo Piriz gets his opportunity.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Montpellier HSC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.04 AS Monaco FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.68 Montpellier HSC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Monaco FC25% Draw27% Montpellier HSC48%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

AS Monaco FC or Draw
52%
Draw or Montpellier HSC
75%
AS Monaco FC or Montpellier HSC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AS Monaco FC18% Draw46% Montpellier HSC36%
Actual: AS Monaco FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
0 – 1
10.2%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
9.1%
0 – 0
8.5%
1 – 0
5.9%
2 – 1
5.8%
1 – 3
5.2%
0 – 3
5%
2 – 2
4.9%
2 – 0
3.5%
2 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — AS Monaco FC

Handicap AS Monaco FC covers Push Montpellier HSC covers
-2.5 2% 98%
-2 2% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% 91%
-1 9% 14% 78%
-0.5 22% 78%
+0.5 49% 51%
+1 49% 23% 28%
+1.5 72% 28%
+2 72% 16% 12%
+2.5 88% 12%

Clean Sheet

AS Monaco FC keeps clean sheet
20%
Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
36%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.