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AS Saint-Étienne vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
Fri 10 May 2019 · 18:45 UTC Stade Geoffroy-Guichard HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

AS Saint-Étienne vs Montpellier HSCLigue 1 at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.

Match Details

  • Referee Jerome Miguelgorry
  • Referee Benoit Bastien
  • Referee Hicham Zakrani
  • Referee Frederic Haquette
  • Referee Thomas Leonard

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 May Montpellier HSC H 0–1 L
05 May AS Monaco FC A 3–2 W
28 Apr Toulouse FC H 2–0 W
21 Apr Stade de Reims A 2–0 W
14 Apr FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 3–0 W
06 Apr Amiens SC A 2–2 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 May AS Saint-Étienne A 1–0 W
05 May Amiens SC H 1–1 D
30 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC H 3–2 W
20 Apr RC Strasbourg Alsace A 3–1 W
14 Apr Toulouse FC H 2–1 W
07 Apr OGC Nice A 0–1 L

Key Stats

37% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. AS Saint-Étienne host Montpellier HSC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AS Saint-Étienne and Montpellier HSC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AS Saint-Étienne side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' AS Saint-Étienne started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' AS Saint-Étienne are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 35' Montpellier HSC have won 379 goals from 417 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' AS Saint-Étienne is showing some good football. However, AS Saint-Étienne are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 42' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Florent Mollet.
  • 45' The referee shows Montpellier HSC player a Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. AS Saint-Étienne must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 51' That is a Yellow card for AS Saint-Etienne. Remy Cabella will be fuming at that decision.
  • 53' Daniel Congre has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 53.
  • 55' The referee shows Montpellier HSC player a Yellow card on 55.
  • 56' The referee shows AS Saint-Etienne player a Yellow card on 56.
  • 61' It looks surprising Montpellier HSC does not make any changes. Florent Mollet has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 62' AS Saint-Etienne player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 64' A stunning finish from Gaetan Laborde — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 69' It is a substitution in AS Saint-Etienne team. Youssef Ait Bennasser is replaced by Valentin Vada on 69 minute.
  • 70' Time for substitution for AS Saint-Etienne. Arnaud Nordin is replaced by Yannis Salibur.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Mihajlo Ristic. He replaces Florent Mollet on 74 minute.
  • 76' Montpellier HSC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Junior Sambia is hanging Mathias Suarez on the field on 76 minute.
  • 81' Andy Delort has been relatively quiet despite scoring 70 goals in his last 417 appearances.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Montpellier HSC. Gaetan Laborde is replaced by Paul Lasne.
  • 89' William Saliba makes way for Lamine Ghezali at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from AS Saint-Etienne.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.11 AS Saint-Étienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Montpellier HSC xG
I would bet for: AS Saint-Étienne or Montpellier HSC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AS Saint-Étienne35% Draw32% Montpellier HSC33%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.17
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

AS Saint-Étienne or Draw
67%
Draw or Montpellier HSC
65%
AS Saint-Étienne or Montpellier HSC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Étienne25% Draw53% Montpellier HSC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 0
13.8%
1 – 0
11.4%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
2.7%
3 – 0
2.5%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Étienne

Handicap AS Saint-Étienne covers Push Montpellier HSC covers
-2.5 5% 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% 85%
-1 15% 20% 65%
-0.5 35% 65%
+0.5 68% 32%
+1 68% 19% 13%
+1.5 87% 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet
35%
Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
34%

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