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AS Saint-Étienne vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
Sun 1 Nov 2020 · 12:00 UTC Stade Geoffroy-Guichard HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'

Overview

Match Preview

AS Saint-Étienne vs Montpellier HSC — Ligue 1 at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.

Match Details

  • Referee Jerome Miguelgorry
  • Referee Stephan Luzi
  • Referee Franck Schneider
  • Referee Christophe Mouysset
  • Referee Pierre Gaillouste

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov Montpellier HSC H 0–1 L
25 Oct FC Metz A 0–2 L
18 Oct OGC Nice H 1–3 L
03 Oct Racing Club de Lens A 0–2 L
26 Sep Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 0–3 L
20 Sep FC Nantes A 2–2 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov AS Saint-Étienne A 1–0 W
25 Oct Stade de Reims H 0–4 L
18 Oct AS Monaco FC A 1–1 D
04 Oct Nimes Olympique H 0–1 L
27 Sep Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 2–2 D
20 Sep Angers SCO H 4–1 W

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — AS Saint-Etienne and Montpellier HSC get this one started.
  • 5' Montpellier HSC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 14' Goal! Stephy Mavididi scores his 47 goal in 521 matches.
  • 19' AS Saint-Etienne are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Montpellier HSC backline.
  • 24' Yvan Neyou needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 29' AS Saint-Etienne is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 31' Wahbi Khazri picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 36' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 41' Pedro Mendes is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AS Saint-Etienne tonight.
  • 46' Another substitution for AS Saint-Etienne to replace Zaydou Youssouf by Adil Aouchiche on 46 minute.
  • 51' That is a Yellow card for AS Saint-Etienne. Romain Hamouma will be fuming at that decision.
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' It is a substitution in AS Saint-Etienne team. Bilal Benkhedim is replaced by Denis Bouanga on 60 minute.
  • 63' The referee has no hesitation. Gaetan Laborde is booked for Montpellier HSC — Yellow card on 63.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Yun Illok. He replaces Florent Mollet on 63 minute.
  • 68' Controversy at the stadium! Keagan Dolly argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 69' A tactical swap from Montpellier HSC — Joris Chotard on, Keagan Dolly off on 69 minutes.
  • 71' Another change for AS Saint-Etienne made on 71 minute. Wahbi Khazri leaves to be changed by Charles Abi.
  • 72' Adil Aouchiche catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 72.
  • 76' Another substitution for Montpellier HSC to replace Pedro Mendes by Nicolas Cozza on 76 minute.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Petar Skuletic. He replaces Stephy Mavididi on 77 minute.
  • 82' It’s high time Claude Puel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 86' Rayan Souici gets the nod from AS Saint-Etienne. He replaces Gabriel Silva and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Yun Illok on 90 minutes.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — AS Saint-Etienne 0-1 Montpellier HSC.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.83 AS Saint-Étienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Montpellier HSC xG
I would bet for: Montpellier HSC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Étienne26% Draw31% Montpellier HSC43%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.02
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

AS Saint-Étienne or Draw
57%
Draw or Montpellier HSC
74%
AS Saint-Étienne or Montpellier HSC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AS Saint-Étienne17% Draw54% Montpellier HSC29%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.7%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
14%
1 – 0
9.7%
0 – 2
9%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
5.2%
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 3
3.5%
2 – 2
3.3%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
1.5%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Étienne

Handicap AS Saint-Étienne covers Push Montpellier HSC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 16% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 24% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 13% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗

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