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

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
Montpellier HSC
0 – 0
Full Time
AS Saint-Étienne
Sat 25 Aug 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Hilton 46' Y
Ruben Aguilar 50' Y
Paul Lasne 54' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Montpellier HSC vs AS Saint-Étienne — Ligue 1 .

Match Details

  • Referee Benoit Millot
  • Referee Jerome Brisard
  • Referee Yannick Boutry
  • Referee Aurelien Drouet
  • Referee Thierry Bouille

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Nantes 34 24
2 FC Metz 34 17
3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 0
4 Racing Club de Lens 0 0
5 Lille OSC 0 0
6 Olympique Lyonnais 0 0
7 Olympique de Marseille 0 0
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0 0
9 AS Monaco FC 0 0
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0 0
11 Toulouse FC 0 0
12 FC Lorient 0 0
13 Paris FC 0 0
14 Stade Brestois 29 0 0
15 ES Troyes AC 0 0
16 Angers SCO 0 0
17 Le Mans FC 0 0
18 Le Havre AC 0 0
19 AJ Auxerre 0 0
20 OGC Nice 0 0

Head-to-Head

8
3
8
Montpellier HSC 19 games · Avg 2.1 goals AS Saint-Étienne
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-25 Montpellier HSC 0–0 AS Saint-Étienne 2018-02-10 Montpellier HSC 1–0 AS Saint-Étienne 2017-12-02 AS Saint-Étienne 3–1 Montpellier HSC 2017-02-04 AS Saint-Étienne 1–3 Montpellier HSC 2016-08-14 Montpellier HSC 3–1 AS Saint-Étienne

Recent Form

Montpellier HSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug AS Saint-Étienne H 0–0 D
18 Aug Amiens SC A 2–1 W
11 Aug Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 1–2 L
06 May Hertford Town FC A 5–2 W
29 Apr Toulouse FC H 2–2 D
18 Apr Thame United FC A 2–2 D
AS Saint-Étienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Montpellier HSC A 0–0 D
19 Aug RC Strasbourg Alsace A 1–1 D
11 Aug En Avant Guingamp H 2–1 W
06 May FC Nantes H 2–2 D
29 Apr Lille OSC A 1–0 W
18 Apr En Avant Guingamp H 1–5 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Montpellier HSC and AS Saint-Étienne.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Brazil international Hilton has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' It’s high time Jean-Louis Gasset made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' Remy Cabella has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' Montpellier HSC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' Ruben Aguilar, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' Montpellier HSC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' AS Saint-Étienne are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 46' It’s a booking for Montpellier HSC player. Hilton gets a Yellow card.
  • 50' Ruben Aguilar was booked on 50.
  • 54' Paul Lasne picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 59' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 64' The travelling AS Saint-Étienne supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 68' Damien Le Tallec is replacing Paul Lasne for the Montpellier HSC side.
  • 73' Montpellier HSC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 78' Montpellier HSC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AS Saint-Étienne's shape.
  • 83' Stephane Ruffier is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Montpellier HSC so far.
  • 86' AS Saint-Etienne manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Arnaud Nordin is hanging Remy Cabella on the field on 86 minute.
  • 89' A change in the Montpellier HSC ranks — Florent Mollet exits the field as Junior Sambia enters on 89.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Montpellier HSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel Der Zakarian

AS Saint-Étienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jean-Louis Gasset

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Romain Hamouma 3
Andy Delort 2
Stephy Mavididi 2
Mathieu Debuchy 1
Valere Germain 1
Sepe Elye Wahi 1
Arnaud Nordin 1
Wahbi Khazri 1

Head to Head

2018-08-25 Montpellier HSC 0–0 AS Saint-Étienne 2018-02-10 Montpellier HSC 1–0 AS Saint-Étienne 2017-12-02 AS Saint-Étienne 3–1 Montpellier HSC 2017-02-04 AS Saint-Étienne 1–3 Montpellier HSC 2016-08-14 Montpellier HSC 3–1 AS Saint-Étienne

Montpellier HSC Form

2018-08-25 Montpellier HSC 0–0 AS Saint-Étienne D 2018-08-18 Amiens SC 1–2 Montpellier HSC W 2018-08-11 Montpellier HSC 1–2 Dijon Football Cote d'Or L 2018-05-06 Hertford Town FC 2–5 Montpellier HSC W 2018-04-29 Montpellier HSC 2–2 Toulouse FC D 2018-04-18 Thame United FC 2–2 Montpellier HSC D

AS Saint-Étienne Form

2018-08-25 Montpellier HSC 0–0 AS Saint-Étienne D 2018-08-19 RC Strasbourg Alsace 1–1 AS Saint-Étienne D 2018-08-11 AS Saint-Étienne 2–1 En Avant Guingamp W 2018-05-06 AS Saint-Étienne 2–2 FC Nantes D 2018-04-29 Lille OSC 0–1 AS Saint-Étienne W 2018-04-18 AS Saint-Étienne 1–5 En Avant Guingamp L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.15 Montpellier HSC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 AS Saint-Étienne xG
I would bet for: Montpellier HSC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Montpellier HSC41% Draw30% AS Saint-Étienne29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.15
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Montpellier HSC or Draw
71%
Draw or AS Saint-Étienne
59%
Montpellier HSC or AS Saint-Étienne
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Montpellier HSC26% Draw53% AS Saint-Étienne21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
12.1%
0 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
2.9%
3 – 0
2.8%
1 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Montpellier HSC

Handicap Montpellier HSC covers Push AS Saint-Étienne covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 21% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet
32% ✗

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