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Montpellier HSC vs En Avant Guingamp, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
Montpellier HSC
2 – 0
Full Time
En Avant Guingamp
Wed 3 Apr 2019 · 17:00 UTC Stade de la Mosson HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 67' Mehdi Merghem
Y 68' Cheik Traore

Overview

Match Preview

Montpellier HSC vs En Avant Guingamp — Ligue 1 at Stade de la Mosson.

Match Details

  • Referee Willy Delajod
  • Referee Franck Schneider
  • Referee Djemel Zitouni
  • Referee Nicolas Henninot
  • Referee Mehdi Mokhtari
5 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 4.6 goals/game

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

3
2
7
Montpellier HSC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals En Avant Guingamp
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-03 Montpellier HSC 2–0 En Avant Guingamp 2018-10-06 En Avant Guingamp 1–1 Montpellier HSC 2018-02-18 En Avant Guingamp 1–0 Montpellier HSC 2017-09-09 Montpellier HSC 2–4 En Avant Guingamp 2017-05-14 En Avant Guingamp 3–1 Montpellier HSC

Recent Form

Montpellier HSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr En Avant Guingamp H 2–0 W
17 Mar Olympique Lyonnais A 2–3 L
10 Mar Angers SCO H 2–2 D
05 Mar FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 2–1 W
24 Feb Stade de Reims H 2–4 L
20 Feb Paris Saint-Germain FC A 1–5 L
En Avant Guingamp
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr Montpellier HSC A 0–2 L
16 Mar Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 1–0 W
10 Mar Toulouse FC A 0–1 L
03 Mar FC Nantes H 0–0 D
23 Feb Angers SCO H 1–0 W
20 Feb FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 0–0 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Montpellier HSC and En Avant Guingamp get this one started.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Jeremy Sorbon has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' Andy Delort has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 18 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' En Avant Guingamp come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 22' Brilliant from the ! Andy Delort makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 22.
  • 27' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. En Avant Guingamp needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 32' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 37' Montpellier HSC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 42' Montpellier HSC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 46' Alexandre Mendy gets the nod from En Avant Guingamp. He replaces Marcus Thuram-Ulien and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Montpellier HSC and En Avant Guingamp are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 56' It’s high time Michel Der Zakarian made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 61' Daniel Congre needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 64' Another substitution for En Avant Guingamp to replace Marcus Coco by Nicolas Benezet on 64 minute.
  • 67' Mehdi Merghem has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 67.
  • 68' Controversy at the stadium! Cheik Traore argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 70' The Montpellier HSC manager makes a substitution. Gaetan Laborde departs to be replaced by Souleymane Camara.
  • 75' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Ludovic Blas. He replaces Ronny Rodelin on 76 minute.
  • 78' A goal from the Serbia international Mihajlo Ristic! He fires home on 78 to make it 2-0!
  • 83' It looks like no one’s ball. En Avant Guingamp is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Andy Delort as he leaves the pitch. Petar Skuletic steps in for Montpellier HSC.
  • 90' It looks surprising Montpellier HSC does not make any changes. Ludovic Blas has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • Montpellier HSC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Montpellier HSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel Der Zakarian

En Avant Guingamp Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jocelyn Gourvennec

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andy Delort 2
Andy Delort 1
Nicolas Benezet 1
Mihajlo Ristic 1
Nicolas Benezet 1

Head to Head

2019-04-03 Montpellier HSC 2–0 En Avant Guingamp 2018-10-06 En Avant Guingamp 1–1 Montpellier HSC 2018-02-18 En Avant Guingamp 1–0 Montpellier HSC 2017-09-09 Montpellier HSC 2–4 En Avant Guingamp 2017-05-14 En Avant Guingamp 3–1 Montpellier HSC

Montpellier HSC Form

2019-04-03 Montpellier HSC 2–0 En Avant Guingamp W 2019-03-17 Olympique Lyonnais 3–2 Montpellier HSC L 2019-03-10 Montpellier HSC 2–2 Angers SCO D 2019-03-05 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 1–2 Montpellier HSC W 2019-02-24 Montpellier HSC 2–4 Stade de Reims L 2019-02-20 Paris Saint-Germain FC 5–1 Montpellier HSC L

En Avant Guingamp Form

2019-04-03 Montpellier HSC 2–0 En Avant Guingamp L 2019-03-16 En Avant Guingamp 1–0 Dijon Football Cote d'Or W 2019-03-10 Toulouse FC 1–0 En Avant Guingamp L 2019-03-03 En Avant Guingamp 0–0 FC Nantes D 2019-02-23 En Avant Guingamp 1–0 Angers SCO W 2019-02-20 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 0–0 En Avant Guingamp D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.41 Montpellier HSC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 En Avant Guingamp xG
I would bet for: Montpellier HSC or En Avant Guingamp 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Montpellier HSC43% Draw28% En Avant Guingamp29%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Montpellier HSC or Draw
71%
Draw or En Avant Guingamp
57%
Montpellier HSC or En Avant Guingamp
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Montpellier HSC30% Draw48% En Avant Guingamp22%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
9.9%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Montpellier HSC

Handicap Montpellier HSC covers Push En Avant Guingamp covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
En Avant Guingamp keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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