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Montpellier HSC vs FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
Sun 21 Oct 2018 · 13:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Montpellier HSC vs FC Girondins de BordeauxLigue 1 .

Match Details

  • Referee Aurelien Petit
  • Referee Florent Batta
  • Referee Franck Schneider
  • Referee Djemel Zitouni
  • Referee Nicolas Henninot

Head-to-Head

5
2
Montpellier HSC 7 games · Avg 3.0 goals FC Girondins de Bordeaux

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 2–0 W
06 Oct En Avant Guingamp A 1–1 D
30 Sep Nimes Olympique H 3–0 W
26 Sep SM Caen A 2–2 D
22 Sep OGC Nice H 1–0 W
15 Sep RC Strasbourg Alsace H 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Montpellier HSC A 0–2 L
07 Oct FC Nantes H 3–0 W
04 Oct FC Kobenhavn H 1–2 L
29 Sep Stade de Reims A 0–0 D
26 Sep Lille OSC H 1–0 W
23 Sep En Avant Guingamp A 3–1 W

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Montpellier HSC face off against FC Girondins de Bordeaux in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' FC Girondins de Bordeaux come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Montpellier HSC in their trying to find a way past FC Girondins de Bordeaux's compact .
  • 15' 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 Jaroslav Plasil suffering a number of foals already.
  • 17' Gaetan Laborde doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 22' It’s high time Michel Der Zakarian made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 27' Montpellier HSC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 32' Samuel Kalu is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Girondins de Bordeaux so far.
  • 33' Pedro Mendes catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 33.
  • 38' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 42' Montpellier HSC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 42.
  • 47' FC Girondins de Bordeaux player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 50' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Lukas Lerager.
  • 53' What composure from Andy Delort! The Algeria international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 58' FC Girondins de Bordeaux are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 62' Another substitution for FC Girondins de Bordeaux to replace Lukas Lerager by Jaroslav Plasil on 62 minute.
  • 67' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Montpellier HSC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 72' Jimmy Briand has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 74' Facundo Piriz gets the nod from Montpellier HSC. He replaces Ellyes Skhiri and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' Petar Skuletic gets the nod from Montpellier HSC. He replaces Andy Delort and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 89' The Montpellier HSC manager makes a substitution. Gaetan Laborde departs to be replaced by Yanis Ammour.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.54 Montpellier HSC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.66 FC Girondins de Bordeaux xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Montpellier HSC57% Draw27% FC Girondins de Bordeaux16%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Montpellier HSC or Draw
83%
Draw or FC Girondins de Bordeaux
43%
Montpellier HSC or FC Girondins de Bordeaux
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Montpellier HSC38% Draw50% FC Girondins de Bordeaux12%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.1%
0 – 0
13.2%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
8.5%
3 – 0
6.4%
0 – 1
6.2%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 2
3.6%
2 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2.5%
0 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Montpellier HSC

Handicap Montpellier HSC covers Push FC Girondins de Bordeaux covers
-2.5 13% 87%
-2 13% 18% 69%
-1.5 31% 69%
-1 31% 26% 43%
-0.5 57% 43%
+0.5 85% 15%
+1 85% 11% 4%
+1.5 96% 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% 1%

Clean Sheet

Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
52%
FC Girondins de Bordeaux keeps clean sheet
22%

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