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Montpellier HSC vs RC Strasbourg Alsace, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
Sat 15 Sep 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Montpellier HSC vs RC Strasbourg Alsace — Ligue 1 .

Match Details

  • Referee Cyril Gringore
  • Referee Willy Delajod
  • Referee Karim Abed
  • Referee Philippe Jeanne
  • Referee Antoine Valnet

Head-to-Head

5
5
4
Montpellier HSC 14 games · Avg 3.2 goals RC Strasbourg Alsace

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep RC Strasbourg Alsace H 1–1 D
01 Sep Stade de Reims A 1–0 W
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Montpellier HSC A 1–1 D
01 Sep FC Nantes H 2–3 L
24 Aug Olympique Lyonnais A 0–2 L
19 Aug AS Saint-Étienne H 1–1 D
12 Aug FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 2–0 W
19 May FC Sochaux-Montbéliard A 1–2 L

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
RC Strasbourg Alsace this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

RC Strasbourg Alsace
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RC Strasbourg Alsace
Gessime Yassine 2 G 1 A
Samuel Amo-Ameyaw 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michel Der Zakarian might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 6' Fresh legs for Montpellier HSC! Damien Le Tallec comes on to replace Keagan Dolly.
  • 11' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 11 minutes.
  • 16' Over 16 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 21' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michel Der Zakarian will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 26' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Montpellier HSC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 28' A moment of madness from Jonas Martin on 28 minutes earns him a Yellow card. RC Strasbourg Alsace will be frustrated.
  • 33' Montpellier HSC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against RC Strasbourg Alsace's shape.
  • 38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 43' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 48' Benjamin Corgnet has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 50' Against the run of play, Damien Le Tallec has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 54' The whistle greets Ludovic Ajorque as he departs to be replaced by Lebo Mothiba.
  • 59' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ludovic Ajorque made 366 appearances and scored 77 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' Controversy at the stadium! Ambroise Oyongo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 65' Paul Lasne needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 70' The travelling RC Strasbourg Alsace supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 71' The RC Strasbourg Alsace bench stirs into life. Jeremy Grimm is withdrawn and Benjamin Corgnet gets his opportunity.
  • 76' Montpellier HSC is showing some good football. However, Montpellier HSC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 81' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 85' Kevin Lucien Zohi is replacing Anthony Caci for the RC Strasbourg Alsace side.
  • 86' Montpellier HSC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Souleymane Camara is hanging Andy Delort on the field on 86 minute.
  • 87' Pablo Martinez is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
  • 90' The deadlock is broken! Lebo Mothiba gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Facundo Piriz has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gaetan Laborde on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.15 Montpellier HSC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 RC Strasbourg Alsace xG
I would bet for: Montpellier HSC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Montpellier HSC41% Draw30% RC Strasbourg Alsace29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

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

Montpellier HSC or Draw
71%
Draw or RC Strasbourg Alsace
59%
Montpellier HSC or RC Strasbourg Alsace
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Montpellier HSC26% Draw52% RC Strasbourg Alsace22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.7%
1 – 0
11.8%
0 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
2.9%
3 – 0
2.8%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Montpellier HSC

Handicap Montpellier HSC covers Push RC Strasbourg Alsace 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% 19% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
RC Strasbourg Alsace keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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