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Montpellier HSC vs SM Caen, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
Montpellier HSC
2 – 0
Full Time
SM Caen
Sun 27 Jan 2019 · 14:00 UTC Stade de la Mosson HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 41' Casimir Ninga
Junior Sambia 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Montpellier HSC vs SM Caen — Ligue 1 at Stade de la Mosson.

Match Details

  • Referee Remi Landry
  • Referee Hakim Ben El Hadj Salem
  • Referee Gwenael Pasqualotti
  • Referee Alexandre Viala
  • Referee

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

1
1
Montpellier HSC 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals SM Caen
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-27 Montpellier HSC 2–0 SM Caen 2018-09-26 SM Caen 2–2 Montpellier HSC

Recent Form

Montpellier HSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jan SM Caen H 2–0 W
20 Jan Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 0–0 D
13 Jan Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 1–1 D
08 Jan FC Nantes A 0–2 L
22 Dec Olympique Lyonnais H 1–1 D
04 Dec Lille OSC H 0–1 L
SM Caen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jan Montpellier HSC A 0–2 L
20 Jan Olympique de Marseille H 0–1 L
11 Jan Lille OSC H 1–3 L
22 Dec Stade de Reims A 2–2 D
18 Dec Toulouse FC H 2–1 W
09 Dec RC Strasbourg Alsace A 2–2 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Stade de la Mosson. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Montpellier HSC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Montpellier HSC and SM Caen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Benjamin Lecomte, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' Claudio Beauvue has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' 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 Yacine Bammou suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. SM Caen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 41' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Casimir Ninga.
  • 46' SM Caen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 51' Montpellier HSC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Gaetan Laborde on 51.
  • 56' Montpellier HSC have won 379 goals from 417 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 59' Paul Baysse is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 64' SM Caen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 66' A change in the Montpellier HSC ranks — Damien Le Tallec exits the field as Junior Sambia enters on 66.
  • 71' It looks surprising Montpellier HSC does not make any changes. Jonathan Gradit has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 72' The SM Caen bench stirs into life. Yoel Armougom is withdrawn and Adama Mbengue gets his opportunity.
  • 77' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ellyes Skhiri, as he is very good at scoring at Stade de la Mosson with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 80' Time for substitution for SM Caen. Casimir Ninga is replaced by Malik Tchokounte.
  • 84' The referee calls foul for Junior Sambia. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 88' Gaetan Laborde makes way for Petar Skuletic at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Montpellier HSC.
  • 90' Montpellier HSC make a change. Florent Mollet trudges off to be replaced by Mihajlo Ristic on 90 minutes.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Montpellier HSC 2-0 SM Caen.

Lineups

Montpellier HSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel Der Zakarian

SM Caen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabien Mercadal

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yacine Bammou 1
Saif-Eddine Khaoui 1
Yacine Bammou 1
Gaetan Laborde 1
Paul Baysse 1
Andy Delort 1
Damien Le Tallec 1
Andy Delort 1

Head to Head

2019-01-27 Montpellier HSC 2–0 SM Caen 2018-09-26 SM Caen 2–2 Montpellier HSC

Montpellier HSC Form

2019-01-27 Montpellier HSC 2–0 SM Caen W 2019-01-20 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0–0 Montpellier HSC D 2019-01-13 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 1–1 Montpellier HSC D 2019-01-08 FC Nantes 2–0 Montpellier HSC L 2018-12-22 Montpellier HSC 1–1 Olympique Lyonnais D 2018-12-04 Montpellier HSC 0–1 Lille OSC L

SM Caen Form

2019-01-27 Montpellier HSC 2–0 SM Caen L 2019-01-20 SM Caen 0–1 Olympique de Marseille L 2019-01-11 SM Caen 1–3 Lille OSC L 2018-12-22 Stade de Reims 2–2 SM Caen D 2018-12-18 SM Caen 2–1 Toulouse FC W 2018-12-09 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–2 SM Caen D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.57 Montpellier HSC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 SM Caen xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Montpellier HSC52% Draw26% SM Caen22%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
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
78%
Draw or SM Caen
48%
Montpellier HSC or SM Caen
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Montpellier HSC35% Draw48% SM Caen17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
11.3%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
4.8%
3 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Montpellier HSC

Handicap Montpellier HSC covers Push SM Caen covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
SM Caen keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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