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RC Strasbourg Alsace vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
RC Strasbourg Alsace
2 – 3
Full Time
Montpellier HSC
Sun 9 May 2021 · 13:00 UTC Stade de la Meinau HT 45' · FT 45'
Jean Aholou 37' Y
Y 43' Damien Le Tallec
Y 61' Joris Chotard
Kevin Zohi 90' Y
Alexander Djiku 90' Y
Y 90' Mihajlo Ristic

Overview

Match Preview

RC Strasbourg Alsace vs Montpellier HSC — Ligue 1 at Stade de la Meinau.

Match Details

  • Referee Jerome Miguelgorry
  • Referee Remi Landry
  • Referee Karim Abed
  • Referee Eric Danizan
  • Referee Christophe Mouysset
  • Referee Mehdi Mokhtari

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

4
5
5
RC Strasbourg Alsace 14 games · Avg 3.2 goals Montpellier HSC
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-09 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–3 Montpellier HSC 2020-11-22 Montpellier HSC 4–3 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2020-02-29 Montpellier HSC 3–0 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2019-09-29 RC Strasbourg Alsace 1–0 Montpellier HSC 2019-04-20 RC Strasbourg Alsace 1–3 Montpellier HSC

Recent Form

RC Strasbourg Alsace
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 May Montpellier HSC H 2–3 L
30 Apr Olympique de Marseille A 1–1 D
25 Apr FC Nantes H 1–2 L
18 Apr Nimes Olympique A 1–1 D
10 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC H 1–4 L
04 Apr FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 3–2 W
Montpellier HSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 May RC Strasbourg Alsace A 3–2 W
02 May AS Saint-Étienne H 1–2 L
25 Apr OGC Nice A 1–3 L
16 Apr Lille OSC A 1–1 D
10 Apr Olympique de Marseille H 3–3 D
04 Apr Angers SCO A 1–1 D

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Stade de la Meinau will turn into a battlefield for RC Strasbourg Alsace and Montpellier HSC.
  • 5' Petar Skuletic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' RC Strasbourg Alsace currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Gaetan Laborde, a France , has 11 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 36' Gaetan Laborde is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 37' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jean Aholou.
  • 42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 43' Controversy at the stadium! Damien Le Tallec argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 46' A stunning finish from Andy Delort — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 49' Gaetan Laborde adds to his 0 season tally! Montpellier HSC lead 0-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 50' A goal from the France international Gaetan Laborde! He fires home on 50 to make it 0-4!
  • 54' The RC Strasbourg Alsace bench stirs into life. Dimitri Lienard is withdrawn and Ibrahima Sissoko gets his opportunity.
  • 55' The RC Strasbourg Alsace bench stirs into life. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde is withdrawn and Dion Sahi gets his opportunity.
  • 60' The whistle greets Gaetan Laborde as he departs to be replaced by Petar Skuletic.
  • 61' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joris Chotard on 61.
  • 66' A tactical swap from RC Strasbourg Alsace — Lionel Carole on, Anthony Caci off on 66 minutes.
  • 69' Brilliant from the ! Ludovic Ajorque makes it 1-4 with a superb finish on 69.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Montpellier HSC! Keagan Dolly comes on to replace Arnaud Souquet.
  • 76' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Adrien Thomasson made 363 appearances and scored 39 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Samy Benchama. He replaces Damien Le Tallec on 77 minute.
  • 82' The whistle greets Jean Aholou as he departs to be replaced by Sanjin Prcic.
  • 83' Kevin Zohi gets the nod from RC Strasbourg Alsace. He replaces Habib Diallo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 90' Kevin Zohi is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.

Lineups

RC Strasbourg Alsace Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thierry Laurey

Montpellier HSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel Der Zakarian

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andy Delort 5
Gaetan Laborde 5
Habib Diallo 4
Arnaud Nordin 4
Teji Savanier 3
Florent Mollet 3
Ludovic Ajorque 3
Emanuel Emegha 2

Head to Head

2021-05-09 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–3 Montpellier HSC 2020-11-22 Montpellier HSC 4–3 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2020-02-29 Montpellier HSC 3–0 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2019-09-29 RC Strasbourg Alsace 1–0 Montpellier HSC 2019-04-20 RC Strasbourg Alsace 1–3 Montpellier HSC

RC Strasbourg Alsace Form

2021-05-09 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–3 Montpellier HSC L 2021-04-30 Olympique de Marseille 1–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace D 2021-04-25 RC Strasbourg Alsace 1–2 FC Nantes L 2021-04-18 Nimes Olympique 1–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace D 2021-04-10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 1–4 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2021-04-04 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 2–3 RC Strasbourg Alsace W

Montpellier HSC Form

2021-05-09 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–3 Montpellier HSC W 2021-05-02 Montpellier HSC 1–2 AS Saint-Étienne L 2021-04-25 OGC Nice 3–1 Montpellier HSC L 2021-04-16 Lille OSC 1–1 Montpellier HSC D 2021-04-10 Montpellier HSC 3–3 Olympique de Marseille D 2021-04-04 Angers SCO 1–1 Montpellier HSC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.46 RC Strasbourg Alsace xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.79 Montpellier HSC xG
I would bet for: RC Strasbourg Alsace or Montpellier HSC 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RC Strasbourg Alsace31% Draw26% Montpellier HSC43%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

RC Strasbourg Alsace or Draw
57%
Draw or Montpellier HSC
69%
RC Strasbourg Alsace or Montpellier HSC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
RC Strasbourg Alsace24% Draw42% Montpellier HSC34%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
1 – 2
8.7%
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
6.3%
0 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
5.5%
1 – 3
5.2%
1 – 0
4.9%
2 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — RC Strasbourg Alsace

Handicap RC Strasbourg Alsace covers Push Montpellier HSC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 16% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 20% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

RC Strasbourg Alsace keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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