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

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
Wed 26 Sep 2018 · 17:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

SM Caen vs Montpellier HSC — Ligue 1 .

Match Details

  • Referee Antony Gautier
  • Referee Mickael Annonier
  • Referee Jeremy Stinat
  • Referee Cedric Dos Santos
  • Referee Nicolas Henninot

Head-to-Head

1
1
SM Caen 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Montpellier HSC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep Montpellier HSC H 2–2 D
22 Sep AS Saint-Étienne A 1–2 L
15 Sep Olympique Lyonnais H 2–2 D
01 Sep Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 2–0 W
25 Aug FC Nantes A 1–1 D
18 Aug OGC Nice H 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
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

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . SM Caen are looking to make home advantage count against Montpellier HSC.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. SM Caen in their trying to find a way past Montpellier HSC's compact .
  • 10' A goal from the Tunisia international Saif-Eddine Khaoui! He fires home on 10 to make it 1-0!
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SM Caen and Montpellier HSC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His SM Caen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' Junior Sambia has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 424 appearances.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' Montpellier HSC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 37' Andy Delort makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Montpellier HSC are in front.
  • 42' Yoel Armougom needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 47' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 51' A stunning finish from Damien Le Tallec — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 56' A quiet spell here at . SM Caen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 60' The SM Caen bench stirs into life. Jessy Deminguet is withdrawn and Casimir Ninga gets his opportunity.
  • 62' It’s a booking for Montpellier HSC player. Florent Mollet gets a Yellow card.
  • 63' Yacine Bammou is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 66' Gaetan Laborde is replacing Florent Mollet for the Montpellier HSC side.
  • 71' SM Caen 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.
  • 76' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 79' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Casimir Ninga.
  • 83' Controversy at the stadium! Hilton argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Montpellier HSC. Andy Delort is replaced by Ellyes Skhiri.
  • 88' SM Caen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Faycal Fajr.
  • 90' Junior Sambia picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — SM Caen 2-2 Montpellier HSC.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.52 SM Caen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49 Montpellier HSC xG
I would bet for: SM Caen or Montpellier HSC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SM Caen39% Draw27% Montpellier HSC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

SM Caen or Draw
66%
Draw or Montpellier HSC
61%
SM Caen or Montpellier HSC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SM Caen28% Draw44% Montpellier HSC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
8%
0 – 0
6.7%
1 – 0
6.7%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.7%
0 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
4.1%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — SM Caen

Handicap SM Caen covers Push Montpellier HSC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 19% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 18% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

SM Caen keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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