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

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
SM Caen
2 – 2
Full Time
Montpellier HSC
Wed 26 Sep 2018 · 17:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 62' Florent Mollet
Casimir Ninga 79' Y
R 83' Hilton
Faycal Fajr 89' Y
Y 90' Junior Sambia

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

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
SM Caen 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Montpellier HSC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-26 SM Caen 2–2 Montpellier HSC

Recent Form

SM Caen
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
Montpellier HSC
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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. SM Caen is hosting Montpellier HSC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' GOAL! Saif-Eddine Khaoui scores on 10.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SM Caen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Hilton has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Montpellier HSC that had 417 games and scored 379 goals.
  • 30' Pedro Mendes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 37' What a strike from Andy Delort! The score is 1-1.
  • 42' It’s high time Michel Der Zakarian made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 47' It looks like no one’s ball. Montpellier HSC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 51' What a strike from Damien Le Tallec! The score is 1-2.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 60' It is a substitution in SM Caen team. Jessy Deminguet is replaced by Casimir Ninga on 60 minute.
  • 62' Florent Mollet was booked on 62.
  • 63' What a strike from Yacine Bammou! The score is 2-2.
  • 66' Another change for Montpellier HSC made on 66 minute. Florent Mollet leaves to be changed by Gaetan Laborde.
  • 71' 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.
  • 76' SM Caen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 79' The referee calls foul for Casimir Ninga. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 83' The referee calls foul for Hilton. He receives a Red card.
  • 83' Ellyes Skhiri has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andy Delort on 83 minute.
  • 88' SM Caen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
  • 89' SM Caen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Junior Sambia. He receives a Yellow card.
  • The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

SM Caen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabien Mercadal

Montpellier HSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel Der Zakarian

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2018-09-26 SM Caen 2–2 Montpellier HSC

SM Caen Form

2018-09-26 SM Caen 2–2 Montpellier HSC D 2018-09-22 AS Saint-Étienne 2–1 SM Caen L 2018-09-15 SM Caen 2–2 Olympique Lyonnais D 2018-09-01 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0–2 SM Caen W 2018-08-25 FC Nantes 1–1 SM Caen D 2018-08-18 SM Caen 1–1 OGC Nice D

Montpellier HSC Form

2018-09-26 SM Caen 2–2 Montpellier HSC D 2018-09-22 Montpellier HSC 1–0 OGC Nice W 2018-09-15 Montpellier HSC 1–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace D 2018-09-01 Stade de Reims 0–1 Montpellier HSC W 2018-08-25 Montpellier HSC 0–0 AS Saint-Étienne D 2018-08-18 Amiens SC 1–2 Montpellier HSC W

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.