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Stade de Reims vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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

Overview

Match Preview

Stade de Reims vs Montpellier HSCLigue 1 .

Match Details

  • Referee Nicolas Danos
  • Referee Hakim Ben El Hadj Salem
  • Referee Gwenael Pasqualotti
  • Referee Yann Gazagnes
  • Referee Jeremy Stinat

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Montpellier HSC H 0–1 L
25 Aug Amiens SC A 1–4 L
17 Aug Olympique Lyonnais H 1–0 W
11 Aug OGC Nice A 1–0 W
06 May Cleethorpes Town FC A 0–0 D
29 Apr Thame United FC H 4–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
29 Apr Toulouse FC H 2–2 D

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Stade de Reims host Montpellier HSC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' 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 Thomas Fontaine suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Montpellier HSC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Stade de Reims and Montpellier HSC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' The travelling Montpellier HSC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Stade de Reims are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Stade de Reims and Montpellier HSC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' Montpellier HSC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Stade de Reims is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Edouard Mendy, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 65' Stade de Reims is showing some good football. However, Stade de Reims are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 70' Damien Le Tallec gets the nod from Montpellier HSC. He replaces Paul Lasne and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' The whistle greets Remi Oudin as he departs to be replaced by Suk Hyunjun.
  • 77' Against the run of play, Ambroise Oyongo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 78' Sheyi Ojo is replacing Mathieu Cafaro for the Stade de Reims side.
  • 83' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 84' Montpellier HSC ring the changes. Gaetan Laborde has done his job and it is now time for Junior Sambia to step up.
  • 86' The Montpellier HSC bench stirs into life. Florent Mollet is withdrawn and Keagan Dolly gets his opportunity.
  • With this win, Montpellier HSC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.29 Stade de Reims xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Montpellier HSC xG
I would bet for: Stade de Reims or Montpellier HSC 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Stade de Reims36% Draw30% Montpellier HSC34%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
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 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Stade de Reims or Draw
66%
Draw or Montpellier HSC
64%
Stade de Reims or Montpellier HSC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Stade de Reims26% Draw49% Montpellier HSC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10%
1 – 0
9.1%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 0
6.4%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
3.4%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Stade de Reims

Handicap Stade de Reims covers Push Montpellier HSC covers
-2.5 6% 94%
-2 6% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% 84%
-1 16% 20% 64%
-0.5 36% 64%
+0.5 66% 34%
+1 66% 19% 15%
+1.5 85% 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% 5%

Clean Sheet

Stade de Reims keeps clean sheet
29%
Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
28%

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