Montpellier faces Paris Saint Germain in the 26th round of the season. The game will be played at the Stade de la Mosson, home stadium to Montpellier by 22:45 GMT.
Montpellier are currently 13th on the table with 6 wins, 9 draws and 10 losses and a total of 26 points. And Paris Saint Germain are 1st on the table with 16 wins, 8 draws and 1 defeat and a total of 56 points.
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Montpellier are set to face their toughest test of the season against the league leaders. The game comes at a time when Montpellier are hoping to build a consistent winning run. They won just 2 of their last 9 matches in the Ligue 1.
Montpellier took on OGC Nice last weekend away from home and they won 2-1. After getting ahead in the 10th minute through an own goal, Montpellier conceded 2 minutes later and in the 42nd minute they got a penalty and Tej Savanier scored the second goal. Montpellier held on through the second half and won the game at the end. Despite the win, Montpellier were far from their best according to the stats. They had 35% possession, 2 shots on target and 5 corner kicks. They also created 2 big chances and had 2 counter attacks.
There's really little Montpellier can do tactically against Paris Saint Germain. They can only hope that the Parisians are having one of their off days.
Paris Saint Germain
Paris Saint Germain still sit comfortably at the top of the table despite recent setbacks in the Ligue 1. They are competing in all 3 competitions so far and maybe that justifies their recent results in the Ligue 1. They are without a win in their last 3 league games, with all 3 games ending in a draw.
PSG played against Reims at home last weekend and the game ended in a 2-2 draw at full time. They went behind in just 7 minutes, but they turned the game around in the 19th minute, to lead by 2-1. And in the brink of half time, Reims scored the equalizer and drew level. The game stayed on level terms throughout the second half until the end of the game. As expected, Paris Saint Germain were the better side according to the stats although they created just 1 big chance throughout the game.
There's no threat to PSG’s position on the Ligue table and that might be the reason for their complacency. But they need to start winning to avoid a tussle towards the end of the season.
Head to Head
In the last 20 meetings, PSG won 16 matches while Montpellier won 2 matches and the remaining 2 matches ended in a draw.
Analysis and Predictions
It's almost as if no one can predict what PSG will produce on every match day. They have the superior squad and quality, but at the moment they seem to be a little distracted in the Ligue 1. The Kylian Mbappe saga has also been a huge loss for the team and they miss his presence on the pitch. The result from this game will depend on the way PSG players play.
According to the h2h, PSG won the last 10 meetings while Montpellier had no clean sheet in the last 16 meetings. 9 of the last 10 meetings ended with more than 2.5 goals and PSG scored first in the last 9 meetings. PSG also won the first half in 4 of the last 5 meetings.
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