Montpellier vs Clermont Foot Prediction: Montpellier have home advantage

Montpellier are currently mid-table after 7 games into this campaign and they will welcome bottom-side Clermont Foot to the Stade de la Mosson. Montpellier were happy to end their 4-match winless run with a win in their last match against Lorient, while Clermont Foot are yet to win a game this season. Montpellier are eager for continuity and Clermont Foot seem like the kind of team to snatch all 3 points from. Clermont Foot will be trying a different system in this game to help them grab their first win of the season.

Montpellier

Montpellier’s start to the season has been rather slow and they can only hope they get better by each passing game. Montpellier have won 2 out of 7 games played, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. Their last match ended in a 3-0 win over Lorient away from home. Akor Adams adams hit a brace and Teji Savanier scored once in the 3-0 win.

Montpellier have been superior to Clermont Foot in their past matches against each other. The last time Montpellier lost to Clermont was last season, when Clermont won 2-1 at home. Their most recent game ended in a 1-1 draw back in July. Sacha Delaye scored for Montpellier from the penalty spot in the 55th minute after Gabriel Bares was sent off in the 51st minute.

Montpellier are ranked 9th on the league table, with 9 points from 7 matches.

Streaks

• No losses in 3 matches.
• More than 2.5 goals in 7/9 matches.
• Less than 4.5 cards in 4/5 matches.
• Less than 10.5 corners in 7/8 matches.

Clermont Foot

Clermont Foot have picked up the least point after 7 games this season. They are currently 17th on the table with only 2 points from 7 games and with a goal difference of -7. In 7 matches, they had 5 defeats and 2 draws.

Clermont Foot played a 0-0 draw against PSG in their last game. That draw ended their back-to-back defeats in the 2 games prior to that game.

Clermont Foot were involved in a friendly game against Montpellier back in July. They both played a draw at full time, and Komen Andric scored Clermont’s only goal. Their last league meeting prior to that game ended in a defeat to Clermont as they lost 2-1.

Streaks

• No wins in 7 games.
• First to concede in 5/6 games.
• Less than 4.5 cards in 7/9 games.

Head to Head

Montpellier and Clermont Foot have played 10 games in the past. Both clubs won 4 games each and 2 matches ended in a draw.

Streaks

• Toulouse have not lost in 3 games.
• Toulouse are without a clean sheet in 5 games.
• Clermont Foot are without a clean sheet in 3 games.
• Both teams scored in 8/10 games.
• Clermont Foot scored first in 4/5 games.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 8/10 games.

Analysis and Predictions

Despite the distance between these two clubs on the table, Montpellier are not an excellent team and it would be a huge risk to pick them as outright winners in this game. Clermont Foot are poor this season and their first response would be to avoid further loses in the upcoming games. Either way, Montpellier are having the advantage on their side and they should have little struggling putting goals past Lorient in this game.

• Home to Score Goal 1 at 1.63 Odds
• Total Goals Even at 1.86 Odds
• Montpellier Win FT at 1.75 Odds