Montpellier vs Toulouse Prediction: Both sides should find the back of the net

14th place Toulouse and 10th place Montpellier face each other for the round 10 of the Ligue 1. It has been a tough beginning for both clubs who are currently struggling to find their feet and a win for either side would be very good to improve their position on the Ligue 1 table.

Montpellier lost to Nantes 2-0 last weekend while playing away from home. While Toulouse have not won their last 2 league games, playing a draw on both occasions and they also recently lost 5-1 to Liverpool in the UEFA Europa League in midweek.

Both sides are hoping for a quick recovery when they face each other this weekend.

Montpellier

Montpellier have been able to win only 2 games from the opening 8 matches this season. They were very strong in both games, beating Lyon 4-1 and Lorient 3-0 in both games. The remaining 6 matches ended in 3 draws and 3 defeats. That leaves them in 14th place with just 9 points.

Montpellier are on a run of 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 games in all competitions. And last week, they lost 2-0 away to Nantes.

Montpellier hope to get back to winning ways when Toulouse visits the Stade de la Mosson in this game. Toulouse are also in a bit of a rough patch, losing 5-1 to Liverpool a few days ago. And Montpellier will be hoping to capitalize on that to get a win. However, Montpellier have failed to beat Toulouse on this ground in their last 3 meetings.

Streaks

• Less than 4.5 cards in 5/6 matches.
• Less than 10.5 corners in 8/9 matches.

Toulouse

Toulouse are coming off an embarrasing 5-1 defeat in their last game against Liverpool at the Anfield Stadium. They have now failed to win in their last 3 games in all competition since their 1-0 over LASK Linz on the 5th.

Toulouse had back-to-back draws against Stade Reims and Stade Brest before losing the game against Liverpool. So, they need a response against Montpellier to build back their confidence.

Toulouse picked up 11 points from 9 matches played this season. They had 2 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats this season. Whatever result they get from the match against Montpellier will surely affect their position on the table, so they need to win.

Toulouse do not have the best memories of their time at the Stade de la Mosson, but they managed to beat Montpellier 2-1 in their last league meeting last season.

Head to Head

Toulouse and Montpellier have played 20 games against each other according to the head-to-head records. Montpellier won 9 matches, while Toulouse won 8.

Streaks

• Montpellier are without a clean sheet in 4 matches.
• Toulouse are without a clean sheet in 8 matches.
• More than 2.5 Goals in 8/8 matches.
• Both teams scored in 5/6 matches.
• Less than 4.5 cards in 6/7 matches.
• Less than 10.5 corners in 5/7 matches.

Analysis and Predictions

Both sides are eager to put their last result behind them and get back to winning ways. Montpellier are yet to win a home game this season after picking up 2 draws and 1 defeat in 3 home games. And Toulouse are without a win in their last 4 away league games. They lost 2 and drew 2 of the 4 games.

It's hard to determine what direction this game will lead us as neither side has enough to win the game. But both defenses can't stop conceding, so we can expect the deadlock to be broken at some point in the game.

• Draw in at least One Half at 1.60 Odds
• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.73 Odds
• Both teams to score at 1.75 Odds