Strasbourg vs Montpellier Prediction: Strasbourg should be comfortable at home

Its matchday 5 and next up for Strasbourg is a visit from Montpellier at the stade de la Meinau. Both sides have had their fair share of struggle since the beginning of the campaign and each side would want to get a good win in this game.

Strasbourg will need to put their last defeat against Nice behind them and push for a win. They played away from home and conceded 2 goals without scoring any.

While Montpellier stretched their losing streak to 2 games in a row. They lost the last game against LOSC Lille by a single goal and another defeat here will look really bad for the team in the remainder of the season.

Strasbourg won the last game against Montpellier by 2 goals to nil. 

Strasbourg

Strasbourg have struggled in the new campaign, but 2 wins out of 4 might not disappoint them so much especially when there are still plenty of games to play this season. 

They started their campaign with a 2-1 win over Lyon, then they lost 3-0 to AS Monaco in game number 2. They recovered with another win against Toulouse (2-0), but then they fell to another defeat against Nice in their last game.

Nice proved too strong for Strasbourg and their efforts got them a 2-0 win over Strasbourg. The opening goal came late in the first half, from Youcef Atal in the 47th minute and then Terem Moffi doubled their lead in the 75th minute. The game ended that way and Nice won.

In all 4 matches, Strasbourg won 2 and lost 2. They are ranked 9th with 6 points and a goal difference of -2.

Streaks

• Strasbourg has played more than 2.5 goals in 8/10 matches.
• Strasbourg scored first in 5/7 matches.
• Strasbourg had less than 4.5 cards in 10/10 matches.
• Strasbourg had less than 10.5 corners in 8/8 matches.

Montpellier

Montpellier are back struggling with back-to-back defeats in their last 2 matches. The team has won only 1 game this season, losing 2 and drawing 1. They started the campaign with a 2-2 draw against Le Havre, then they won Lyon 4-1. But they failed to build on the win as they lost against Reims and Lille.

Montpellier conceded one goal in their last game against Lille. Yusuf Yazici scored the only goal in just 2 minutes into the first half. Montpellier struggled to get back into the game and ultimately lost by the single goal at the end of full time.

Montpellier are currently 14th on the Ligue 1 table, with 4 points from 4 matches and their goal difference is 0.

Streaks

• Montpellier are without a clean sheet in 11 matches.
• Montpellier have seen more than 2.5 goals scored in ⅚ matches.
• Both teams scored in 6/7 of their matches.
• They conceded first in 8/10 of their matches.
• Less than 4.5 cards were shared in 9/10 of their matches.
• Less than 10.5 corners were played in 5/5 of their matches.

Head to Head

According to head-to-head, Montpellier and Strasbourg have met 20 times in the past. Montpellier won 9 matches, while Strasbourg won 7 and 4 matches ended in a stalemate.

Head to Head Streaks

• Montpellier are without a clean sheet in 3 matches.
• Montpellier scored first in 9/10 matches.
• Montpellier won the first half in 5/7 matches.
• More than 4.5 cards were shown in ⅚ matches.

Expert Betting Tips

• Analysis of Strasbourg shows they have scored 4 goals and conceded 6 goals in the Ligue 1. They scored an average of 1.0 goals per game, with a 15% conversion rate. They created an average of 1.5 chances per game and missed an average of 0.8. They also played an average of 2.3 corners per game. They conceded an average of 1.5 goals per game and they kept 1 clean sheet.
• Analysis of AS Montpellier shows they have scored 7 goals and conceded 7 goals in the Ligue 1. They scored an average of 1.8 goals per game, with a 13% conversion rate. They created an average of 2.5 chances per game and missed an average of 1.3. They also played an average of 4.0 corners per game. They conceded an average of 1.8 goals per game and they kept 0 clean sheets.

• Home Win or Draw and Under 4.5 Goals at 1.63 Odds
• Strasbourg to Score Goal 1 at 1.909 Odds
• Correct Score 2-1 at 9.50 Odds