Sunday, the 24th day of Ligue 1 continues with this meeting between Montpellier and Saint-Etienne. Montpellier wants to return to the top 4 while Saint-Etienne hopes to move up in the 1st part of the table.
Montpellier vs Saint-Etienne Free Betting Tips
Authors of a very solid month of December and a very consistent start to January, Montpellier notably dominated Amiens (1-2), Caen in the Coupe de France (5-0) and Dijon (2-1 ). But since the elimination suffered against Belfort in the Coupe de France, the Hérault machine seems to have seized up (0-0, 5-4 TAB) since it underwent the law of PSG (5-0) before it could not beat Metz (1-1) Wednesday night at home. However, Michel Der Zakarian’s men remain in a good 5th place, 6 units from the podium.
For its part, AS Saint-Etienne does not succeed. 4th last year with a rather attractive game, the Greens are very disappointing this season despite the arrival on the bench of Claude Puel in the fall. After a period of better following the arrival of the former coach of Nice, the players of Forez fell back into their tracks they chain defeats in the league. After having beaten Nîmes in the Chaudron (2-1), Sainté was very average against Metz (3-1) then against Marseille on Wednesday evening (0-2). Also, they cannot, for the moment, claim to be better than a 15th place.
The staff for Montpellier vs Saint-Etienne
Suspended Wednesday, goalkeeper N ° 2 Bertaud will be available again but it is Rulli who should keep the Hérault cage. On the other hand, the titular central defenders Pedro Mendes and Cozza, the striker replacing Dolly and the reservist Kaïboué are still recovering.
For Sainté, the long-term absentees Monnet-Paquet, Camara and Nordin as well as the promising Benkhedim remain trapped in the infirmary and should not make the trip. In addition, Hamouma and Khazri were injured again and should miss 5 weeks of competition.
The probable compositions for Montpellier vs Saint-Etienne:
Montpellier: Rulli – Le Tallec, Hilton, Congré – Souquet, Ferri, Savanier, Oyongo – Mollet – Laborde, Delort.
Saint-Etienne: Ruffier – Fofana, Saliba, Perrin – Honorat, Cabaye, M’vila, Aholou, Boudebouz – Abi, Bouanga.
Key points for the match Montpellier vs Saint-Etienne
On the outward journey, the two teams had left back to back (0-0).
Montpellier has won 9 of its 12 meetings at the Mosson.
Saint-Etienne remains on 6 defeats in its last 7 Ligue 1 games.
Montpellier vs Saint-Etienne Free Betting Tips
Despite its latest difficulties, Montpellier could wake up on Sunday against a team from Saint-Etienne which seems to have been unresolved for some time in the league.
Betting Tips: Montpellier victory or match and over 1.5 goals
Odds: 1.75
