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Montpellier vs St Etienne Prediction & Betting tips
This is a very important game that will have to be played this Friday by the Montpellier team when this Friday at the opening of the 35th day of Ligue 1, it will be visited by a direct rival for qualifying to the UEFA Europa League, such as Saint-Étienne, in game to be played at the Stade de la Mosson.
Montpellier :
I totally miss what the people led by Michel Der Zakarian experienced in the final stage of the competition, and that is when they opened the possibility of qualifying to the UEFA Europa League finishing in fifth place in Ligue 1, the results do not They have accompanied. Thus they come to lose their last game in their visit to Nice by 1-0 adding not only their second consecutive defeat, but Montpellier has only won one game of their last nine and thus they have moved away from the fifth place, since the distance with Nice at the moment is four points, so this Friday you have to win or win and more against a direct rival such as Saint-Étienne.
Saint-Étienne:
For their part, those led by Jean Louis Gasset have been able to take advantage of their time, so come to beat Troyes 2-1 adding his second consecutive victory and his twelfth game without knowing where seven defeats were triumphs and here we must highlight the tie to a goal against PSG.
These results have allowed Saint-Étienne to climb to the sixth box with 49 points and with that they are only one point away from the fifth place that leads to UEFA competition such as the Europa League, and with four of them remaining, they do not want to leave pass the opportunity.
This Friday’s game is of vital importance for their aspirations to reach a UEFA competition and not only because they face a direct rival but a team with which they have lost their last three direct matches.
Montpellier vs St Etienne head to head matches
20.10.17 L1 St Etienne Montpellier 0 : 1
26.07.17 CF Montpellier St Etienne 1 : 0
19.02.17 L1 Montpellier St Etienne 2 : 1
21.08.16 L1 St Etienne Montpellier 3 : 1
19.03.16 L1 St Etienne Montpellier 3 : 0