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Montpellier and Paris Saint Germain meet at the Stade de la Mosson in a match of the 16th round of Ligue 1. The history of direct bouts played at this stadium favors the visiting team, who in the last 4 matches won 2 and drew 2. Last match at this stage, in a match for Ligue 1, on 21-08-2015, Paris Saint Germain only managed to win, by (0-1). B. Matuidi (60 ‘) scored the only goal of the match.
Montpellier
The home team is currently in 14th place with 16 points, after 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, tied at home to Nancy by (0-0). In the last match, lost out to Toulouse by (1-0). For the championship, Montpellier won 12 points in 21 chances, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in their last 7 games at their stadium. The team conceded goals to their opponents in 9 of the last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, as they managed to achieve in 7 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 15 games in the competition, never managed to turn the score in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Montpellier are back at home for the French championship after seeing their unbeaten run of four games, coming to an end in the last round when they went to the home of Toulouse and came out of there 1-0. Before, the team had received Nancy at home and remained only in the scoreless draw. Montpellier have not been making a good championship, having already won seven games without winning. After fifteen rounds, the club has three wins, seven draws and five losses, thus occupying the fourteenth place in the table. For that match, the coach should keep the team at 4-5-1.
Paris Saint Germain
After 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, the visiting team is in 2nd place, having won 35 points. In the last match, Angers won at home (2-0), after the previous match had won out in a game against Lyon, by (1-2). In the last 7 out of the championship, Paris Saint Germain has 5 wins and 2 defeats, having won 15 points out of 21. In his league appearances as a visitor, the most frequent result in the break was 0-0 (3 in 7 matches). Defensive solidity has been one of his strengths as he has conceded only 3 of the last 10 games and his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. This is a team that does not usually feel difficult to open the scoring: it scored the first goal in 12 of the last 15 games for Ligue 1, of those 12 reached the interval in lead in 8 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 11.
Paris Saint Germain takes the field for their 16th match in the French championship, trying to keep their unbeaten record in eight matches as well as clinching their twelfth win in the competition. In the last round, the team received the Angers at home and won by 2×0, thus reaching their fifth consecutive victory. Before, the team had faced Lyon away from home and left the field with the victory by 1×2. After fifteen rounds, the club accumulates eleven wins, two draws and two defeats, thus taking second place in the table. For this match, the coach should keep the team in 4-3-3 or 4-5-1.
Prediction: over 2.5 goals @ 1.87