Read our prediction for St Etienne vs Montpellier below. This preview was written by a sport journalist who is specialised in betting tips and predictions. Use our betting tips for the match between St Etienne vs Montpellier and you can increase your winnings!
St Etienne vs Montpellier Prediction & Betting tips
The 36th round of the Ligue 1 will be kicked off on Friday evening by the numbers four and five of the Ligue 1, AS Saint-Étienne and Montpellier. The home team is still in the race for a place in the top three, while Montpellier is dependent on AS Saint-Étienne for a place in the top four. Will the home team succeed in securing European football against Montpellier?
AS Saint-Etienne:
AS Saint-Étienne won the fourth competition win in a row in the previous round and is therefore still in the race for a place in the top three. Against AS Monaco, the team of Jean-Louis Gasset was not dangerous in the first half, but in the second half a 1-0 deficit was turned into a 3-1 lead and the Monegasken won 3-2. With three rounds to go, the gap with arch-rival Olympique Lyonnais is just one point and, in addition, both teams have a virtually equal goal balance, giving Les Verts enough perspective for third place.
In home games, ASSE is the most successful team this season after Paris Saint-Germain. At home, only the current numbers one, two and three of the rankings were lost and no fewer than 38 points were taken from the remaining fourteen matches. In addition, les Verts managed to score in the last seven games, so the form is good for the Gasset team. It should be noted that the game of ASSE this season is mainly about the Tunisian midfielder WAhbi Khazri, who this season was already involved in twenty goals (thirteen goals and seven assists), but with one goal in his last twelve league games is the Tunisian especially dangerous with passes at the moment.
Montpellier:
After three consecutive victories in Ligue 1, Montpellier was the favorite in his own home against low-flyer Amiens in the last round of play, but les Héraults were unable to meet the high expectations for their own audience. In terms of field play, both teams were well matched, but as Amiens’ only shot on goal ended behind Benjamin Lecomte, Florent Mollet’s goal in the final phase was only good for one point. With three rounds to go, Montpellier is in fourth place in fourth place, so Les Héraults seems to miss out on European football this season.
While AS Saint-Étienne performs well in home games this season, Montpellier is true in away games. In 17 away games, Michel Der Zakarian’s team managed to win six times, tie five times and suffered five defeats, four of which against a team from the top ten. With at least one goal in ten of the last eleven games, the scoring ability is also good at les Héraults, which means that the team of Der Zakarian is certainly not a chance against ASSE in advance.
St Etienne vs Montpellier head to head matches
25.08.18 L1 Montpellier St Etienne 0 : 0
27.04.18 L1 Montpellier St Etienne 0 : 1
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