Friday’s Ligue 1 encounter at the Stade de la Meinau sees 14th-placed (30pts) Strasbourg take on sixth-placed Montpellier (38pts).
La Paillade (W3, D1, L1) last qualified for continental competition back in 2011-12. They are now chasing European qualification hopes once again as they look to pip Nantes to fifth – should Nantes lose to their North-coast counterparts, Amiens. Midfielder Ellyes Skhiri is particularly charged for this game, and recently stated: “Our goal is very clear. We need to secure fifth place.”
Newly-promoted Strasbourg (W2, L3) took a thrashing in their last L1 match and bore the brunt of league-leaders PSG home-form in a 5-2 away defeat. However, Strasbourg’s home record has picked up of late, and they have accrued a decent home record with just four home league losses this season – and even beat PSG 2-1!
In nine of their L1 head-to-head matches, fifteen-goal Strasbourg have won five matchups, whilst ten-goal Montpellier have won two matches, two games were drawn.
With only seven positions separating the teams, a fairly evenly matched game is expected from fans of both sides – but with Strasbourg’s ropey defence letting in 47 goals in 26 matches – can Montpellier pile on the pressure on their European-spot contenders Nantes?
With the goalscoring responsibilities spread across the team, one stand-out Strasbourg performer of-late has been Aholou Jean-Eudes. He has five goals to his name and three assists (in all competitions) and scored a surprise sixth-minute opener at PSG.
Montpellier’s Giovanni Sio has seven goals and three assists this campaign and has scored in his last two games.
In 19 of Strasbourg’s home games, there has been over 1.5 goals in total – 14 of those matches have seen over 2.5 goals in total.
In their last two league games in a row, both teams have scored against their opposition!
In eight Strasbourg wins, seven have come at home.Maybe will be the same again here.
Betting Tips for today: Strasbourg vs Montpellier over 1.5 goals
Odds: 1.50
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