AS Monaco vs Montpellier (Pick, Prediction, Preview)

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AS Monaco and Montpellier will meet Friday, October 21, in a match counting for the 10th round of Ligue 1.

AS Monaco FC (3rd)

Monegascii fell one place in the rankings due to the defeat in the last round on the ground in Toulouse (1-3). That failure was only the second this season, Leonardo Jardim’s band with a debut Lasante with excellent results, both in the domestic race and in the Champions League. The team from the principality accounted for six wins, one draw and two defeats in the first nine stages of the French first league football.

After an affair three games played on foreign land, the AS is back in front of their fans on “Stade Louis II” arena where they are unbeaten in their previous nine dispute official managed to point out at least twice in eight of them. Moreover, Monaco impresses primarily due to offensive force, having the best attack in Ligue 1 at the moment (23 goals, 4 more than PSG, ranked second in the ranking) and a general average of over 2 0.

The result of the “Municipal Stadium” the last round makes Friday’s game to be treated with the utmost seriousness and is expected Germain & co. to make every effort possible to get a very important success in order to fight with Nice and PSG.

Montpellier HSC (15th place)

The team coached by Frederic Hantz undergoing a not too good, and managed to get just one win in eight previous rounds. The big problems facing the grouping of southern France are on the defensive, it received no less than 11 goals in the last four rounds. However, the situation was calmer than enthusiastic after winning last week (3-2 vs. Caen at home) obtained outnumbered (the winning goal was scored after Montpellier remained in 10 of his removal because Mounier).

Moving Friday announcing extremely difficult, not only because feeble defense that has Hantz will have to face the most prolific attack in Ligue 1. At this antithesis adds weak parties and figures on foreign land: even a victory in the current season (two defeats and two draws).

Direct meetings

It is hard to find in football a statistics of direct confrontation to be more unbalanced. AS Monaco categorically dominate duels with Montpellier, starting point / points in the last 21 games!

Probable

Dirar and Toure are injured and will not perform in camp hosts, while Moutinho is uncertain accused by physical problems in the move from CSKA Moscow for the Champions League game.

Guests can count on the suspended Mounier and accidentatii Ning and the Congress.
AS Monaco: Subasic – Mendy, Jemerson, Glika, Sidibe – Lemar, Fabinho, Bakayoko, Silva – Carrillo, Germain
Montpellier: Jourdren – Borre, Hilton, Remy, Roussillon – Shkiri, Sylla – Sessegnon, Boudebouz, Sanson – Camara