Montpellier vs St. Etienne (Pick, Prediction, Preview)

Montpellier vs St. Etienne (Pick, Prediction, Preview) Preview

After a European week, Saint Etienne could suffer this Sunday at the Mosson. Unfortunately, the Greens must plunge into the Ligue 1 bath in order not to lose points in their race for European squares.

This week, Saint Etienne was corrected at Old Trafford in front of Manchester United (0-3). The men of Christophe Galtier have to get back on good tracks, especially that in the Championship of France of Ligue 1, they were beaten only once during the last 7 days.

Saint Etienne went up to the top 4 of the Ligue 1, thanks in particular to good performances in front of Lyon (2-0), Toulouse (3-0) or Lorient (4-0).

The only downside during this period was on the lawn of OGC Nice (0-1), one of the contenders for the title of Champion of France. Attention, the Stéphanois have a rather mixed record far from their bases since the beginning of December 2016, a success in Toulouse, a draw in Lille and 3 defeats in Rennes, Lorient and Nice.

Attention, Saint Etienne is in great confidence before Montpellier, because the Greens remain on 8 successes before the Hérault. The situation is therefore not clear for Montpellier, especially since the Hérault have many absentees and above all, they have obtained only two successes during the last 7 days.

Montpellier has recovered the soft belly with his victory in Nancy, 3-0, but at home, the Monégasques remain on a failure against the leader of Ligue 1, AS Monaco (1-2).

This setback at the Mosson in front of the ASM puts an end to a series of 7 games without defeat at home. Bordeaux, PSG, Marseille and SC Bastia were beaten in La Mosson during this period, so it would be logical to bet on a parity score.

If Saint Etienne is going to have to recover from his European trip, Montpellier has several absentees, Ninga, Camara, Jourdren, Marveaux, Congré, Deplagne …, so privilege a parity score.


Prediction: Over 2.25 goals

Odds: 2.25