Montpellier take on the visitors Caen at “Stade de la Mosson” in the starting gameweek of the French Ligue 1 of 2017/2018 season. The match will be played in Montpellier on Saturday, August 5th.
Montpellier gave up at the end of last season, having gained eight defeats in last ten rounds and finishing the last season’s Ligue 1 with five-game losing streak with 1:11 aggregated score. As a result, the team occupied the 15th place in the table with 39 points taken and 48-66 goal difference. This summer Montpellier earned 11.1 million EUR for selling Steve Mounie while signing mainly rented and free players. Michel Der Zakarian’s side got one triumph, two draws and two losses in this summer’s friendlies.
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Just like their upcoming opponents, Caen also won only one single clash out of last 10 encounters and picked up only six points in them at the end of last season. As a result, the team finished in one step to the relegation as the side occupied the 17th position with 37 points earned and 36-65 goal difference. This summer Patrice Garande’s side has conducted five friendly matches resulting in two victories, single draw and two defeats.
The rivals are approximately of the same level and the teams will battle for staying with the Ligue 1 this season. Last season both head-to-heads were won by Montpellier. I believe that the starting fight of the new season in the Ligue 1 will be very active for both sides with at least several goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.0 scored goals.
