Montpellier take on the visitors St Etienne at “Stade de la Mosson” in the matchday 35 of the French Ligue 1. The game will be played in Montpellier on Friday, April 27th.
Montpellier actively participate in the tough battle for the fifth position in the Ligue 1 standings which gives a pass to the Eurocups. The recent failures of Rennes made the previous clash between Nice and Montpellier a crucial one as like a draw, like either of the side’s triumph would have thrown Sabri Lamouchis’ team out of top-5. Unfortunately for Rennes as well as for Montpellier Nice celebrated a victory in that fight. And that failure was not a sensational one as “La Paillade” had won only four tackles this year against Toulouse and Angers in front of its fans as well as against Metz and Caen on the road. Among the major reasons of the team’s unconvincing performance were injuries of the key footballers. However, Montpellier still haven’t lost chances to occupy the fifth place as they are only four points behind Nice with the matches against Nantes, Troyes and Rennes ahead which do not belong to the strongest clubs. “La Paillade” deserved three draws against Guingamp 1:1, Lyon 1:1 and Dijon 2:2 together with 1:3 defeat from Bordeaux in the latest home fights.
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Meanwhile, having gained 2:1 triumph over Troyes in the latest battle conducted at their own turf, St Etienne left Montpellier and Rennes behind while Nice are only one point ahead of “Les Verts” at the moment. “Sainte” will face Bordeaux, Monaco and Lille on the finishing line and it seems the upcoming away clash against Montpellier is the easiest of all the matchups. It is worth mentioning that St Etienne have not lost a single game since January including last six tackles conducted on the road, having got two draws against Rennes and Lyon with the same 1:1 scoreline as well as four victories over: Amiens 2:0, Angers 0:1, Nantes 3:0 and Strasbourg 1:0. Across last 15 rounds St Etienne are among the best teams of the Ligue 1 after Paris SG and Marseille.
It is going to be a thrilling fight, however, taking into consideration the rivals’ current form as well as St Etienne’s desire to gain revenge for 0:1 defeat in the first-lap head-to-head at the home stadium last October , the visitors are considered to be the favourites of the Friday tackle..
Prediction for the match: St Etienne to win with 0.0 Asian handicap. Over 3.5 scored goals.
