Pre-match information:
Place: Louis II. Monte Carlo.
Date: on the 01st of December, 2018 (Saturday)
Match start: 20:00 (GMT+1)
Tournament: Ligue 1
Monaco
Having won the second victory in the season and the first one from the starting matchday of the championship, Thierry Henry’s football players were beaten in Madrid. 13 football players of French team who continue to be ill were not able to play against Atlético (0:2).
In last round the success in the match with Caen (1:0) was brought by the direct shot of Radamel Falcao. The Colombian didn’t play with Atlético and that is why he started to think about the return to that cast at it nostalgic reflections about the possibility of return to the camp of the Mattress Makers.
Kamil Glik, Djibril Sidibé and Jean-Eudes Aholou who in this season are playing the significant role in matches are still injured.
Montpellier
Michel Der Zakarian’s team pleasantly surprises with the gaming style and the fans even recollect the memoirs connected with the champion season 2011/2012.
After PSG the club from Montbéliard has the most reliable defense in Ligue 1 and this becomes the key to success in most cases. Only 10 goals were missed by team in 14 rounds.
The number of scored goals during away matches is generally low but the truth is that this doesn’t affect the attack of Montpellier — 1.5 balls for the match on average.
In comparison with the rival Montpellier has no injured players. Only Keagan Dolly and Paul Lasne have got traumas.
Head-to- heads Monaco vs Montpellier
Monegasques have never lost in 34 matches in the history of Ligue 1. In 11 matches the draw was gained, the others have brought three points for club from Monte Carlo.
Bookmaker coefficients on the match Monaco vs Montpellier
Monaco to win – odds 2.65;
Draw – odds 3.25;
Montpellier to win – odds 2.85.
Match prediction
Statistics of head-to-head in this case is very serious. But in the present condition Monegasques are hardly capable to fight against one of the leaders of the championship.
We consider that the ability of Paladins to squeeze out the maximum of the minimum moments in away matches will allow them to win over the rival in Monte Carlo.