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Saint-Etienne vs Montpellier Prediction, 11/1/2020 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 10/28/2020

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Game: Saint-Etienne vs Montpellier

Date: Sunday, November 1, 2020

Location: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne, France

TV: ESPN2 Caribbean

Odds/Point Spread: Saint-Etienne (+165) Montpellier (+195)

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard is the venue where Denis Bouanga and Saint-Etienne (3-1-4, 13th in Ligue 1) will take on Montpellier (3-2-3, 11th in Ligue 1) on Sunday. The expected starting goaltenders will be Jessy Moulin for Saint-Etienne and Jonas Omlin for Montpellier. Saint-Étienne are at +165 while the Paillade are at +195. The total has been set at 2.25.

Saint-Etienne have tallied 9 goals on the season, which is currently 17th in the league. They have launched 70 shots at their opponents goal with 25 being on target, which is a 35.7% shots on target percentage. Saint-Etienne controls possession for 46.4% of matches while they successfully dribble 58.4% of the time (11th in the league). They have received 2,718 passes from teammates on 3,210 tries this season, which gives them a receiving percentage of 84.7%.

Denis Bouanga is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Saint-Etienne. Bouanga has been a starter in 122 games in his career and he accounts for 0.38 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing France has totaled 46 goals in 10,872 minutes played. He has totaled 15 assists while accumulating 17 yellow card cautions so far in his pro soccer career. Another player who could decide the outcome is Romain Hamouma, the forward who is from France. He has helped a teammate on a goal 46 times so far in his career while scoring 66 total goals. Hamouma has played 22,738 mins during 258 career starts and has been handed 51 yellow cards. He currently averages 0.26 goals per 90 minutes in his career.

The guy defending the goal for Saint-Étienne is Jessy Moulin. Moulin (9-6-12 record in his career) has earned 8 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 30.8% shutout percentage. The goalie from France has had 131 shots tried against him in 26 starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.28 (34 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of .771. Moulin has defended the goal for a total of 2,397 mins and is sitting with 102 stops during his career.

The Paillade have dribbled successfully 64.9% of the time on the campaign while accumulating 13 goals. They hold a receiving percentage of 84.1% and they maintain possession of the ball 41.1% of the time. Montpellier has tallied 2,927 pass targets so far this season (18th in Ligue 1) with 2,461 completed passes. They have connected on 39.8% of their shots on target on 88 shots.

Andy Delort will be counted on for Montpellier. He scores 0.37 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 216 contests so far in his pro soccer career. The forward born in France has been on the pitch for 19,939 minutes while he has scored 82 goals. He has 43 yellow card warnings during his soccer career and has helped on a goal 36 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Gaetan Laborde, the forward representing France. He has totaled 38 goals so far in his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 22 times. Laborde has been handed a total of 13 yellow card warnings in 11,892 mins played (133 career starts). His G/90 average during his career is 0.29.

Jonas Omlin will reside in front of the net for the Paillade. So far in his pro soccer career, Omlin has surrendered 122 goals while he has 261 stops in 118 starts. He has surrendered 1.04 goals per 90 minutes and he has a record of 56-27-35. He sports a save percentage of .706 and his shutout rate is 24.6%. Omlin has 29 clean sheets while he has seen 377 shots tried against him in 10,559 career minutes.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Montpellier (+195) and under 2.25 goals

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