Monaco vs Montpellier Prediction, 10/24/2021 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/21/2021

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Game: Monaco vs Montpellier

Date: Sunday, October 24, 2021

Location: Stade Louis II in Monaco

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Monaco (-216) Montpellier (+530)

Kevin Volland and Monaco (4-2-4, 10th in Ligue 1) play Montpellier (3-4-3, 13th in Ligue 1) at Stade Louis II on Sunday. The goaltenders protecting the net will be Alexander Nubel for Monaco and Jonas Omlin for Montpellier. The Monégasques are at -216 while the Paillade are at +530. The total is set at 2.75.

Monaco took the field against Lyon in their last game and took a loss by a final of 2-0. In regard to passing, they finished with a 90.1% received passes percentage by completing 354 out of their 393 pass attempts in their last outing. Monaco tried 15 dribbles in this game and were successful in 12 of the tries for a rate of 80.0%.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Monaco finished the game at a 33.3% clip by putting 3 shots on target of 9 total shots. Monaco sports an average of 1.40 g/90 (14 total goals) and are sitting with 11 assists in all competitions this year.

Kevin Volland is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Monaco. Volland has been in the starting lineup in 316 outings so far in his career while scoring 0.37 goals per 90 mins. The forward who is from Germany has totaled 114 goals in 27,510 mins. He has totaled 65 assists while accumulating 53 yellow card cautions thus far in his career.

One more player who could decide who wins is Wissam Ben Yedder, the forward hailing from Spain. He has helped on a goal 48 times during his soccer career while scoring 144 goals. Yedder has played 23,092 minutes in 265 career starts and has been handed a total of 16 yellow card cautions. He scores 0.56 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The man who will protect the net for Monaco will be Alexander Nubel. Nubel (16-18-21 mark in his career) has tallied 11 clean sheets, which has earned him a 20.0% clean sheet rate. The goalie from Germany has seen 227 shots sent his way in 55 starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.53 (84 goals allowed) and he has a save % of 67.0%. Nubel has seen the pitch for 4,938 minutes and has accumulated 152 saves thus far in his career.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Montpellier took home the win by a final score of 1-0 against Lens. Montpellier earned a 77.8% successful dribble rate by connecting on 14 of the 18 dribbles they pursued. They wrapped up this outing by connecting on 353 of the 447 passes they attempted earning a rate of 79.0%. Montpellier connected on 6 shots on goal out of the team's 15 shots attempted which had them at a 40.0% rate when they last took the field. Having earned a total of 16 goals and 11 assists in all their contests, Montpellier averages 1.60 goals and 1.10 assists per 90 min.

Stephy Mavididi will be counted on for Montpellier. The forward representing England has 5,385 professional minutes and he has scored 19 goals. He has totaled 4 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 3 times. He sports an average of 0.32 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 59 outings during his career. Be sure to watch out for Teji Savanier, the forward who is from France. Savanier has been given a total of 78 yellow cards in 21,783 mins played (250 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average so far in his career is 0.17. He has earned 41 goals in his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 64 different times.

Jonas Omlin will look after the goal for Montpellier. During his professional soccer career, Omlin has surrendered 168 goals and has tallied 360 stops in 146 starts. He has surrendered 1.16 goals per 90 mins while earning a record of 64-38-44. He is the owner of a save percentage of 71.0% and his clean sheet rate is currently 21.9%. Omlin has totaled 32 shutouts and defended 513 shots against him in 13,007 career minutes.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Montpellier (+530)

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