Montpellier vs Saint-Etienne Prediction, 9/12/2021 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

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Game: Montpellier vs Saint-Etienne

Date: Sunday, September 12, 2021

Location: Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Montpellier (+152) Saint-Etienne (+167)

Teji Savanier and Montpellier (1-1-2, 11th in Ligue 1) play Saint-Etienne (0-3-1, 16th in Ligue 1) at Stade de la Mosson on Sunday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Jonas Omlin for Montpellier and Etienne Green for Saint-Etienne. The Paillade are at +152 while Saint-Étienne are at +167. The total is set at 2.75.

Montpellier played Lille in their last game and ended up losing by a score of 2-1. In regard to passing, they earned a 85.7% received passes rate by completing 353 of the 412 passing attempts in their last game. Montpellier tried 18 dribbles in this contest and were able to convert 12 of those tries for a percentage of 66.7%.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Montpellier finished at a 33.3% rate by putting 2 shots on target out of 6 total shots. Montpellier averages 2.00 goals per 90 (8 goals in total) and have 4 assists in all matches for the season.

Teji Savanier is a player who should be able to impact this game for Montpellier. Savanier has been a starter in 244 outings during his soccer career while he scores 0.17 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing France has tallied 40 goals in 21,251 mins. He has 61 assists while earning 77 yellow card warnings so far in his career.

Someone else who should impact this match is Stephy Mavididi, the forward representing England. He has helped a teammate on a goal 1 times so far in his pro soccer career and he has scored 17 total goals. Mavididi has been on the field for 4,869 minutes in 53 career starting assignments and has been handed a total of 4 yellow card cautions. He is averaging 0.31 G/90 so far in his pro soccer career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Montpellier will be Jonas Omlin. Omlin (63-35-43 record in his career) has 31 shutouts, which gives him a 22.0% shutout percentage. The keeper born in Switzerland has had 490 shots attempted at him in 141 starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.15 (161 goals surrendered) and he holds a save % of 71.0%. Omlin has been on the field for a total of 12,557 minutes and has accumulated 344 saves so far in his pro soccer career.

When they last played, Saint-Etienne went home defeated by a final of 3-1 against Marseille. They finished this game by completing 310 out of their 359 attempted passes for a percentage of 86.4%. Saint-Etienne finished the match with a 41.2% successful dribble rate by converting 7 of the 17 dribbles they attempted. Saint-Etienne landed 7 shots on target out of their 12 shots attempted giving them a 58.3% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having a total of 5 goals and 3 assists for all their games, Saint-Etienne sports an average of 1.25 goals and 0.75 assists per 90 min.

Denis Bouanga should provide solid play for Saint-Etienne. The forward born in France has been on the field for 13,307 minutes while scoring 52 goals. He has accumulated 24 yellow card warnings in his career and has helped on a goal 19 times. He has an average of 0.35 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 149 games thus far in his career. Be sure to watch out for Mahdi Camara, the midfielder representing France. He has scored 3 goals in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 2 times. Camara has been handed a total of 7 yellow cards in 4,555 mins played (51 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average during his pro soccer career is 0.06.

Etienne Green will reside in front of the net for Saint-Etienne. Green has racked up 3 shutouts while seeing 45 shots against him in 1,080 career mins. He has a save percentage of 71.1% and his clean sheet rate sits at 25.0%. He has allowed 1.25 goals per 90 while earning a record of 4-4-4. In his career, Green has allowed 15 goals and has totaled 32 stops in 12 starts.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Saint-Etienne (+167) and under the total goals

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