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Monaco vs Montpellier Prediction, 4/30/2023 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/25/2023

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Game: Monaco vs Montpellier

Date: Sunday, April 30, 2023

Location: Stade Louis II in Monaco

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Monaco (-193) Montpellier (+470)

Monaco (18-7-7) will compete against Montpellier (12-4-16) at Stade Louis II on Sunday. The Paillade are at at +470 while the Monégasques are at -193. The total has been set at 2.5. The starting goalkeepers will be Alexander Nubel for Monaco and Benjamin Lecomte for Montpellier.

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The Monégasques sit at 5th for expected goals having 53.7, and the squad's expected goals against are coming in at 43.5. AS Monaco has surrendered 46 goals while relinquishing 1.44 goals per 90, and the opposition have a total of 154 shots on target on them. Their difference in goals is currently at 20 with 66 goals tallied and 46 goals given up. They have 8 clean sheets, which gives them a percentage of 25.0 this year. Monaco has tallied 111 SVs and also hold a SV percentage of 73.4 on the campaign. Monaco has amassed 53 yellow card warnings over the course of the season and 5 red cards. On the season, this squad has an average of 1.91 pts/match (61 points) and they also have a ranking of 2nd in soccer with 45 assists.

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Montpellier has accumulated 48 goals and their expected goals this year is 40.4. This club's goals against/90 minutes is currently at 1.62 with 111 saves, and they have recorded 9 clean sheets. This season, Montpellier HSC has a save percentage of 71.5 (165 SoTA), and they also sit at 13th in soccer with 40 pts. Montpellier has a rank of 11th concerning goals conceded having 52, and the team's goal differential sits at -4. Montpellier HSC has accounted for a clean sheet percentage of 28.1 over the course of the season and also 60 yellow card warnings. The Paillade hold an average of 1.3 pts per match while compiling 31 assists and 10 red cards.

The guy defending the goal for Monaco is Alexander Nubel. Nubel (50-32-33 mark in his career) has recorded 29 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 25.2% shutout percentage. The goalkeeper from Germany has faced 486 shots tried at him in 115 starts. His GA/90 is 1.37 (157 goals surrendered) and he has earned a save percentage of .718. Nubel has been on the pitch for a total of 10,338 mins and has tallied 349 saves thus far in his career.

Benjamin Lecomte is expected to look after the net for Montpellier. He has conceded 1.22 goals per 90 while earning a mark of 111-91-98. Lecomte has accumulated 89 shutouts while defending 1,263 shots tried against him in 27,072 career minutes. In his career, Lecomte has conceded 368 goals and has tallied 896 stops in 300 starting assignments. He has earned a save % of .709 and his clean sheet rate is 29.7%.

Wissam Ben Yedder is one guy who can make an impact for Monaco. The forward from France has recorded 181 goals scored in 26,772 mins played. Yedder has been given a starting assignment in 311 outings so far in his career and tallies 0.61 G/90. He has totaled 57 assists while accumulating 22 yellow card warnings thus far in his career.

Montpellier features an attacker in Elye Wahi, who the defense is sure to gameplan for in this matchup. He is averaging 0.52 goals per 90 mins and has started 49 games so far in his career. The forward born in France has totaled 4,478 professional minutes while scoring 26 goals. He has accumulated 10 yellow card warnings in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 5 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Monaco (-193)

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