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Strasbourg vs Montpellier Prediction, 2/5/2023 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 1/31/2023

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Game: Strasbourg vs Montpellier

Date: Sunday, February 5, 2023

Location: Stade de la Meinau in Strasbourg, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Strasbourg (+102) Montpellier (+295)

The Paillade (6-2-12) are traveling to Stade de la Meinau on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Racers (2-9-9). Strasbourg are priced at +102 while the Paillade are at +295. The total has been set at 2.75. The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Matz Sels for Strasbourg and Benjamin Lecomte for Montpellier.

Strasbourg has earned 70 SVs and also are the owners of a save% of 72.6 this season. Their differential on goals is at -11 with the help of 25 goals earned in addition to 36 goals surrendered. On the campaign, the club is sitting with an average of 0.75 points per match (15 points) and they also sit at 17th in soccer with 12 assists. The Racers are 14th in relation to expected goals with 24.1, and the team's expected goals against are 37.0. Strasbourg has tallied 36 yellow cards so far this season and 4 red cards. The Racers have surrendered 36 goals while surrendering 1.80 goals per 90 min, and the other team have a total of 106 SoT on them. They have 1 clean sheet, giving them a rate of 5.0 so far this season.

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Montpellier has amassed 30 goals and the squad's expected goals over the course of the season is sitting at 23.3. The club's goals against/90 minutes is 2.00 in addition to 69 saves, and they have accounted for 4 shut outs. So far this year, Montpellier HSC has a save rate of 67.3 (110 SoTA), and they also sit at 14th in the league with 20 pts. Montpellier has a ranking of 14th in regard to goals against with 40, and their goal differential is coming in at -10. Montpellier HSC has compliled a clean sheet % of 20.0 so far this season and also 42 yellow card warnings. The Paillade come in with an average of 1.0 points per match while sitting with 19 assists and 7 red cards.

The guy who will defend the goal for Strasbourg will be Matz Sels. Sels (115-89-88 record in his career) has recorded 80 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 27.4% shutout percentage. The goalie hailing from Belgium has had 1,192 shots tried against him in 292 starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.27 (372 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .703. Sels has been on the field for 26,280 mins and has accumulated 838 stops in his pro soccer career.

Benjamin Lecomte will reside in front of the goal for Montpellier. He has given up 1.23 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 105-89-94. Lecomte has earned 84 clean sheets while seeing 1,208 shots against him in 25,992 career mins. So far in his career, Lecomte has surrendered 356 goals and has accounted for 854 stops in 288 starts. He has earned a save percentage of .707 and his clean sheet rate is 29.2%.

Kevin Gameiro is one player who can be a difference maker for Strasbourg. Gameiro has been a starter in 336 games in his career and he scores 0.49 goals per 90 minutes. The forward representing France has totaled 168 goals in 30,750 professional minutes. He has accounted for 42 assists while accumulating 10 yellow cards so far in his career.

Montpellier is being led by Teji Savanier, who is a thorn in the side of defenses. The forward from France has accumulated 24,865 mins while scoring 54 goals. He currently averages 0.20 goals per 90 minutes and has started 286 matches so far in his career. He has 88 yellow card cautions thus far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 68 times.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Strasbourg (+102)

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