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Montpellier vs Strasbourg Prediction, 8/18/2024 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 8/17/2024

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Game: Montpellier vs Strasbourg

Date: Sunday, August 18, 2024

Location: Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier, France

TV: Sling World Sports

Stade de la Mosson is the site where Strasbourg (10-9-15 last season) will compete against Montpellier (10-12-12 last year) on Sunday. The expected starting goalies will be Benjamin Lecomte for Montpellier and Alaa Bellaarouch for Strasbourg.

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The Paillade have a rank of 10th in relation to xG having 46.0, and the xGA sit at 50.9. Montpellier HSC has allowed 48 goals while giving up 1.41 goals per 90 minutes, and opposing clubs have accumulated 171 SoT on them. The team's differential on goals is currently at -5 with the help of 43 goals tallied and also 48 goals given up. They finished with 10 clean sheets, which had them sitting at a rate of 29.4 during the previous year. Montpellier has tallied 125 SVs and also hold a save rate of 74.3 on the season. Montpellier has compiled 68 yellow card warnings this year and also 4 red cards. This season, the squad holds an average of 1.21 pts per match (41 points) and also are 12th in the league with 26 assists.

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Last year, the Racers had a save percentage of 63.2 (125 SoTA), and had a rank of 13th in Ligue 1 with 39 pts. The Racers held an average of 1.2 points per match while tallying 24 assists and 2 red cards. Strasbourg recorded 38 goals and the team's goals expected over the course of last season was sitting at 41.8. Strasbourg compiled a shut out rate of 14.7 last season as well as 59 yellow cards. The club's goals against per 90 minutes was sitting at 1.47 with 77 saves, and they amassed 5 clean sheets. Strasbourg sat at 14th when it comes to goals surrendered having 50, and the difference in goals sat at -12.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Montpellier will be Benjamin Lecomte. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.24 (415 total goals allowed) and he has a save percentage of 72.8. Lecomte (122-103-111 mark in his professional soccer career) has recorded 100 clean sheets, which gives him a 29.9% clean sheet rate. Lecomte has defended the goal for 30,222 mins and has tallied 1,022 saves in his career. The goalie from France has faced 1,433 shots attempted at him in 335 career starts.

Alaa Bellaarouch will be residing in front of the goal for Strasbourg. In his career, Bellaarouch has conceded 26 goals and has accumulated 37 saves in 15 starts. He has given up 1.73 goals per 90 minutes while earning a mark of 4-2-9. He has a save % of 63.5 and his shutout rate is 13.3%. Bellaarouch has accumulated 2 clean sheets and has defended 63 shots against him in 1,350 career mins.

Akor Adams is one member of the team who can help decide the match for Montpellier. The forward who is from Nigeria has totaled 31 goals in 4,857 mins. Adams has been in the starting lineup in 57 contests during his career and he scores 0.57 goals per 90 mins. He has totaled 5 assists while accumulating 8 yellow cards during his pro soccer career.

Strasbourg features an attacker in Dilane Bakwa, who opposing coaches will have to gameplan for in this fixture. He has totaled 11 yellow card warnings during his soccer career and has assisted on a goal 13 times. The forward who is from France has earned 4,908 mins while scoring 8 goals. He is averaging 0.15 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 57 outings during his soccer career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Strasbourg

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