Montpellier vs Monaco Prediction, 1/17/2025 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 1/14/2025

Game: Montpellier vs Monaco

Date: Friday, January 17, 2025

Location: Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier, France

TV: Fubo

Montpellier (2-3-12) are welcoming Monaco (9-4-4) at Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier, France on Friday. The Paillade are priced at +110 while the Monégasques are at -130. The over/under comes in at 3. The expected starting goalkeepers will be Benjamin Lecomte for Montpellier and Philipp Kohn for Monaco.

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The Paillade are 72nd for goals expected with 19.3, and the expected goals against are coming in at 34.6. Montpellier HSC has allowed 42 goals while giving up 2.47 goals per 90, and opposing clubs have recorded 93 SoT against them. This team's difference in goals is at -26 by means of 16 goals accumulated and 42 goals relinquished. The team hasn't gotten a clean sheet on the campaign. Montpellier has tallied 53 SVs and also are the owners of a SV rate of 54.8% for the year. Montpellier has recorded 53 yellow card warnings on the season and also 6 red cards. This year, the club sports an average of 0.53 pts/match (9 points) and sit at 91st in European soccer with 9 assists.

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On the campaign, AS Monaco has a save percentage of 69.5% (59 SoT against), and they also rank 23rd among Big 5 teams with 31 pts. The Monégasques are averaging 1.8 points per match while accumulating 22 assists and 3 red cards. Monaco has tallied 28 goals and the squad's expected goals for the season sits at 35.1. AS Monaco has recorded a clean sheet % of 35.3% over the course of the season and also 33 yellow card warnings. The club's goals against per 90 min is at 1.06 in addition to 41 saves, and they have accounted for 6 clean sheets. Monaco ranks 14th for goals conceded with 18, and the squad's goal differential is sitting at 10.

The man protecting the net for Montpellier will be Benjamin Lecomte. Lecomte has seen the pitch for a total of 28,730 minutes and has earned 949 stops so far in his career. Lecomte (109-93-117 record in his career) has recorded 87 clean sheets, which gives him a 27.3%% clean sheet rate. The goalie born in France has faced 1,364 shots tried against him in 318 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.32 (421 goals surrendered) and he holds a save percentage of 69.6%.

Philipp Kohn is expected to look after the goal for Monaco. So far in his career, Kohn has given up 42 goals and has racked up 88 saves in 32 starts. Kohn has earned 9 clean sheets while he has seen 130 shots against him in 2,880 mins throughout his career. He has a save percentage of 67.7% and his clean sheet rate is currently 28.1%%. He has conceded 1.31 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a mark of 17-8-7.

Arnaud Nordin is one man who can create chances for Montpellier. He has 19 assists while earning 97 points during his soccer career. The forward from France has racked up 39 goals scored in 13,323 minutes. Nordin has had a starting assignment in 151 outings in his career while he scores 0.26 goals per 90 mins.

Monaco has an attacker in Eliesse Ben Seghir, who is a thorn in the side of defenses. He currently averages 0.37 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 21 outings during his pro soccer career. The midfielder from Morocco has accumulated 1,660 professional minutes while scoring 8 goals. He has tallied 20 pts so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 4 times.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Montpellier (-130)

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