Montpellier vs St. Etienne Prediction, 3/16/2025 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 3/11/2025

Game: Montpellier vs St. Etienne

Date: Sunday, March 16, 2025

Location: Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier, France

TV: Sling World Sports

Montpellier (4-3-18) will take on St. Etienne (5-5-15) at Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier, France on Sunday. The Paillade are priced at -150 while Saint-Étienne are at +125. The over/under is set at 3. The expected starting goaltenders will be Benjamin Lecomte for Montpellier and Gautier Larsonneur for St. Etienne.

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Montpellier has earned 88 SVs and hold a SV rate of 59.6% so far this year. This team's difference in goals is currently at -38 with 21 goals notched and 59 goals allowed. For the season, this club is averaging 0.60 pts per match (15 pts) and they also are 91st among European teams with 12 assists. The Paillade are ranked 75th in the matter of expected goals with 28.7, and the squad's xGA are coming in at 48.8. Montpellier has recorded 73 yellow card warnings on the year in addition to 6 red cards. Montpellier HSC has give up 59 goals while relinquishing 2.36 goals per 90 minutes, and their oppositition have 146 shots on target against them. The team hasn't earned a clean sheet this season.

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On the year, the Saints have a save % of 64.4% (160 shots on target against), and they also are ranked 87th in European soccer with 20 points. The Saints are averaging 0.8 pts per match while earning 17 assists and 2 red cards. St. Etienne has tallied 25 goals and this squad's xG on the year is currently at 26.9. The Saints have earned a clean sheet percentage of 12.0% over the course of the season in addition to 50 yellow card warnings. Their goals against per 90 minutes is at 2.28 with 103 saves, and they have accounted for 3 clean sheets. Saint-Étienne has a ranking of 88th when it comes to goals against having 57, and the team's difference in goals is -32.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Montpellier is Benjamin Lecomte. Lecomte has seen the field for a total of 29,450 mins and has earned 984 stops so far in his pro soccer career. His GA/90 is 1.34 (438 total goals given up) and he holds a save % of 69.4%. The goalkeeper hailing from France has had 1,417 shots tried against him in 326 career starting assignments. Lecomte (111-93-123 mark during his soccer career) has totaled 87 clean sheets, which has earned him a 26.6%% shutout percentage.

Gautier Larsonneur will be looking after the goal for Saint-Étienne. During his career, Larsonneur has surrendered 153 goals and has accumulated 307 saves in 87 starting assignments. Larsonneur has accumulated 16 shutouts while defending 461 shots attempted against him in 7,797 minutes in his career. He has earned a save % of 66.6% and his shutout rate is currently 18.5%%. He has allowed 1.77 goals per 90 while earning a record of 22-22-43.

Arnaud Nordin is a man who can make a noticable difference for Montpellier. He has accounted for 19 assists while accumulating 97 points in his pro soccer career. The forward born in France has 39 goals in 13,324 mins. Nordin has been given a starting assignment in 152 contests so far in his career and he scores 0.26 goals per 90 mins.

Saint-Étienne features a difference maker in Zuriko Davitashvili, who opposing coaches will have to gameplan for in this fixture. The midfielder born in Georgia has 9,384 professional minutes while earning 21 goals. He currently averages 0.19 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 114 contests in his career. He has totaled 55 pts so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 13 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Etienne (-150)

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