Monaco vs Montpellier Prediction & Match Preview

Monaco vs Montpellier
France – Ligue 1
Date: Friday 14th February 2020
Kick off at 19:45 UK/ 20:45 CET
Venue: Stade Louis II.

Whisper it but Monaco may just have found some form under new coach Robert Moreno, who going into their last game against Amiens there were rumours that Monaco were going to ask Leonardo Jardim back for a 3rd time!

But after Monaco beat Amiens 2-1 that story has cooled off. Whilst it was a good away win for Monaco, one should be reminded that they were heading for defeat and were 1-0 down with just a few minutes left before Ligue 1 top goalscorer Wissam Ben Yedder equalised and Islam Slimani got the injury time winner.

It is easy to forget that Monaco do have very good players when their form has not been so good. This latest win though has moved the club up to 7th place and they are just 5 points from a top 4 finish.

At home Monaco have won 7 of their 12 games but have lost 2 of their last three at Stade Louis II.

Montpellier are in 5th place and have two more points than Monaco so there is the chance that the hosts will overtake them with a win. Montpellier’s last game ended in a 1-0 win over Saint Etienne and they come into this match unbeaten in their last two games.

Away from home Montpellier have had no fun though and have won just once so far this season. Their last away game ended in a 5-0 defeat against PSG and they have lost 5 and drawn 5. Based on away form only the club would be in 16th place.

Monaco vs Montpellier: Head to Head

In the league last season Montpellier won at Stade Louis II, the final result finishing 2-1 but it was their only win here in the 2010s.

The last 3 meetings have seen both teams to score.

Monaco have not beaten Montpellier in the league in the last 5 games.

Monaco vs Montpellier: Prediction

What was interesting in last weekend’s match was Moreno having Cesc Fabregas start from the bench and after the huge impact he made in assisting for the winning goal after only being on the pitch for five minutes surely he will start this game?

Monaco have some really good players and if this game was away from home Montpellier would be the pick here but they club have been really disappointing on the road and this won’t be an easy ground for them to come too.

Having said that we need Monaco to show more passion and hopefully the last-minute win at Amiens has got the team playing well again.

Monaco vs Montpellier: Bet Tips:

• Monaco to beat Montpellier at 1.80 (4/5)

• Anytime goalscorer: Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) at 2.00 (1/1)

• Monaco to score 2+ goals at 1.83 (5/6).