February 5th features a match where Strasbourg and Montpellier will play a match in Strasbourg in a clash of these two closely matched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 18th placed Strasbourg is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Rennes. Amine Gouiri struck first for Rennes in the 3rd minute, then Amine Gouiri added another in the 21st minute on a feed from Doue At the end of 90 a dissapointed Strasbourg couldn’t manage to score, and Rennes took the shutout win. Strasbourg looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while 14th placed Montpellier is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Paris Saint Germain. Fabián Ruiz scored the first goal for Paris Saint Germain in the 55th minute, then Lionel Messi added another in the 72nd minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
Montpellier and Strasbourg last played eachother at the Stade De La Mosson on the 17th of September. Montpellier won by a score of 2 to 1. Arnaud Nordin struck first for Montpellier in the 17th minute, then Habib Diallo tied it up for Strasbourg in the 85th minute.
Montpellier’s most prolific scorer has been Stephy Mavididi. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Kévin Gameiro has been the most prolific scorer on Strasbourg in his last 5 matches with two goals
Gerzino Nyamsi, Kévin Gameiro, Colin Dagba, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Dimitri Liénard, Lucas Perrin, Eiji Kawashima and Kandil are unavailable to play for Strasbourg, while Theo Sainte Luce, Jordan Ferri, Dimitry Bertaud and are unavailable to play for Romain Pitau’s team.