On Sunday Mar 5th, in week 26, Montpellier hosts Angers SCO in a clash of these two mismatched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Montpellier sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Lens. Angelo Fulgini struck first for Lens in the 4th minute, then in the 59th minute, Joris Chotard sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Faitout Maouassa earning Montpellier at least a draw. Montpellier is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while angers SCO sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Olympique Lyonnais. Thiago Mendes struck first for Olympique Lyonnais in the 38th minute, then A. Sarr added another in the 80th minute on a feed from Maxence Caqueret. Angers SCO looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10.
Angers SCO and Montpellier last played eachother at the Stade Raymond Kopa on Sep 11th. Angers SCO was victorious by a score of 2 to 1 in front of just over six thousand spectators. Arnaud Nordin scored the first goal for Montpellier in the 7th minute, but Adrien Hunou got the equalizer for Angers SCO in the 9th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 69th minute on a penalty goal by Sofiane Boufal.
Angers SCO’s top weapon lately has been Abdallah Dipo Sima, who has two goals in the last five matches. Montpellier is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Arnaud Nordin and Wahi each only have 1 goal in their last 5
Michel Der Zakarian’s squad will be without Pedro Mendes, Teji Savanier, Theo Sainte Luce, Stephy Mavididi, Dimitry Bertaud, Wahi and , while Zinédine Ould Khaled is unavailable to play for Abdelaziz Bouhazama’s team.