In this week 23 match on the 5th of February, Saint-Étienne and Montpellier will play a match in Saint-etienne in a Ligue 1 match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Saint-Étienne recorded a 0-1 loss against Bergerac. Escarpit scored the first goal for Bergerac in the 76th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Saint-Étienne couldn’t manage to score, and Bergerac took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while montpellier sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Olympique Marseille. Arkadiusz Milik struck first for Olympique Marseille in the 74th minute, then got the equalizer for Montpellier in the 80th minute on a feed from Mamadou Sakho earning Montpellier a comeback draw. Montpellier is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10.
On Sunday Sep 12th, Montpellier hosted Saint-Étienne in their last match together. Montpellier was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Stephy Mavididi scored the first goal for Montpellier in the 32nd minute, then Valère Germain added another in the 62nd minute on a feed from Stephy Mavididi In the end, Saint-Étienne was frustrated by Montpellier’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Montpellier ended the match with the shutout victory.
Montpellier’s top weapon lately has been Stephy Mavididi, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. Ryad Boudebouz has been the most effective weapon for Saint-Étienne lately. The midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches
Pascal Dupraz’s squad will be without Ryad Boudebouz, Romain Hamouma, Miguel Trauco and Alpha Sissoko, while Montpellier will be without Teji Savanier.