Guingamp – Montpellier Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (29.11.2017)

Guingamp and Montpellier meet at Stade du Roudourou, in a game for the 15th round of League 1. The record of direct confrontations at this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 5 matches won 3 and drew 2. Indeed, The last time these teams met at this stadium was on 10-24-2017, in a match for the Coupe de la Ligue which ended with a Montpellier victory for (0-2). S. Camara (20 ‘) and C. Ninga (71′) scored the goals of the match for Montpellier. The condition home / away deserves particular attention, because despite this being a match between 15th and 7th of the league table, it is actually a match between the 9th classified in home games and the 7th as a visitor.

Guingamp:

After 4 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses, the home team is currently in the 15 th position, with 15 points won. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Olympique Marseille by (1-0), after in the previous match they have tied (1-1) at home, against Angers. This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they have won 12 points, against only 3 in their away matches. In the last 7 home league matches Guingamp has a record of 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 12 points out of 21 possible.

For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 6 home matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 30 of the last 48 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 14 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 9 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 9 away matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘); He suffered 3 of his 8 goals between the minutes (16’-30 ‘).

The Guingamp comes to this game with a rebuff in Marseille, by 1-0, adding in this way the fifth game in a row without tasting the bitter taste of defeat. The Guingamp presents an uninteresting style of play, with a low block and passes in depth directly for the attack. On an individual level we highlight Mustapha Diallo, this being the best score of the team, with 4 goals scored. Everything indicates that coach Antoine Kombouaré can not count on Petric and Privat, players recovering from injury.

Montpellier:

The away team is currently in the 7 th position of the league, with 20 points won, after 5 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Olympique Lyonnais, by (0-0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Lille, by (3-0). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 12 points, against only 8 in their away matches. In the last 6 away league matches Montpellier has a record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 8 points out of 18 possible.

For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 4 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (3 out of 8 matches). In 14 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 6 times and never got the comeback.

Montpellier comes to this game motivated, as a result of the victory over Lille, 3-0, totaling in this way the third game in a row without tasting the bitter taste of defeat: the goals were scored by Ninga, Sio and Roussillon. The style of play of Montpellier is very different from that of the opponent of this day, since the coach Michel Der Zakarian privileges possession of the ball and organized attacks. The spearhead Giovanni Sio is one of the best markers of Montpellier, with 2 goals scored. Poaty and Sanson are some absences for this game, due to an injury.