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Montpellier – Saint-Étienne: ASSE still looking for a first success

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After a very hectic end of the transfer window where two of their best players finally left the ship, Montpellier HSC want to show that they remain a top team and look forward to winning this weekend. Opposite, Saint-Étienne has still not won a game and would like to do so as soon as possible. To follow this meeting of League 1, meet on Sunday at 1:00 p.m., at the Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier.

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Montpellier: news and form

While the Montpellier have already played since Andy Delort’s departure, it will be unusual this weekend to see them play without his ex-attacking partner, Gaëtan Laborde. And yes, if we are worried about the Hérault club after these two starts, it is because Gaëtan Laborde and Andy Delort appeared to be the real offensive weapons of this team. As proof, in the first four games of the 2021-2022 season, they were responsible for 5 of the 9 goals scored by the MHSC and it was also Gaëtan Laborde who had scored the only Montpellier goal during the defeat in Lille he two weeks ago.

We will therefore have to quickly get up on the side of Montpellier to show that the team is not based on these two names alone. Indeed, players like Téji Savanier, Florent Mollet or Mamadou Sakho still make up this team. Above all, the leaders of Hérault wanted to compensate for these big losses by signing Valère Germain, an experienced player who has already proven that he is capable of great things in Ligue 1, despite a mixed passage to OM.

So this game against ASSE promises to be very interesting to watch. We can’t wait to see how the MHSC will behave on the offensive side without its duo Laborde – Delort.

Saint-Étienne: topicality and form

On the side of Saint-Étienne, it is not joy. Admittedly, the schedule was not really favorable facing Lorient, Lens, Lille and Marseille, but we expected more than 3 points before the break from this Stéphane team.

Against Marseille, the Greens have not really made the weight and logically lost (3-1). Indeed, while they did not play particularly badly and showed great things offensively, they were too often passed defensively to be able to claim victory.

As a result of the races, after three draws, ASSE conceded their first loss of the season and are in sixteenth place in the standings. Needless to say, a reaction is expected from Saint-Étienne, so why not take him to La Mosson?

Either way, ASSE can count on a great Etienne Green, on the cages, who continues to impress at the start of the season. Saint-Etienne supporters hope that he will show the rest of the team the way forward for the next matches.

Montpellier – Saint-Étienne: stats and key points

• Last May, Saint-Étienne won at La Mosson by a score of 2-1.

• Montpellier has the second best attack in the championship with 9 goals scored.

• On average, the meetings between Montpellier and Saint-Étienne give us 2.2 goals.

• ASSE have scored at least one goal in each of their last ten games.

• Montpellier have conceded at least one goal in their last nine games.

Montpellier – Saint-Étienne: the last 5 matches

	Residence	Score	Outside
05/02/2021	Montpellier	1-2	Saint Etienne
11/01/2020	Saint Etienne	0-1	Montpellier
02/09/2020	Montpellier	1-0	Saint Etienne
24/11/2019	Saint Etienne	0-0	Montpellier
05/10/2019	Saint Etienne	0-1	Montpellier

Montpellier – Saint-Étienne: numbers, injured and absent

Montpellier

The departures of Andy Delort and Gaëtan Laborde should allow Téji Savanier to recover a bit as Olivier Dall’Oglio has given him a more defensive role so far. Either way, the Montpellier manager should continue to prepare his side in 4-2-3-1 by giving more space to Stephy Mavididi and by handing the keys to the attack to Valère Germain.

Regarding the reception of ASSE, however, he will have to do without Junior Sambia and Florent Mollet, both suspended.

• Hanging: Calf, Sambia

Saint Etienne

AS Saint-Étienne will have to compose without Aimen Moueffek for this meeting. The latter broke his arm and is expected to be back on the pitch in November.

Otherwise, all Stéphanois should be available. Claude Puel should thus arrange his team in 4-3-3 as he has been used to doing since the start of the season.

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