Brest will be bidding to return to the winning ways In the Ligue this Sunday when they travel to Stade de la Mosson for a battle against Montpellier. Kickoffs at 16:00 EAT.
Montpellier is 11th with 41 points in the Ligue 1 table at the moment. They will be looking to maintain the fine form and stay unbeaten in the third successive match on Sunday afternoon when mid-table rivals Brest come to visit Stade de la Mosson. A top-half finish is certainly not out of the question for Montpellier just yet, and it is not mathematically impossible for La Paillade to make a late charge for the top five, but securing a spot in the top 10 is the only realistic goal for Dall’Oglio’s men now.
La Paillade prepare for this encounter in high spirits coming off 0-2 Ligue 1 victory over Bordeaux in their last match. In that game, Montpellier had 41% possession, seven shots with two of them on target and goals scored by Elye Wahi (11′) and Florent Mollet (16′). Bordeaux got 32 shots with 10 of them on target.
Les Pirates have not quite staved off the threat of a relegation dogfight just yet but should not be in any real danger of being dragged into a scrap for top-flight status – currently sitting pretty in 13th spot and 12 points clear of 19th-placed Metz. Only winning one of their last five games in Ligue 1 may lead to a slight sense of apprehension within the Brest fan base, though, and they have only found the back of the net twice in their last five away matches.
In their previous fixture, Brest suffered 1-0 Ligue 1 defeat at the hands of Angers. In that game, Brest managed 50% possession and 17 shots with just two of them on target. Angers got nine shots with three of them on target and a goal by Sofiane Boufal (39′).
Montpellier HSC vs Brest head to head
Montpellier boasts an excellent record playing against Brest in the 21 meetings since 2004 having won 11 times. 11 matches ended in stalemates while Brest will be going for their second win.
- Brest 0-4 Montpellier 11/12/21
- Montpellier 0-0 Brest 16/05/21
- Brest 2-2 Montpellier 20/12/20
- Montpellier 4-0 Brest 21/12/19
- Montpellier 2-1 Brest 04/05/13
Home
- Bordeaux 0-2 Montpellier
- Montpellier 0-0 Nice
- Nantes 2-0 Montpellier
- Montpellier 2-4 Rennes
- Lorient 0-1 Montpellier
Away
- Angers 1-0 Brest
- Brest 1-4 Marseille
- Lens 0-1 Brest
- Brest 0-1 Lorient
- Reims 1-1 Brest
Montpellier team news
The hosts will be without Thibault Tamas, Mamadou Sakho and Pedro Mendes who are all out injured. Nicolas Cozza and Mihailo Ristic are also out on suspension.
Brest team news
The visitors will be without the services of Ronael Pierre-Gabriel and Sebastien Cibois who have been ruled out through injuries.
Prediction and odds
The hosts come into this clash in much higher spirits after keeping back-to-back clean sheets in the previous two rounds while Brest are struggling and are winless in their last two matches.
- Montpellier Win
- Goals under 2.5
- Both teams to score (No)
