Montpellier vs Paris Saint-Germain Preview

12^th placed Montpellier face their biggest test this season when they host PSG.

They have started their season in a very inconsistent manner with 2 wins and a draw from their last 6 matches.

The former French champions sold their top attacker Steve Mounie to Huddersfield and they have struggled for goals since.

They have one of the smallest squads in the league which also has very limited quality.

They will be glad to finish inside the top ten this season but they seem powerless to stop this rampaging PSG attack.

Despite trouble brewing between Neymar and Cavani, PSG are still favourites to win the French Ligue 1 this season.

They are currently in top form both in Europe and the local league as they have gone 3 points clear at the top of the league table.

The trio of Kylian Mbappe, Edison Cavani, and Neymar have been lethal and they helped PSG win their last two competitive games by scoring 7 goals and conceding none.

This game offers them another chance to do the damage that they have been signed to do and we think they will deliver in similar fashion here again.

Bookmakers make PSG extremely short priced favourites to win this game away from home (1.16) Montpellier are currently trading at odds of (17.0) to get the job done at home.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Montpellier

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Troyes		0-1		Montpellier	Sep 16, 2017	French Ligue 1
L	Montpellier		0-1		Nantes	Sep 9, 2017	French Ligue 1
L	Dijon FCO		2-1		Montpellier	Aug 26, 2017	French Ligue 1
D	Montpellier		1-1		Strasbourg	Aug 19, 2017	French Ligue 1
L	Toulouse		1-0		Montpellier	Aug 12, 2017	French Ligue 1

 Paris Saint-Germain 

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Paris Saint-Germain		2-0		Lyon	Sep 17, 2017	French Ligue 1
W	Celtic		0-5		Paris Saint-Germain	Sep 12, 2017	UEFA Champions League
W	Metz		1-5		Paris Saint-Germain	Sep 8, 2017	French Ligue 1
W	Paris Saint-Germain		3-0		St Etienne	Aug 25, 2017	French Ligue 1
W	Paris Saint-Germain		6-2		Toulouse	Aug 20, 2017	French Ligue 1

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES					DATE	COMPETITION
Paris Saint-Germain		2-0		Montpellier	Apr 22, 2017	French Ligue 1
Montpellier		3-0		Paris Saint-Germain	Dec 3, 2016	French Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain		0-0		Montpellier	Mar 5, 2016	French Ligue 1
Montpellier		0-1		Paris Saint-Germain	Aug 21, 2015	French Ligue 1
Montpellier		1-2		Paris Saint-Germain	May 16, 2015	French Ligue 1

Other fixtures taking place this week in France Ligue 1:

France Ligue 1 Table

France Ligue 1 Results