AS Monaco vs Montpellier Preview

Defending Champions AS Monaco welcome an impressive Montpellier side in this game after their crushing 0-3 home loss to FC Porto in the Champions League.

Their European form might be undesirable but they have been impressive in the league this season despite losing most of the members of last season’s Ligue 1 winning squad.

They are currently 2nd in the league table, just 1 point behind PSG who spent so much money to rebuild their squad over the summer.

They have been solid in the league when they play at home winning their 3 home league games this season scoring 12 goals and conceding just 3.

They look likely to bounce back with another win in this game.

12^th placed Montpelier became the first team to win a point off, as well as stop PSG from scoring when they held the league leaders to a goalless draw last weekend and they will be looking to get another point off AS Monaco here.

They started their season in very poor form as they lost 3 and won just 1 of their first 5 games but they have managed to collect 4 points from their last two games keeping two clean sheets in the process also.

They will be looking at keeping the likes of Radamel Falcao at bay in this game also.

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

AS Monaco

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Lille		0-4		AS Monaco	Sep 22, 2017	French Ligue 1
W	AS Monaco		3-0		Strasbourg	Sep 16, 2017	French Ligue 1
D	RB Leipzig		1-1		AS Monaco	Sep 13, 2017	UEFA Champions League
L	Nice		4-0		AS Monaco	Sep 9, 2017	French Ligue 1
W	AS Monaco		6-1		Marseille	Aug 27, 2017	French Ligue 1

Montpellier

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
D	Montpellier		0-0		Paris Saint-Germain	Sep 23, 2017	French Ligue 1
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

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES					DATE	COMPETITION
Montpellier		1-2		AS Monaco	Feb 7, 2017	French Ligue 1
AS Monaco		6-2		Montpellier	Oct 21, 2016	French Ligue 1
AS Monaco		2-0		Montpellier	May 14, 2016	French Ligue 1
Montpellier		2-3		AS Monaco	Sep 24, 2015	French Ligue 1
AS Monaco		0-0		Montpellier	Apr 7, 2015	French Ligue 1

Other fixtures taking place this week in France Ligue 1:

France Ligue 1 Table

France Ligue 1 Results