Monaco vs. Montpellier prediction, September 28th, 2024 Ligue 1 football tip, tips and odds

Game: Monaco vs Montpellier

Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024

Location: Stade Louis II in Monaco

TV: Fubo

At the Stade Louis II, Montpellier (1-1-3) will try to beat Monaco (4-1-0) on Saturday. Philipp Kohn for Monaco and Benjamin Lecomte for Montpellier are expected to be in the starting line-up as goalkeepers.

AS Monaco have conceded 2 goals while allowing 0.40 goals per 90 minutes and their opponents have recorded 12 SoTs in the process. They have kept three clean sheets, a rate of 60.0 this year. Monaco has received six yellow cards and one red card this year. The Monégasques are third in expected goals at 10.5 and the team's expected goals against is 3.8. Over the course of the season, the team has accumulated an average of 2.60 points per game (13 points) and is also ranked 2nd in Ligue 1 with 9 assists. The goal difference of this team is 8, as 10 goals have been compiled and 2 goals conceded became. Monaco has a total of 10 SVs and they also have a save rate of 91.7 over the course of the season.

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This season Montpellier HSC has a strike rate of 53.3 (30 shots conceded) and is in 15th place in the league with 4 points. The Paillade averages 0.8 points per game and records 3 assists. Montpellier has scored a total of 5 goals and the team's expected goals so far this year is 5.2. Montpellier HSC received 16 yellow warnings. The club's goals against per 90 minutes is 3.00 with 15 saves. Montpellier is 17th in the goals allowed category with 15 and the goal difference is -10.

The man who will protect the net for Monaco will be Philipp Kohn. Kohn has been on the field for 7,797 minutes and has made 184 stops in his career so far. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 0.83 (72 goals conceded) and his save percentage is 75.1. The goalkeeper from Switzerland has seen 253 shots against him in 86 career starts. Kohn (59-18-9 career record) has kept 38 clean sheets, giving him a clean sheet percentage of 44.2%.

Benjamin Lecomte will be in front of goal for Montpellier. Lecomte has recorded 100 shutouts over his career and has seen 1,458 shot attempts against him in 30,582 minutes. He has posted a save % of 72.4 and his shutout rate is 29.5%. He has conceded 1.26 goals per 90 minutes and has a rating of 122-104-114. During his professional soccer career, Lecomte scored 428 goals and made 1,034 saves in 339 starting appearances.

Folarin Balogun is one of the players who has a chance to score for Monaco. The American-born striker scored 32 goals in 5,901 minutes played. Balogun has started 66 games in his career and scores 0.49 goals per 90 minutes. In his career he has provided 10 assists and 6 yellow cards.

Montpellier plays Akor Adams, who should keep the defense going at night. The striker from Nigeria has played a total of 5,229 professional minutes and scored 34 goals. He averages 0.59 goals per 90 minutes and has started 61 games throughout his career. He has nine yellow cards and an assist five times in his career so far.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's pick: Take Monaco

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