WHAT’S the best bet on the European coupon this weekend? Mark O’Haire (@MarkOHaire) believes it comes from France’s Ligue 1.
Montpellier v Lille | Saturday 19.00
Montpellier are now seven games unbeaten (W4-D3-L0) in France’s top tier following last weekend’s 0-0 draw away to Lorient. Boss Rolland Courbis was fiercely critical of the synthetic surface at the Stade du Moustoir and so his team will relish a return to home comforts on Saturday night.
La Paillade will be looking to extend their unbeaten streak at La Mosson, their home ground that has seen Courbis’ charges collect 15 points from the last 18 available. It’s a run of form that has seen MHSC move to within four points of the likes of Monaco and St Etienne in fourth and fifth.
Opponents Lille arrive on the back of a rotten run, having W3-D4-L8 in their last 15 Ligue 1 games. On the road, the northerners record looks even bleaker with only three points garnered from a winless streak of 10. Rene Girard’s team earned a draw at Nantes last weekend but Les Dogues were under the cosh for the majority of that match.
Montpellier are available to back at 5/4 with BetVictor and that looks more than fair. When hosting teams in ninth and below, La Paillade return an impressive W6-D1-L0 record whilst Lille have W0-D2-L6 of their eight games away to teams above them in the standings, failing to score in five.
What’s more, the visitors are averaging just 2.27 shots-on-target in their road games so it’s no surprise they’ve managed just five goals in 11 games away from their Stade Pierre-Mauroy base.
Best Bets
Montpellier v Lille – Montpellier to win (5/4 BetVictor)
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2 Comments
Souns good. I’ll double this with Albion rovers
Appreciate the faith, Matt. Worth noting Jonas Martin, one of Montpellier’s key players is now out with a shoulder injury but I’m still happy enough with the price and bet.