Troyes vs Montpellier Betting Tips & Match Predictions

Troyes vs Montpellier Intro

Trouble could lie ahead for both of these teams if they don’t start picking up points quickly. Troyes welcome Montpellier to the Stade de l’Aube hoping for the points that could lift them from the bottom places. A win for the home side would see them make up ground on their opponents, with Montpellier looking for the points to further enhance their claims on a midtable finish. Kick off for this Ligue 1 fixture is on Sunday February 19, 2023 at 2:00 PM. It’s round 24 of the Ligue 1 and Michel Der Zakarian still hasn’t found the proper strategy, since the visiting team are the last in the table, having picked up just 23 points. Fortunately for the hosts, the same can’t be said for Patrick Kisnorbo, whose squad is 16th on 19 points. The Ligue 1 campaign is around the half-way stage. Troyes and Montpellier sit 2 places apart, and are separated by 4 points.

Troyes vs Montpellier Form

The defeat from Reims was another chance missed for Troyes, who are still without a win in five games. Meanwhile, Montpellier have not been in that good of a form in the last five games. They have only picked up 6 points, but beat Brest. Whatever the reasons are for poor showing, Troyes have only won three points at home in last 5 games, Montpellier have played fairly well away from home lately, picking up 7 points in five games.

Troyes vs Montpellier H2H

Montpellier looks to continue its very impressive record in this fixture against Troyes. In 22 games they have won 9 times, with Troyes managing just 6. Montpellier has the advantage of 2 victories in the six most recent meetings with Troyes.

Troyes vs Montpellier Analysis

Troyes’s last match suffer a defeat. Reims was their last opponnent. When the referee blew fulltime, the score was 0-4. With that game now a memory, Patrick Kisnorbo’s men will narrow their focus to this week’s challenge : Montpellier in Ligue 1. Against Reims, Troyes claimed 46% of the ball. In terms of shots on goal, Troyes struck a total of 7 shots in attack while in defence conceding 20 shots. Meanwhile, Montpellier won its previous game. Michel Der Zakarian’s team played Brest. The fulltime scoreline for that match was 3-0. In their match against Brest, Montpellier claimed 44% of the ball. Often punters look to shots on goal as a true guide of how a team performed. For Montpellier, a total of 14 shots were taken in attack with 10 shots conceded in the last game.

Troyes vs Montpellier Odds

Montpellier is the favourite to win this match between Troyes and Montpellier according to the bookmakers.