Montpellier vs Bastia Prediction, Betting Tips & Preview

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Taimoor Khan Oct 20, 2015 @ 07:16 am

Struggling Montpellier play host to SC Bastia at Stade de la Mosson this Saturday night with an eye on attaining maximum points from the game.

The hosts are currently battling relegation and are languishing in 18^th place in the league standings with just 5 points to their name at the end of Gameweek 10. Les Pailladins have only won one game this season so far and the pressure is mounting on coach, Rolland Courbis to deliver. Montpellier lifted the Ligue 1 crown few years back but the departure of the most of their star players left them in dismay and with no notable addition to the side over the summer, things are not looking good for them this time around either.

Only Jonas Martin has managed to score more than one goal for Montpellier this season with two goals to his name in all competitions. Other notable players, who should be scoring more goals like Joris Marveaux, Daniel Congre and Ramy Bensebaini, have found the back of the net just once. The hosts need to step up their game in front of goal if they are to improve their league form that has seen them win only a single game the entire season while losing 7. Two of the games have ended in a draw for the hosts this season. Rolland Courbis’ side head into this encounter on the back of a frustrating 0-0 draw against Bordeaux while losing 2-0 against Lille in the game before that.

SC Bastia have fared much better than their Saturday’s opponents this season but their inconsistent form has not pleased the bosses at the club. Les Corse have won three of their 10 games this season and are currently 15^th in the league with 10 points to their name, just two more than Montpellier. This stat makes the encounter a potential six pointer for both sides. Like Montpellier, SC Bastia have also found it tough to score goals this season. None of their players has scored more than 2 goals this season with four of their players scoring 2 goals this entire term.

The visitors are entering this game on the back of a rather disappointing run of form. With just one win and four defeats in their last 5 games, SC Bastia are under immense pressure to get their campaign back on track against a struggling Montpellier side on Saturday. However, Montpellier would not make things easy for them as they are also in dire need of a morale boosting victory.

MONTPELLIER HÉRAULT SC

Stats: W-1 D-2 L-7

Recent Form:DLWLL

SC BASTIA

Stats:W-3 D-1 L-6

Recent Form:LLWLL

Possible Line ups:

MONTPELLIER HÉRAULT SC –PIONNIER, CONGRE, HILTON, REMY, ROUSSILLON, DEPLAGNE, NINGA, MARTIN, LASNE, BOUDEBOUZ, DEZ

SC BASTIA –LECA, SQUILLACI, PEYBERNES, MARANGE, CIONI, FOFANA, DANIC, MOSTEFA, CAHUZAC, AYITE, BRANDAO

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