Wissam Ben Yedder netted his 16th goal of the term in the 2-1 victory against Amiens, and he will be Monaco’s player to watch.
As for the guests, La Paillade struggled for a 1-0 victory against Saint-Etienne. With that win, the team finished their three-game winless run in all competitions. Salomon Sambia will miss the Monaco game through his suspension.
Match Prediction
Monaco are eager to complete a run of three victories in a row in L1 for the first time since the 2017/18 season. Monaco’s home games in this term have seen a league-high average of 4.0 goals per-match. They will be looking to achieve an impressive home record against Montpellier. They have kept only one clean sheet on the road in L1 this season.
Fans are expecting a lively start here, as Montpellier have conceded the opener within 15mins in 75% (3) of their last four road trips in the top-flight.
Stat attack and Players to watch
Monaco: Monaco forward Wissam Ben Yedder leads the L1 scoring charts with his 16 goals. Eight of these he has netted in the opening half-hour.
Montpellier: Florent Mollet has so far netted six L1 goals for Montpellier in this season. Four of these goals arrived after the break.
Montpellier have finished three L1 away matches in a draw. In these games, they were leading at half-time. On the other hand, Monaco have maintained a first-half clean sheet in five of the six latest L1 H2Hs.