Montpellier vs Brest Preview & Prediction | 2024-25 French Ligue 1
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Montpellier Herault are badly struggling at the bottom end of the Ligue 1 table as they now welcome the UEFA Champions League high flyers Stade Brest this weekend.
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: Sunday 10th November, 2024 - UK – 4:00pm / US ET – 11:00am / US PT – 8:00am
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Not televised / US – beIN Sports
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Ligue 1 pass / US – beIN Sports
MONTPELLIER PREVIEW: STRUGGLING MONTPELLIER
It was always expected that Montpellier Herault would struggle this season and the 2012 French champions begin this weekend’s round of fixtures sitting rock-bottom in Ligue 1 having already made a managerial change.
Boyhood Montpellier fan and former Ivory Coast boss Jean-Louis Gasset replaced Michel Der Zakarian a couple of weeks ago but they come into this one on the back of a slender 1-0 loss to fellow strugglers Le Havre at Stade Oceane last weekend.
BREST PREVIEW: BRILLIANT BREST
Former Sunderland player Eric Roy led one of the smallest budgets in Ligue 1, Stade Brest, to a third place finish and UEFA Champions League qualification last season. They have been inconsistent in the league but mesmeric on the continent.
Their fairytale on the continent continued in midweek as they defeated Sparta Prague by a goal to nil in the Czech capital. As mentioned, they have been inconsistent domestically with four victories, a draw and five defeats in their opening ten matches of the 2024/25 campaign.
MONTPELLIER TEAM NEWS: SEVERAL ABSENTEES
Montpellier are dealing with a long injury list and they also have a couple of players, Stefan Dzodic and Teji Savanier, missing this weekend through suspension.
PREDICTED XI (3-4-3): Lecomte; Sacko, Maksimovic, Sagnan; Tchato, Ferri, Nzingoula, Sylla; Nordin, Adams, Khazri
UNAVAILABLE: Issoufou (Injured), Dzodic (Suspended), Maamma (Injured), Mincarelli (Injured), Fayad (Injured), Omeragic (Injured), Kouyate (Injured), Fayad (Injured), Chotard (Injured), Sainte-Luce (Injured), Savanier (Suspended)
QUESTIONABLE:
BREST TEAM NEWS: SIMA INJURY
Brest have been dealing with injuries throughout the campaign and now Brighton and Hove Albion loanee Abdallah Sima is missing with a hamstring injury.
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Bizot; Lala, Le Cardinal, Coulibaly, Amavi; Camara, Lees-Melou, Magnetti; Del Castillo, Ajorque, Balde
UNAVAILABLE: Zogbe (Injured), Sima (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
MONTPELLIER VS BREST PREDICTION
Montpellier are desperate at the moment. They lost last weekend to a poor Le Havre side but such has the nature of their start to this season, a low-scoring affair in which they conceded once is actually progress. They face a Brest side that will be buoyant after their midweek travails but potentially fatigued. Brest are favourites for this one against rock-bottom opposition but it is unlikely to be an overly enjoyable match for the neutral.
MONTPELLIER VS BREST TIP: BREST TO WIN & UNDER 3.5 GOALS
