Montpellier vs Monaco Preview: Team News & Prediction

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Montpellier Herault head into the second-half of the 2024/25 Ligue 1 campaign sitting rock-bottom with just two victories and they are already seven points adrift as they prepare to face a Monaco side that have suffered a couple of months of declining form of late.

Kick-off date/time: Friday 17th November, 2025: UK – 6:00pm / US ET – 1:00pm / US PT – 10:00am

How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – beIN Sports

How to watch online: UK – Ligue 1 pass / US – beIN Sports

Montpellier Team News: Couple of suspensions

Montpellier Herault have several injury issues for this weekend as well as a couple of suspension issues, too, as both Kiki Kouyate and Jordan Ferri are unavailable for this one.

As well as those two being sidelined, former Celtic centre-back Christophe Jullien is missing through injury, whilst attacking duo Othmane Maamma and Gabriel Bares are doubts.

Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Lecomte; Issoufou, Omeragic, Sagnan; Tchato, Fayad, Nzingoula, Sylla; Al Tamari, Savanier; Adams

Unavailable: Jullien (Injured), Mincarelli (Injured), Kouyate (Suspended), Maksimovic (Injured), Ferri (Suspended)

Questionable: Bares (Illness), Maamma (Injured), Ndiaye (Injured)

Monaco Team News: Arrival of Biereth

Former Arsenal striker Mike Biereth has joined Monaco for a hefty fee from Austrian Bundesliga champions Sturm Graz this month and could make his Ligue 1 debut this weekend.

They remain without fellow striker United States international Folarin Balogun due to injury, whilst the likes of Aleksandr Golovin and Takumi Minamino are both doubts, too.

Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Kohn; Singo, Kehrer, Salisu; Vanderson, Camara, Zakaria, Ouattara; Bouabre, Ben Seghir; Embolo

Unavailable: Balogun (Injured)

Questionable: Mawissa (Injured), Ilenikhena (Injured), Golovin (Injured), Minamino (Injured), Diatta (Injured)

Montpellier vs Monaco Prediction

Montpellier Herault, despite already sacking one manager Michel Der Zakarian and replacing him with former Ivory Coast boss Jean-Louis Gasset, appear destined for Ligue 2 this season. They sit rock-bottom and come into this one on the back of a 3-1 defeat at home to fellow strugglers Angers last weekend. They now face a Monaco side that were held to a 1-1 draw by Stade de Reims last week before suffering defeat on penalties in the Round of 32 of the Coupe de France to mean that Adi Hutter’s Monegasque have managed just seven victories in their last 19 matches across all competitions. Monaco are still expected to win this one, though, and it may well be good value, too, given their poor form.

Montpellier vs Monaco Tip: Monaco to win