Montpellier vs RED Star FC 93 Prediction & Betting Tips

Contrasting recent form

RED Star's last seven Ligue 2 outings read four wins, two draws and just one loss, including away wins at Guingamp and Laval plus a home win over Metz. Their only real blemish was a heavy 1-4 home defeat to Reims.

Montpellier: 20 completed matches; RED Star FC 93: 20 completed matches.

Montpellier

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

32

Conceded

21

Difference

+11

RED Star FC 93

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

35

Conceded

31

Difference

+4

Montpellier's form has been more stop-start. Three wins, three draws and a loss in the same span, with the wins coming away at Dunkerque and Nancy but recent results against Reims and Saint Etienne suggesting they've cooled off a little since their brighter early weeks.

RED Star arrive with the stronger momentum of the two, even allowing for Montpellier's home advantage.

Comparative Team Statistics: Montpellier vs RED Star FC 93

A history of stalemates

The two recorded meetings between these sides both finished 1-1, one at each ground. It's a small sample, but it does point to two teams that have found each other tough to break down when they've met.

Draws have been the pattern here, and there's nothing in this history to suggest that changes easily.

A tight top-four battle

RED Star sit second with 14 points from seven games, while Montpellier are fourth on 12 points from the same number of matches. That's just one place and two points between them, with RED Star's goal difference also a shade healthier.

Neither side has pulled clear of the other yet, so this fixture arrives with both still very much in the same conversation near the top of the division.

A win here could open up daylight for one of them near the top of the table.

Key men in form

RED Star's D. Durand leads the scoring charts with four goals in seven appearances, and K. Cabral has added two assists, so their attacking threat has been fairly concentrated in a couple of players.

Montpellier:

Penalty cards:

D. Meddah x 4

RED Star FC 93:

Best scorers:

D. Durand - 4

Best assist providers:

K. Cabral - 2

Penalty cards:

Mahamadou Diawara x 1 x 1

S. Khaoui x 2

Discipline is worth a mention too. Montpellier's D. Meddah has picked up four yellow cards in six games, and RED Star's Mahamadou Diawara has already been sent off once in just two appearances. Neither is confirmed team news for this specific fixture, given it's still some weeks away, but both are patterns worth keeping an eye on.