Monaco vs Montpellier Ligue 1 Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
Monaco have lost only 11.5% of their games against Montpellier in Ligue 1 (6/52), their best rate against any current top-flight side they've faced at least 10 times.
However, 33% of these losses have taken place in their last four games against MHSC (W1 D1 L2), after remaining unbeaten in their previous 32 (W21 D11).
Monaco have lost only two of their last 26 home games against Montpellier in Ligue 1 (W16 DB), in January 1994 (1-2) and December 2018 (1-2).
Monaco have lost two of their last three games in Ligue 1 (W1 ), after losing only one of their previous nine (W5 D3). Montpellier have won none of their last two games in Ligue 1 (D1 L1), after winning their previous three. They have not gone winless in three in a row in the top-flight since December 2019 (3).
Monaco have lost only two of their last 14 home games in Ligue 1 (W10 D2), against Paris (1-4) and Strasbourg (1-3) in January 2020. They are unbeaten in their last six such games (W4 D2). Montpellier have won only one away game in Ligue 1 since the beginning of last season (D6 L9), no other team has won fewer among those in the top-flight in both seasons (level with Dijon).
The MHSC have won only 18% of their points in that spell away from home (9/50), the lowest ratio among teams involved in Ligue 1 in both seasons. 26 different players have played in Ligue 1 with Monaco this season, no other team has more (level with Paris and St Etienne).
Montpellier have scored five goals following a cross in Ligue 1 2020/21, more than any other team. Wissam Ben Vedder has scored three of Monaco's last four goals in Ligue 1. He has 21 goals in the top-flight since the beginning of last season, more than any other player (Kylian Mbappe follows with 20 goals).
Teji Savanier has created 10 chances from set pieces in Ligue 1 2020/21, more than any other player. The Montpellier midfielder is also the player with the most shots from outside the box in the top-flight this season (11).
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