L1 (D11): All you need to know about Monaco
Media365 editorial staff, published on Sunday, October 24, 2021 at 10:30 a.m.
Monaco receives Montpellier Sunday (5:00 pm) as part of the 11th day of Ligue 1. Here is everything you need to know for this meeting.
After three wins in a row, Monaco fell into a shock that was worth dearly against OL last Saturday. The ASM has come down to 10th place and wants to move forward. Montpellier, for its part, relaunched with a victory on the 10th day, and is only one point less than its opponent of the day.
Statistics to know (with Opta)
Montpellier lost 56% of his matches against Monaco in Ligue 1 (30/54), ie its highest ratio against a team encountered more than twice in the top flight.
Monaco has won its 4 meetings against a team ranked outside the Top 10 in Ligue 1 2021/22 (v Troyes, St Etienne, Clermont and Bordeaux). Conversely, ASM has never won against a team ranked among the best 10 before the start of a day in the elite of this season (1, 4 losses).
After its home success against Lens (1-0), Montpellier on the occasion of winning 2 Ligue 1 matches consecutively for the first time since February 2021 (3).
Monaco has won its last 2 meetings at Louis-II in Ligue 1 (3-1 against St Etienne, 3-0 against Bordeaux), but has not done better on its land in the elite since January-February (3 ).
Only St Etienne (1) has collected fewer points on the road than Montpellier in Ligue 1 2021/22 (2 pts – 2 draws, 2 losses).
Monaco have just 31 of their 99 shots in Ligue 1 this season, the lowest total for an elite team.
Monaco starts on average its sequences of play 44.4 meters from his own but in Ligue 1 this season, higher than any other team.
None of Montpellier’s last 36 goals in Ligue 1 has been scored by a player leaving the bench – coplus long current famine with Nantes. He on February 13, 2021 and an achievement by Elye Wahi against Lyon to find a comeback SC but substitute for the MH in the elite.
Wissam Ben Yedder was decisive on 4 of Monaco’s last 5 home goals in Ligue 1 (3 goals, 1 assist). He scored 7 goals against Montpellier in the top flight – doing better than against Nice (12).
Montpellier midfielder Téji Savanier has attempted 18 shots from outside the box in Ligue 1 this season, at least 5 more than any other player.