Sunday, Caen moves to Montpellier for a meeting of the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France. Both teams will want to prevail to advance to the 1/8 finals.
Montpellier vs Caen Free Betting Tips
With 30 points won in the first 20 days, Montpellier is in ambush to try to grab a European place at the end of the season. Indeed, the Héraultais are 6th in the classification in Ligue 1 and they have only 3 smaller units less than the 3rd, Rennes. After a delicate month of December, Michel Der Zakarian’s men reacted very well by winning in front of Brest (4-0), against Reims Sainte-Anne in the Coupe de France (0-1) then against Amiens (0-1 ) last weekend.
Opposite, Caen went back down to Ligue 2 last summer after a very delicate last season punctuated by a 19th place. This year, the Normans are struggling to find colors and they only rank 15th in their championship with 21 points and only 4 steps ahead of the red zone. After being beaten at Rodez (2-1) and kept in check by Clermont (0-0), Pascal Dupraz’s men dominated the Breton amateurs of Guichen during the previous round (1-2). But Monday evening, they lost again, in Lorient this time (2-1).
The staff for Montpellier vs Caen
Michel Der Zakarian cannot count on the important defender Pedro Mendès who is stuck in the infirmary with another defender, Cozza and substitute Kaïboué. Against Amiens, it was the attackers Laborde (5 goals) and Delort (7 goals) who made the difference in favor of the Héraultais.
On the Caen side, the titular circles Goncalves, Sankoh and Avounou, and the long-time injured Tell are still missing. In addition, central defender Weber will be suspended after being sent off against Lorient.
The probable compositions for Montpellier – Caen:
Montpellier: Rulli – Le Tallec, Hilton, Congré – Souquet, Savanier, Chotard, Oyongo – Mollet – Laborde, Delort.
Caen: Riou – Yago, Rivierez, Armougom, Mbengue – Demingué, Oniangue, Pi, Zady Sery – Gioacchini, Jeannot.
Montpellier has won 8 of its 10 games played at the Mosson this season.
Free Betting Tips Montpellier vs Caen
Practically unplayable at home, Montpellier seems largely armed to dominate a team of Caen rather weak this year.
Betting Tips: Montpellier
Odds: 1.46
