Montpellier vs Toulouse Prediction & Betting Tips (29 October)

Despite obvious qualities on paper and some rather encouraging performances, Montpellier nevertheless finds itself in difficulty in the ranking. Indeed, the MHSC occupies 15th place in the ranking with no advance on the red zone. That said, Michel Der Zakarian's players have only lost once in the last 4 days. Victorious over Lorient 0-3, La Paillade was on the verge of winning against Clermont before seeing their match interrupted for a projectile thrown onto the pitch while the score was 4-2 in their favor.

The match should be replayed behind closed doors and Montpellier was punished with 1 penalty point pending a possible appeal. Last weekend, the Héraultais were stopped in their tracks by Nantes at La Beaujoire 2-0.

On the Montpellier side, winger Nordin could have been the only member of this team to miss but Swiss defender Omeragic suffers from the arch of one of his feet and he must forfeit. On the other hand, defender Estève will make his return after being suspended last week. Unsurprisingly, Michel Der Zakarian should renew his confidence in his captain Teji Savanier (3 goals, 3 assists) as well as in Jordanian winger Al-Tamari (3 goals, 1 assist, + 2 goals against Clermont in a match to play again). We will also have to be wary of striker Adams (5 goals) who has acclimatized well to the French championship following his arrival during the summer transfer window. Now a substitute, former international defender Sakho was fired after his altercation with coach Der Zakarian on Tuesday in training. The Toulouse team will travel to La Mosson without the prolific Moroccan striker Aboukhlal (3 goals) who is unlikely to replay this season.

Otherwise, everyone should be operational for this part even if midfielder Ibrahim Cissoko remains uncertain. Among the strong men of this team, we can cite the German midfielder Schmidt, the former Bastiais Magri (3 goals), and the Spanish playmaker Gelabert. Dutch striker Dallinga should also be available, who scored his second goal of the season last weekend against Reims and his team's only goal on Thursday against Liverpool. Not registered in C3, midfielder Spierings will make his return.