Dunkerque vs Montpellier Prediction & Betting Tips (18 October)

4th in the last exercise and finalist in the play-offs where they were beaten at the end of the suspense by Metz, this Dunkirk team logically has more difficulty doing well this year in this championship. It must be said that the USLD lost many executives during the transfer window as well as its coach, Luis Castro, who left for Nantes. Now with the Spaniard Albert Sanchez at the helm, the Maritimes have not managed to catch on to the lead teams but they have still shown good progress in the game over the last few days. Poorly paid against Guingamp, defeated 2-1, the Northerners then crushed Amiens 6-2 before going for a point on the Bastia field despite being outnumbered 0-0. With 10 points, Dunkerque is in 10th place in the ranking.

Montpellier, for its part, cannot be satisfied with its situation after these first 9 days. Far from being able to support the best teams in this championship, the MHSC is struggling to raise its head after a last terrible exercise concluded with the last place in Ligue 1. And for good reason, Zoumana Camara's men have shown far too much inconsistency for several weeks with rare successes obtained against Bastia 2-0 and Laval 0-1 but also with setbacks suffered against Guingamp 1-0, Boulogne 1-3 and finally Saint-Etienne 0-2 just before the international break. With 11 points on the clock, La Paillade is already 9 points behind on the podium.

On the Dunkirk side, the starting goalkeeper Lavin and the young replacement Massock will have to remain in the hands of the medical staff this weekend. The lively Yassine (1 goal, 2 assists) should be a little fair, he who had gone to play the U20 World Cup with Morocco while the center forward Robinet will be suspended after being sent off against Bastia. Finally, Linguet does not seem to fit into his coach's plans and he could remain sidelined.

Conversely, the Sekongo midfielders (3 goals, 2 assists) and especially Bardelli (4 goals, 2 assists) are very present. Same thing for winger Essimi (3 goals) and midfielder Sylvestre (3 assists).