Pau FC vs Montpellier Prediction & Betting Tips (20 March)

With its 38 points on the clock, Pau FC is only in the soft underbelly of the ranking, in 11th position in this Ligue 2. However, nothing is completely lost for this team in the race for the top 5 since it only has 5 points outlay on Reims which brings up the rear, proof that this first part of the ranking is very tight. Less in style in recent weeks, Thierry Debès' men had suffered 3 consecutive defeats against Boulogne 1-2, Troyes 4-3 and Saint-Etienne 0-3 before stopping the bleeding against Bastia 0-0. Finally, last weekend, the Béarnais were finally able to smile again by winning with the smallest score against Clermont 0-1. On the other side of the median, Montpellier has started to seriously believe in its chances of a direct return to the elite.

Last in Ligue 1 last season, the MHSC had difficulty rebounding but has now been performing quite well for several days. If they had been defeated by Rodez 1-0, Zoumana Camara's men were then able to take a point against Reims 0-0 before stringing together 2 very important victories against two poorly ranked ones, Nancy 0-3 and Laval 2-0. These 6 points allowed the Héraultais to move up to 7th place in the ranking, 2 units from the top 5. 

Suspended last week for an accumulation of yellow cards, defender Briançon is now authorized to play but he was injured according to the latest news. To see if he will be back like replacement winger Zuliani who was also suspended last weekend. The starting goalkeeper Raveyre is on the floor.

The important winger Sadik (3 goals, 2 assists), the essential midfielder Touzghar (2 goals, 3 assists), the interesting Omar Sissoko (4 goals) and the winger Versini (9 goals, 2 assists) will all be operational. It was the latter city which scored the only goal of the match against Clermont last week.