PSG v Montpellier

PSG vs Montpellier Preview

PSG will be looking for not only their second win on the trot in this season's Ligue 1 campaign but also a fourth victory in a row following last weekend's season opening comprehensive 4-1 rout of Le Havre away from home, while Montpellier produced a more circumspect start to their new Ligue 1 campaign with a 1-1 draw at home with Strasbourg.

PSG claimed another Ligue 1 title at the end of last season as the Paris based club finished nine points clear of runners-up Monaco and manager Luis Enrique will certainly be keen for his side to dominate this season's domestic top flight campaign once again this term.

The hosts were handed just two defeats throughout the whole of last season's campaign both of which incidentally were dealt out to PSG on home soil at their Parc des Princes following losses at the hands of Nice and Toulouse in 3-2 and 3-1 losses respectively but nevertheless, the French champions also picked up eight wins within their last 14 home games.

The goals market also looks promising as 11 of their last 14 home games in Ligue 1 at their Parc des Princes resulted in both teams scoring.

Montpellier finished last season's Ligue 1 campaign in 12th place which was largely thanks to a solid sequence of results in the run-in, losing just once in their final eight games overall along with picking up four wins in the process.

Their single defeat was at the hands of Monaco in a 2-0 loss at home but victories gained over the likes of Le Havre, Lorient, Reims and Toulouse handed Montpellier a decent finish to last term's efforts.

The bigger picture shows Montpellier have lost just three out of their last 14 matches overall in the French top flight along with collecting six wins, so the visitors are by no means pushovers by any means, while results away from home finished strongly at the end of last season.

Indeed, Montpellier put together a promising looking six-match unbeaten run on the road which included picking up four wins which will give Michel Der Zakarian's side plenty of confidence as they head to the nation's capital for Friday night's encounter at the Parc des Princes.

The goals market also looks promising for Friday night's tussle as no fewer than seven of Montpellier's last 10 outings on the road have also resulted in both teams scoring along with the visitors also scoring in each of their last eight away games as well.

PSG v Montpellier Verdict

PSG have certainly held the upper hand over Montpellier in the straight win markets in previous exchanges as the Paris club have won the last 11 meetings on the trot but the hosts are also sometimes susceptible to conceding as three of the last four encounters have resulted in both teams scoring.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 6.00

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 12.00