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Ligue 2 · Matchweek 13

Laval

LAV

Montpellier

MON

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Laval29%
Draw27%
Montpellier43%

Expected goals

1.21 – 1.50

Over 2.5

50%

Both to score

56%

Fair handicap

0.25

Most likely scorelines

  • 1112.2%
  • 0110.4%
  • 129.0%
  • 108.2%
  • 007.6%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

60%Possession65%
44%Territory37%
31%From set plays44%
0.09Chance quality0.10
5.7%Directness5.5%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Laval, 3 for Montpellier. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 24 of 54 matches, not the full season.