Monaco v Montpellier

Sometimes if you want to win, you have to win dirty. That will surely be the game plan for Michel Der Zakarian when his Montpellier side face Monaco.

They get them at a good time of course, with just a few days for Monaco to recover from Champions League exploits, and some heads to get back up after being soundly beaten by Porto 3-0 in their own back yard.

Montpellier come here knowing the size of the task they face though - the bookmakers make Monaco 4/11 shots to win the match, so the visitors will be prepared to batton down the hatches and prepare to ride out a storm. It's something they do well, and only PSG and Caen have a better record at the back that Montpellier's five goals conceeded this season.

All the underlaying shot data suggests its a genuine record, although it does point to bigger concerns at the other end, and it's hard to see Montpellier threatening anything with their own offence. With this game plan, we'd prefer to back the Monaco clean sheet than anything else.

1pt Monaco Clean Sheet at 1/1 (General)

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