Everything on Paris - Montpellier
History, what's at stake and the keys to the match! Take a look at all you need to know ahead of the game in matchday 8 of Ligue 1, between Paris Saint-Germain and Montpellier, this Saturday 25 September at 21:00 at the Parc des Princes.
a bit of history...
This is the 70th official meeting between the two teams, and the Parisians have the advantage with 30 wins, 22 draws and 17 defeats.
At the Parc des Princes in the league, Paris Saint-Germain are on an 11-match unbeaten run against Montpellier (7 wins and 4 draws) since 15 May 2010 (3-1 win for Montpellier).
In Ligue 1, the Parisians have won their last four matches against Montpellier at the Parc des Princes and La Mosson, scoring 15 goals and conceding just two.
Montpellier have scored just one goal in their last nine matches at Parc des Princes in Ligue 1, scored by Florent Mollet in a 5-1 win for the Rouge et Bleu on 20 February 2019, for a total of 25 goals for the Rouge et Bleu players.
23 players have played for both clubs: Christian André, William Ayache, Claude Barrabé, Bruno Carotti, Aliou Cissé, Patrick Colleter, Xavier Gravelaine, Vincent Guérin, Jonathan Ikoné, Thierry Laurey, Jean-Claude Lemoult, Francis Llacer, Patrice Loko, Claude Lowitz, Nicolas Ouédec, Christian Perez, Patrice Py, Laurent Robert, Mamadou Sakho, Stéphane Sessegnon, Benjamin Stambouli, Siaka Tiéné and Daniel Xuereb.
With eight goals scored, Kylian Mbappé is Paris Saint-Germain's top scorer against Montpellier ahead of Angel Di Maria (5 goals), Raí and Pedro Miguel Pauleta (4 goals).
what's at stake...
The Parisians are aiming for 8 consecutive wins in Ligue 1 after wins at Troyes (2-1), Strasbourg (4-2), Brest (4-2), Reims (2-0), Clermont (4-0), Lyon (2-1) and Metz (2-1). Paris Saint-Germain have only once started the league with a run of 8 wins (14 wins in total in 2018-2019).
The Parisian club will also want to continue their great run at the Parc des Princes in Ligue 1, with 6 consecutive wins against Saint-Etienne (3-2), Lens (2-1), Reims (4-0), Strasbourg (4-2), Clermont (4-0) and Lyon (2-1).
the keys to the game...
The Parisian forwards love playing Montpellier (28 goals in the last 8 official matches between the two teams, more than three goals on average per match) and have scored a total of 110 goals in official matches against Montpellier.
Only 14 clubs have done worse against the Parisians: Saint-Etienne (161 goals), Lyon (160 goals), Lens (146 goals), Marseille (145 goals), Nantes and Bordeaux (142 goals), Metz (138 goals), Bastia (134 goals), Lille and Sochaux (127 goals), Monaco (122 goals), Toulouse (119 goals), Nice (118 goals) and Rennes (117 goals).
Angel Di Maria could make history for the Parisian club by playing his 269th official match for the Rouge et Bleu. The Parisian midfielder would then join Javier Pastore as the most capped Argentine player in the Rouge et Bleu shirt.
