Strasbourg vs Montpellier

Téji Savanier has scored his 41st Ligue 1 goal for Montpellier, becoming the club's only third top scorer in the top-flight behind Souleymane Camara (52) and Laurent Blanc (47). Today marked the midfielder's 150th match in all competitions for MHSC.

Ten of Strasbourg's 11 starters today against Montpellier were under 23 years old. Since Opta collects this data (1947/48), RCSA are the first team to field ten players aged under 23 at the start of an L1 match.

Montpellier are unbeaten in their last three opening games of a Ligue 1 season (W1 D2), after having lost six of their previous eight (W2).

Both matches between Montpellier and Strasbourg last season in Ligue 1 ended 2-2, whilst both of their prior two MD1 matches in the French top-flight have also finished in stalemate – in 1995-96 (2-2) and 1997-98 (1-1).

Montpellier have scored in 18 of their 19 Ligue 1 home games against Strasbourg (30 goals scored in total), failing to find the back of the net in only the very first match between the two sides in March 1982 (0-0).

After beating Lyon to start their 2023-24 campaign, Strasbourg are looking to win during MD1 of successive Ligue 1 season for the first time since 1977-1979.

Montpellier have lost just one of their last eight Ligue 1 matches (W4 D3) and have scored in 14 of their last 15 overall, the only exception for both coming during their 0-2 defeat to Monaco in May.

Strasbourg have lost each of their last three Ligue 1 away games but haven't lost four in a row since February-September 2020 (4).