Friday, October 20, 2006

FRANCE LIGUE 2


I have written a little in recent weeks about strong home side Niort, who have not lost at the Rene-Gaillard Stadium for 18 months.

Tonight they host defensively minded Montpellier, who will come for the point and have scored only 16 goals in their last 25 "road "games.

We can play Niort on the level ball handicap and that looks too good to pass.

On numerous occasions I have referred to the moves made in France, to make the domestic football more entertaining, especially the televised matches. Tonight, Le Havre-Reims is the offering available to French viewers.

The visitors will have one eye on their midweek cup match with Monaco, which is being eagerly anticipated.They are without several players tonight and it can be expected that a few more will have one eye on the cup tie. Le havre's total of 15 goals scored and 23 in total, in all home games is easily the division's highest. The "over" 2 goals looks a very nice option.

Victory for Grenoble could take them into the promotion places and opponents, Gueugnon, look to have "lower mid table" written all over them, as in every other season in living memory. You
can almost bank on them finishing 9th-16th and this year looks no different.

Grenoble have dropped only 2 points at the Lesdiguieres Stadium this season and hold a 4-2-0 record in h2h meetings.

Gueugnon's limitations were shown in a 6-1 hammering at Le Havre 2 rounds ago and whilst something similar is unlikely tonight, the home team should have enough about them to collect the points.

4 points Niort level ball asian line 1.72
4 points Le havre-Reims over 2 goals asian line 1.76
3 points Grenoble -3/4 ball asian line 1.83

Good Luck.

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