Montpellier Herault SC Betting Stats
- Albert Rust
- Bruno Martini
- Geoffrey Jourdren
- Laurent Pionnier
- Laurent Blanc
- Pascal Baills
- Julio Cesar
- Hilton
- Bruno Carotti
- Kader Ferhaoui
- Carlos Valderrama
- Younes Belhanda
- Jean-Claude Lemoult
- Roger Milla
- Olivier Giroud
- Jacky Vergnes
- Victor Montano
Laurent Blanc (84)
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Montpellier Herault SC & History
Community members in Montpellier created an all-sports club called the Stade Olympique Montpelliérain in 1919. Straight away, SOM merged with La Vie au Grand Air du Languedoc, which improved the soccer team a great deal. The first major trophy in the Montpellier team stats comes from 1929. They made a run to the Coupe de France final, and defeated regional rivals FC Sete 2-0.
Montpellier once again reached the final in 1931, but fell 3-0 this time around. In 1932, La Paillade became one of the founding members of the first division of French soccer. In the inaugural season, Montpellier finished fourth.
The club then suffered a rapid descent, as they were relegated in 1936 and heavily in debt by 1937. So, the club was dissolved and later reinstated. In the 1945-46 season, Montpellier won the second division, and returned to the top flight.
In the 1950s and 60s, Montpellier went through a cycle of relegations and promotions. They struggled heavily in the mid-50s, conceding more than 70 goals from 1954 to 1958. Montpellier lost their professional status in 1969 and started playing in the French amateur championship.
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Montpellier Herault SC Team Records
Starting in 1975, Montpellier managed to climb from the fourth division to Ligue 1 in just five years. In 1989, the club was renamed the current Montpellier Herault Sport Club. With players like Laurent Blanc, Eric Cantona, and Carlos Valderrama, Montpellier wrote an important chapter in the their stats in 1990. Ending a 61-year trophy drought, Montpellier won the Coupe de France.
They reached the quarterfinals of the Cup Winners’ Cup the following season, but fell to Manchester United. Then, La Paillade won their first Coupe de la Ligue in 1992. Montpellier regularly played in European competitions during this time, and even won the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup.
Montpellier completely defied the Ligue 1 odds in 2012, and won their first-and-only top-tier league title. Olivier Giroud was the top scorer in the league, with 21 goals. Giroud departed and the team declined, but has retained their Ligue 1 status. From 2018 to 2021, Montpellier managed four straight top-half finishes.
La Paillade have conceded over 60 league goals in each of the last two seasons. Because Montpellier are typically a high-scoring team themselves, betting advice suggests being conscious of team totals in their matches.
