In an already crucial match in Le Havre to hope to maintain itself, Montpellier will have to cope without a long list of unavailable players.
When nothing goes, nothing goes. Red lantern in Ligue 1, Montpellier is already playing a good part of its season against Le Havre (17th) this Sunday. After the setbacks against Marseille and Toulouse, Jean-Louis Gasset's men must quickly get back on track.
To travel to the Oceane stadium, La Paillade will have to cope without eleven of its players. Among them, certain executives like the suspended Téji Savanier, Stefan Dzodic excklu against OM who is serving his last match of suspension or the injured defender Christopher Jullien. Added to the long list are Becir Omeragic, Théo Sainte-Luce, Lucas Mincarelli, Kiki Kouyaté, Joris Chotard, Khalil Fayad, Othmane Maamma and Glenn Ngosso all injured.
Freely recruited, Serbian central defender Nikola Maksimovic will be welcome to compensate for injuries, he should start in the center against Le Havre. The 32-year-old played with Hatayspor in Türkiye until last summer, before which he notably wore the colors of Genoa and Napoli.