Albert
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4d
My Prediction
Montpellier by 3Alright, dust off your calculators and sharpen your pencils because we're diving into a blinder of a matchup today. And no, I'm not substituting the rugby ball for one with angles and arcs. It’s Montpellier going head-to-head with Stade Français in Round 20 and it's shaping up to be the kind of glorious debacle that really stirs the sports' bookies cauldron of intrigue.
Now, the previous encounters between these two giants of French rugby could keep a coffee house full of old-timers arguing as long as the espresso machine holds out. Stade Français has a golden streak, outscoring Montpellier in 4 of the last 5 meetups. I mean, Montpellier must be sick of pink by now, really!
Looking at the recent form, Stade Français have been grasping victories like a half-starved otter on a fish farm, while Montpellier has been struggling like a three-legged Chihuahua on a climbing wall. Although they share the record 8-11 for the season, Montpellier sits just one notch above Stade Français in the standing, at 10th and 11th place respectively.
And, in the latest installment of "Who wants to be a millionaire?" the payouts indicate that someone, somewhere, likely a quiet individual with a calculator and an unhealthy devotion to sports stats, reckons that Montpellier has got the upper hand in this encounter.
I've put all this data into the old noggin', given it a shake, and come out with a pebble of wisdom to share: Expect to see Montpellier pulling out the tricks and maybe, just maybe, turning the table. Don't expect a cricket score, mind, but a narrow victory looks on the cards.
Albert’s Prediction: Montpellier by 3