Montpellier Heraults vs. Harlequins: A Massive Game Against Top Opponents

Harlequins and Montpellier Hérault Rugby have never met in the Heineken Champions Cup, but they have been regular opponents in the EPCR Challenge Cup, and Quins will recall how the most recent of those five meetings in the 2016 final ended.

Montpellier Heraults: LWLWW

This will be Montpellier Hérault Rugby's second match in the Heineken Champions Cup knockout stages. They had previously lost by a score of 22 points against ASM Clermont Auvergne in the 2012/13 quarter-finals (14-36).

Montpellier Hérault Rugby has won six of their past nine Heineken Champions Cup home games against English opponents. Montpellier Hérault Rugby has three of the four players in this season's Heineken Champions Cup who have averaged 20 or more completed tackles per game: Jan Serfontein (20), Paul Willemse (21) and Yacouba Camara (21).

Harlequins: WWWWW

Harlequins have won six of their last ten trips to France, including a come-from-behind victory over Castres earlier this season (20-18).

This will be Harlequins' fifth encounter in the Heineken Champions Cup knockout rounds; they have lost all four of their previous knockout matches, with their biggest defeat coming away to French opponents (10-51 v Stade Toulousain in November 1997)

Despite trailing at halftime in three of their past four Heineken Champions Cup away games, Harlequins have won on three occasions; their last seven away games have all seen them score more points in the second half than the first.

Expert Betting Tips

Montpellier will win with a majority of 5 or more points, bet on Handicap Harlequinn (+4.5) to win.

Both the halves of the game will be won by Montpellier Herault; bet on Half-time/ Full-time W Montpellier Herault to win.

Montpellier will score the first goal; bet on Montpellier to score the first goal to win.

• Handiсap Harlequin (+4.5) 1.8
• Half-time / Full-time W Montpellier Herault W Montpellier Herault 2.04
• Team that scores the first goal Montpelier 1.90