Thursday , 2 July 2026

AS Saint-Étienne vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
AS Saint-Étienne
0 – 1
Full Time
Montpellier HSC
Sun 1 Nov 2020 · 12:00 UTC Stade Geoffroy-Guichard HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'
Wahbi Khazri 31' Y
Romain Hamouma 51' Y
Y 63' Gaetan Laborde
Y 68' Keagan Dolly
Adil Aouchiche 72' Y
Y 90' Yun Illok

Overview

Match Preview

AS Saint-Étienne vs Montpellier HSC — Ligue 1 at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.

Match Details

  • Referee Jerome Miguelgorry
  • Referee Stephan Luzi
  • Referee Franck Schneider
  • Referee Christophe Mouysset
  • Referee Pierre Gaillouste

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Nantes 34 24
2 FC Metz 34 17
3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 0
4 Racing Club de Lens 0 0
5 Lille OSC 0 0
6 Olympique Lyonnais 0 0
7 Olympique de Marseille 0 0
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0 0
9 AS Monaco FC 0 0
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0 0
11 Toulouse FC 0 0
12 FC Lorient 0 0
13 Paris FC 0 0
14 Stade Brestois 29 0 0
15 ES Troyes AC 0 0
16 Angers SCO 0 0
17 Le Mans FC 0 0
18 Le Havre AC 0 0
19 AJ Auxerre 0 0
20 OGC Nice 0 0

Head-to-Head

8
3
8
AS Saint-Étienne 19 games · Avg 2.1 goals Montpellier HSC
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-01 AS Saint-Étienne 0–1 Montpellier HSC 2020-02-09 Montpellier HSC 1–0 AS Saint-Étienne 2019-11-24 AS Saint-Étienne 0–0 Montpellier HSC 2019-05-10 AS Saint-Étienne 0–1 Montpellier HSC 2018-08-25 Montpellier HSC 0–0 AS Saint-Étienne

Recent Form

AS Saint-Étienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov Montpellier HSC H 0–1 L
25 Oct FC Metz A 0–2 L
18 Oct OGC Nice H 1–3 L
03 Oct Racing Club de Lens A 0–2 L
26 Sep Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 0–3 L
20 Sep FC Nantes A 2–2 D
Montpellier HSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov AS Saint-Étienne A 1–0 W
25 Oct Stade de Reims H 0–4 L
18 Oct AS Monaco FC A 1–1 D
04 Oct Nimes Olympique H 0–1 L
27 Sep Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 2–2 D
20 Sep Angers SCO H 4–1 W

Key Stats

37% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Stade Geoffroy-Guichard that hosts another battle between AS Saint-Etienne and Montpellier HSC.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Montpellier HSC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 14' A stunning finish from Stephy Mavididi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 19' It looks like no one’s ball. Montpellier HSC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 24' AS Saint-Etienne have won 380 goals from 427 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 29' AS Saint-Etienne started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
  • 31' Wahbi Khazri catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 31.
  • 36' Junior Sambia, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 41' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michel Der Zakarian will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 46' A change in the AS Saint-Etienne ranks — Zaydou Youssouf exits the field as Adil Aouchiche enters on 46.
  • 51' It’s a booking for AS Saint-Etienne player. Romain Hamouma gets a Yellow card.
  • 56' AS Saint-Etienne are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Montpellier HSC backline.
  • 60' AS Saint-Etienne ring the changes. Bilal Benkhedim has done his job and it is now time for Denis Bouanga to step up.
  • 63' The referee calls foul for Gaetan Laborde. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 63' It is a substitution in Montpellier HSC team. Florent Mollet is replaced by Yun Illok on 63 minute.
  • 68' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Keagan Dolly.
  • 69' Joris Chotard has so much to prove this time. He replaces Keagan Dolly on 69 minute.
  • 71' Charles Abi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Wahbi Khazri on 71 minute.
  • 72' Poor challenge from Adil Aouchiche. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Pedro Mendes as he leaves the pitch. Nicolas Cozza steps in for Montpellier HSC.
  • 77' Stephy Mavididi makes way for Petar Skuletic at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Montpellier HSC.
  • 82' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 86' AS Saint-Etienne ring the changes. Gabriel Silva has done his job and it is now time for Rayan Souici to step up.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Yun Illok.
  • AS Saint-Etienne will have plenty to reflect on. Montpellier HSC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

AS Saint-Étienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claude Puel

Montpellier HSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel Der Zakarian

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Romain Hamouma 3
Andy Delort 2
Stephy Mavididi 2
Gaetan Laborde 1
Mathieu Debuchy 1
Valere Germain 1
Sepe Elye Wahi 1
Arnaud Nordin 1

Head to Head

2020-11-01 AS Saint-Étienne 0–1 Montpellier HSC 2020-02-09 Montpellier HSC 1–0 AS Saint-Étienne 2019-11-24 AS Saint-Étienne 0–0 Montpellier HSC 2019-05-10 AS Saint-Étienne 0–1 Montpellier HSC 2018-08-25 Montpellier HSC 0–0 AS Saint-Étienne

AS Saint-Étienne Form

2020-11-01 AS Saint-Étienne 0–1 Montpellier HSC L 2020-10-25 FC Metz 2–0 AS Saint-Étienne L 2020-10-18 AS Saint-Étienne 1–3 OGC Nice L 2020-10-03 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 AS Saint-Étienne L 2020-09-26 AS Saint-Étienne 0–3 Stade Rennais FC 1901 L 2020-09-20 FC Nantes 2–2 AS Saint-Étienne D

Montpellier HSC Form

2020-11-01 AS Saint-Étienne 0–1 Montpellier HSC W 2020-10-25 Montpellier HSC 0–4 Stade de Reims L 2020-10-18 AS Monaco FC 1–1 Montpellier HSC D 2020-10-04 Montpellier HSC 0–1 Nimes Olympique L 2020-09-27 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2–2 Montpellier HSC D 2020-09-20 Montpellier HSC 4–1 Angers SCO W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.83 AS Saint-Étienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Montpellier HSC xG
I would bet for: Montpellier HSC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Étienne26% Draw31% Montpellier HSC43%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.02
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

AS Saint-Étienne or Draw
57%
Draw or Montpellier HSC
74%
AS Saint-Étienne or Montpellier HSC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AS Saint-Étienne17% Draw54% Montpellier HSC29%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.7%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
14%
1 – 0
9.7%
0 – 2
9%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
5.2%
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 3
3.5%
2 – 2
3.3%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
1.5%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Étienne

Handicap AS Saint-Étienne covers Push Montpellier HSC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 16% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 24% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 13% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.