AS Saint-Etienne vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 2 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 2 · 2026-27

AS Saint-Etienne

3 – 1

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Montpellier HSC

Sat 5 Sep 2026 · 18:00 UTC Geoffroy Guichard HT 45' · FT 45'

Maxime Bernauer 41' 1–0

1–1 45+6' Daylam Meddah

Augustine Boakye 49' 2–1

Joshua Duffus 71' 3–1

Augustine Boakye 45' Y

Y 59' Naoufel El Hannach

Y 67' Daylam Meddah

Overview

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AS Saint-Etienne vs Montpellier HSC — Ligue 2 at Geoffroy Guichard.

AS Saint-Etienne 5 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Montpellier HSC 6 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ahmed Taleb
Assistant 1 Loris Leporati (France)
Assistant 2 Elodie Coppola (France)

3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 17.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AS Saint-Etienne	5	15
2	Stade de Reims	6	12
3	Montpellier HSC	6	11
4	FC Annecy	5	10
5	FC Metz	5	9
6	Red Star FC	5	8
7	AS Nancy-Lorraine	6	7
8	Rodez Aveyron Football	6	7
9	Grenoble Foot 38	6	7
10	Dijon Football Cote d'Or	6	6
11	FC Sochaux-Montbeliard	5	6
12	USL Dunkerque	5	5
13	En Avant Guingamp	5	5
14	US Boulogne Cote d'Opale	6	5
15	Pau FC	6	5
16	Clermont Foot 63	6	5
17	FC Nantes	5	4
18	Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC	6	4

Head-to-Head

AS Saint-Etienne 20 games · Avg 2.2 goals Montpellier HSC

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-05 AS Saint-Etienne 3–1 Montpellier HSC 2026-02-07 AS Saint-Etienne 1–0 Montpellier HSC 2025-10-04 Montpellier HSC 0–2 AS Saint-Etienne 2024-11-23 AS Saint-Etienne 1–0 Montpellier HSC 2022-02-05 AS Saint-Etienne 3–1 Montpellier HSC

Recent Form

AS Saint-Etienne

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	Montpellier HSC	H	3–1	W
31 Aug	Dijon Football Cote d'Or	A	3–2	W
22 Aug	Grenoble Foot 38	H	4–0	W
14 Aug	Clermont Foot 63	H	3–1	W
08 Aug	FC Sochaux-Montbeliard	A	3–0	W
09 May	Amiens SC	H	5–0	W

Montpellier HSC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	AS Saint-Etienne	A	1–3	L
28 Aug	US Boulogne Cote d'Opale	H	0–0	D
21 Aug	USL Dunkerque	A	1–0	W
14 Aug	AS Nancy-Lorraine	A	1–0	W
08 Aug	Dijon Football Cote d'Or	H	1–1	D
09 May	Red Star FC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

AS Saint-Etienne		Montpellier HSC
#1	Position	#3
15	Points	11
5	Played	6
5 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	3 / 2 / 1
16	Scored	5
4	Conceded	4
+12	GD	+1
3.00	PPG	1.83
100%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Etienne this season

67% Clean Sheets
Montpellier HSC this season

AS Saint-Etienne are 1st (15 pts). Montpellier HSC are 3rd (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AS Saint-Etienne

0-15

1/–

16-30

5/–

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/–

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Montpellier HSC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

2/1

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AS Saint-Etienne

Irvin Cardona	4 G	3 A
Thierno Ballo	4 G	2 A
Augustine Boakye	2 G	2 A
Jakob Breum	2 G	2 A
Zuriko Davitashvili	1 G	1 A

Montpellier HSC

Yael Mouanga	1 G
Yanis Issoufou	1 G
Nicolas Pays	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: AS Saint-Etienne gets underway.
5' Montpellier HSC have won 383 goals from 422 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Zoumana Camara will be considering his options from the bench.
15' The 25-year-old Zuriko Davitashvili has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
20' AS Saint-Etienne currently sit 1 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. AS Saint-Etienne must find a spark to ignite this game.
30' 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.
35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nordan Mukiele made 424 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
41' Against the run of play, Maxime Bernauer has scored! This game has turned on its head.
45' Augustine Boakye catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
49' GOAL! Augustine Boakye scores on 49. Assisted by Tamar Svetlin
51' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Daylam Meddah makes no mistake. 2-1!
56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Montpellier HSC that had 422 games and scored 383 goals.
58' The crowd applauds Maxime Bernauer as he leaves the pitch. Ben Old steps in for AS Saint-Etienne.
59' Naoufel El Hannach has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 59.
64' Joshua Duffus gets the nod from AS Saint-Etienne. He replaces Thierno Ballo and will look to change the dynamic.
65' Mahmoud Jaber has so much to prove this time. He replaces Zuriko Davitashvili on 65 minute.
67' Daylam Meddah is having his name booked by the referee on 67.
70' The Montpellier HSC bench stirs into life. Hichem Abderrebi is withdrawn and Jeremy Hatchi gets his opportunity.
71' Theo Chennahi gets the nod from Montpellier HSC. He replaces Naoufel El Hannach and will look to change the dynamic.
71' Joshua Duffus makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and AS Saint-Etienne are in front.
76' It is a substitution in AS Saint-Etienne team. Augustine Boakye is replaced by Jakob Breum on 76 minute.
77' Fresh legs for AS Saint-Etienne! Joao Ferreira comes on to replace Kevin Pedro.
79' Gregory Ayem is replacing Daylam Meddah for the Montpellier HSC side.
84' Time for substitution for Montpellier HSC. Nicolas Pays is replaced by Noah Vidal Cartoux.
89' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

AS Saint-Etienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ian Cathro

Montpellier HSC Lineups

Starting XI

15
Julien Laporte
5
Florian Tardieu
17
Theo Sainte-Luce
31
Simon Ngapandouetnbu
27
Daylam Meddah ↓ Gregory Ayem 79'
6
Yael Mouanga
3
Naoufel El Hannach ↓ Theo Chennahi 71'
18
Nicolas Pays ↓ Noah Vidal Cartoux 84'
19
Nordan Mukiele
9
Lacine Megnan-Pave ↓ Mamadou Camara 79'
32
Hichem Abderrebi ↓ Jeremy Hatchi 70'

Bench

Coach Zoumana Camara

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Romain Hamouma	3
Andy Delort	2
Stephy Mavididi	2
Arnaud Nordin	1
Wahbi Khazri	1
Benjamin Bouchouari	1
Daylam Meddah	1
Gaetan Laborde	1

Head to Head

AS Saint-Etienne Form

2026-09-05 AS Saint-Etienne 3–1 Montpellier HSC W 2026-08-31 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2–3 AS Saint-Etienne W 2026-08-22 AS Saint-Etienne 4–0 Grenoble Foot 38 W 2026-08-14 AS Saint-Etienne 3–1 Clermont Foot 63 W 2026-08-08 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0–3 AS Saint-Etienne W 2026-05-09 AS Saint-Etienne 5–0 Amiens SC W

Montpellier HSC Form

2026-09-05 AS Saint-Etienne 3–1 Montpellier HSC L 2026-08-28 Montpellier HSC 0–0 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale D 2026-08-21 USL Dunkerque 0–1 Montpellier HSC W 2026-08-14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 0–1 Montpellier HSC W 2026-08-08 Montpellier HSC 1–1 Dijon Football Cote d'Or D 2026-05-09 Red Star FC 1–1 Montpellier HSC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.15 AS Saint-Etienne xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.59 Montpellier HSC xG

I would bet for: AS Saint-Etienne to win 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AS Saint-Etienne70% Draw20% Montpellier HSC10%

Actual: AS Saint-Etienne win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes40% 0% No60%

Avg goals/match: 2.74

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

AS Saint-Etienne or Draw

90%

Draw or Montpellier HSC

30%

AS Saint-Etienne or Montpellier HSC

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

AS Saint-Etienne51% Draw41% Montpellier HSC8%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

14.7%

1 – 0

13.5%

3 – 0

10.3%

1 – 1

8.7%

2 – 1

8.5%

0 – 0

8.1%

3 – 1

Actual

4 – 0

5.5%

4 – 1

3.4%

0 – 1

3.1%

2 – 2

2.5%

5 – 0

2.4%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Etienne

Handicap	AS Saint-Etienne covers	Push	Montpellier HSC covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	22%	52%
-1.5	48%	—	52%
-1	48%	24%	28%
-0.5	72%	—	28%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	6%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet

56% ✗

Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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