Thursday , 3 September 2026

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

Ligue 2 · 2026-27
AS Saint-Etienne
0 – 0
Upcoming
Montpellier HSC
Sat 5 Sep 2026 · 18:00 UTC Geoffroy Guichard

Overview

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

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

8
3
8
AS Saint-Etienne 19 games · Avg 2.1 goals Montpellier HSC
Last 5 meetings
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 2021-09-12 Montpellier HSC 2–0 AS Saint-Etienne

Recent Form

AS Saint-Etienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
02 May Rodez Aveyron Football A 1–2 L
Montpellier HSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
02 May Clermont Foot 63 H 1–2 L

Season Stats

AS Saint-Etienne Montpellier HSC
#1 Position #3
12 Points 8
4 Played 4
4 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 0
13 Scored 3
3 Conceded 1
+10 GD +2
3.00 PPG 2.00
100% Win % 50%

Key Stats

37% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Etienne this season
75% Clean Sheets
Montpellier HSC this season

AS Saint-Etienne are 1st (12 pts). Montpellier HSC are 3rd (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AS Saint-Etienne
0-15
1/–
16-30
5/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
2/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Montpellier HSC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AS Saint-Etienne
Irvin Cardona 4 G 2 A
Thierno Ballo 4 G 2 A
Jakob Breum 2 G 2 A
Zuriko Davitashvili 1 G 1 A
Aron Csongvai 1 G 1 A
Montpellier HSC
Yael Mouanga 1 G
Yanis Issoufou 1 G
Nicolas Pays 1 G

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Romain Hamouma 3
Andy Delort 2
Stephy Mavididi 2
Sepe Elye Wahi 1
Arnaud Nordin 1
Wahbi Khazri 1
Benjamin Bouchouari 1
Gaetan Laborde 1

Head to Head

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 2021-09-12 Montpellier HSC 2–0 AS Saint-Etienne

AS Saint-Etienne Form

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 2026-05-02 Rodez Aveyron Football 2–1 AS Saint-Etienne L

Montpellier HSC Form

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 2026-05-02 Montpellier HSC 1–2 Clermont Foot 63 L

Predictions

1.33 AS Saint-Etienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.55 Montpellier HSC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 68%

Match Result

AS Saint-Etienne56% Draw29% Montpellier HSC15%

Both Teams to Score

Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 1.88

Over / Under Goals

Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

AS Saint-Etienne or Draw
85%
Draw or Montpellier HSC
44%
AS Saint-Etienne or Montpellier HSC
71%

Half-Time Result

AS Saint-Etienne35% Draw55% Montpellier HSC10%

Correct Score

1 – 0
19.1%
0 – 0
17.6%
2 – 0
12.8%
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 1
7.2%
3 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
3.4%
1 – 2
3%
2 – 2
2.1%
0 – 2
2.1%
4 – 0
1.9%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Etienne

Handicap AS Saint-Etienne covers Push Montpellier HSC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 17% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 28% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 11% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
58%
Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
27%

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