Montpellier HSC vs ES Troyes AC, Ligue 2 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Montpellier HSC vs ES Troyes AC — Ligue 2 at Stade de la Mosson.
- Montpellier HSC 34 games · 51 pts (2026/27)
- ES Troyes AC 34 games · 67 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Mickael Leleu
- Assistant 1 Elodie Coppola (France)
- Assistant 2 Gilles Lang
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 34 67 2 Le Mans FC 34 62 3 AS Saint-Étienne 34 60 4 Red Star FC 34 58 5 Rodez Aveyron Football 34 58 6 Stade de Reims 34 56 7 FC Annecy 34 52 8 Montpellier HSC 34 51 9 Pau FC 34 45 10 USL Dunkerque 34 43 11 En Avant Guingamp 34 40 12 Grenoble Foot 38 34 39 13 Clermont Foot 63 34 37 14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 34 37 15 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 34 36 16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 34 32 17 SC Bastia 34 28 18 Amiens SC 34 24 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Apr ES Troyes AC H 2–2 D 20 Mar Pau FC A 0–0 D 13 Mar Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC H 2–0 W 06 Mar AS Nancy-Lorraine A 3–0 W 27 Feb Stade de Reims H 0–0 D 20 Feb Rodez Aveyron Football A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Apr Montpellier HSC A 2–2 D 21 Mar USL Dunkerque H 5–1 W 16 Mar FC Annecy A 2–1 W 07 Mar Clermont Foot 63 H 2–1 W 02 Mar Amiens SC A 2–0 W 21 Feb Pau FC H 4–3 W Season Stats
Montpellier HSC ES Troyes AC #8 Position #1 51 Points 67 34 Played 34 14 / 9 / 11 W / D / L 20 / 7 / 7 41 Scored 60 31 Conceded 33 +10 GD +27 1.50 PPG 1.97 41% Win % 59% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H historyMontpellier HSC are 8th (51 pts). ES Troyes AC are 1st (67 pts).
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Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Stade de la Mosson will turn into a battlefield for Montpellier HSC and ES Troyes AC.
- 3' What a strike from Martin Adeline! The score is 0-1.
- 4' What an equalizer from Theo Chennahi!
- 9' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. ES Troyes AC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 14' It’s high time Stéphane Dumont made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 19' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 24' ES Troyes AC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 29' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Theo Sainte-Luce suffering a number of foals already.
- 34' Anis Ouzenadji has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 39' Montpellier HSC is showing some good football. However, Montpellier HSC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 40' It’s a booking for Montpellier HSC player. Everson Pereira gets a card.
- 45' ES Troyes AC receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
- 47' Alex Mendy puts Montpellier HSC on the lead.
- 52' It looks like no one’s ball. Montpellier HSC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 57' The travelling ES Troyes AC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 60' What an equalizer from Tawfik Bentayeb!
- 60' The ES Troyes AC manager makes a substitution. Ismaelben Boura departs to be replaced by Anis Ouzenadji.
- 65' Lucas Maronnier needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 66' The supporters are chanting for Yanis Issoufou. He replaces Enzo Molebe on 66 minute.
- 71' The supporters are chanting for Axel Gueguin. He replaces Khalil Fayad on 71 minute.
- 76' 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.
- 77' It’s gonna be a card for Alex Mendy.
- 78' That looks like a foul for a card for Lucas Maronnier.
- 80' The ES Troyes AC manager makes a substitution. Mouhamed Diop departs to be replaced by Alexandre Phliponeau.
- 85' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 90' The ES Troyes AC manager makes a substitution. Tawfik Bentayeb departs to be replaced by Mounaim El Idrissy.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Montpellier HSC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 19
- 15
- 17
- 31
- 29
- 77
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10
Khalil Fayad ↓ Axel Gueguin 71'
- 23
- 44
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14
Enzo Molebe ↓ Yanis Issoufou 66'
- 18
Bench
- 1
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22
Axel Gueguin ↑ 71'
- 21
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8
Yanis Issoufou ↑ 66'
- 3
- 20
- 40
Coach Zoumana CamaraES Troyes AC Lineups
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 40
- 6
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29
Kandet Diawara ↓ Renaud Ripart 80'
- 14
- 5
- 2
- 8
- 17
- 21
- 38
- 11
Bench
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20
Renaud Ripart ↑ 80'
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9
Mounaim El Idrissy ↑ 90'
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26
Alexandre Phliponeau ↑ 80'
- 23
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10
Merwan Ifnaoui ↑ 90'
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Anis Ouzenadji ↑ 60'
- 33
Coach Stéphane Dumont -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Teji Savanier 3 Yoann Touzghar 2 Xavier Chavalerin 2 Alex Mendy 1 Theo Chennahi 1 Martin Adeline 1 Tawfik Bentayeb 1 Theo Sainte-Luce 1 Head to Head
Montpellier HSC Form
2026-04-04 Montpellier HSC 2–2 ES Troyes AC D 2026-03-20 Pau FC 0–0 Montpellier HSC D 2026-03-13 Montpellier HSC 2–0 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC W 2026-03-06 AS Nancy-Lorraine 0–3 Montpellier HSC W 2026-02-27 Montpellier HSC 0–0 Stade de Reims D 2026-02-20 Rodez Aveyron Football 1–0 Montpellier HSC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.21 Montpellier HSC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.31 ES Troyes AC xGI would bet for: Montpellier HSC or ES Troyes AC 71%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.52Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 72% 28% ± 2.5 45% 55% ± 3.5 25% 75% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Montpellier HSC or Draw 64%Draw or ES Troyes AC 65%Montpellier HSC or ES Troyes AC 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Montpellier HSC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.7%0 – 0 10.2%0 – 1 9.5%1 – 0 8.7%1 – 2 8%2 – 1 7.4%0 – 2 6.7%2 – 0 5.7%2 – 2 Actual1 – 3 3.5%3 – 1 3%0 – 3 2.9%Asian Handicap — Montpellier HSC
Handicap Montpellier HSC covers Push ES Troyes AC covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 9% 86% -1.5 14% — 86% -1 14% 18% 67% -0.5 33% — 67% +0.5 63% — 37% +1 63% 20% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 11% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet 28% ✓ES Troyes AC keeps clean sheet 31% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.