Saturday , 14 November 2026

Montpellier HSC vs ES Troyes AC, Ligue 2 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2025-26
Montpellier HSC
2 – 2
Full Time
ES Troyes AC
Sat 4 Apr 2026 · 12:00 UTC Stade de la Mosson 9,932 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 3' Martin Adeline
Theo Chennahi 4' 1–1
Alex Mendy 45+2' 2–1
2–2 60' Tawfik Bentayeb
Everson Pereira 40' Y
Y 45' Sankhoun Diawara
Alex Mendy 77' Y
Y 78' Lucas Maronnier

Overview

Match Preview

Montpellier HSC vs ES Troyes AC — Ligue 2 at Stade de la Mosson.

Match Details

  • Referee Mickael Leleu
  • Assistant 1 Elodie Coppola (France)
  • Assistant 2 Gilles Lang
5 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 7.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 12 28
2 AS Nancy-Lorraine 12 25
3 Montpellier HSC 12 24
4 Stade de Reims 12 21
5 Pau FC 12 20
6 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 12 18
7 FC Metz 12 17
8 Red Star FC 12 17
9 FC Annecy 12 16
10 USL Dunkerque 12 15
11 En Avant Guingamp 12 14
12 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 12 13
13 Rodez Aveyron Football 12 13
14 FC Nantes 12 12
15 Clermont Foot 63 12 11
16 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 12 11
17 Grenoble Foot 38 12 11
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 12 9

Head-to-Head

2
2
2
Montpellier HSC 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals ES Troyes AC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-04 Montpellier HSC 2–2 ES Troyes AC 2025-08-23 ES Troyes AC 1–0 Montpellier HSC 2023-02-19 ES Troyes AC 0–1 Montpellier HSC 2022-08-07 Montpellier HSC 3–2 ES Troyes AC 2022-01-19 Montpellier HSC 0–1 ES Troyes AC

Recent Form

Montpellier HSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
ES Troyes AC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
58% Clean Sheets
Montpellier HSC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Montpellier HSC
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/2
46-60
5/3
61-75
3/1
76+
5/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Montpellier HSC
Nicolas Pays 5 G 2 A
Lacine Megnan-Pave 3 G 2 A
Mamadou Camara 3 G
Yael Mouanga 1 G
Yanis Issoufou 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Stade de la Mosson. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 3' Against the run of play, Martin Adeline has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 4' The deadlock is broken! Theo Chennahi gets on the scoresheet on 4 minutes.
  • 9' The travelling ES Troyes AC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 14' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 24' 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.
  • 29' ES Troyes AC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 34' Mounaim El Idrissy needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 39' It’s high time Stéphane Dumont made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' The referee has no hesitation. Everson Pereira is booked for Montpellier HSC — card on 40.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a card for Sankhoun Diawara.
  • 47' The deadlock is broken! Alex Mendy gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 52' ES Troyes AC come into this ranked 1 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 57' 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.
  • 60' What a moment for Tawfik Bentayeb! That strike on 60 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 60' Ismaelben Boura makes way for Anis Ouzenadji at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from ES Troyes AC.
  • 65' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 66' Yanis Issoufou has so much to prove this time. He replaces Enzo Molebe on 66 minute.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Montpellier HSC! Axel Gueguin comes on to replace Khalil Fayad.
  • 76' 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.
  • 77' Controversy at the stadium! Alex Mendy argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 78' Lucas Maronnier is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
  • 80' The ES Troyes AC manager makes a substitution. Mouhamed Diop departs to be replaced by Alexandre Phliponeau.
  • 85' ES Troyes AC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' Mounaim El Idrissy is replacing Tawfik Bentayeb for the ES Troyes AC side.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Montpellier HSC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zoumana Camara

ES Troyes AC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stéphane Dumont

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Teji Savanier 3
Yoann Touzghar 2
Xavier Chavalerin 2
Martin Adeline 1
Tawfik Bentayeb 1
Theo Sainte-Luce 1
Mama Balde 1
Florian Tardieu 1

Head to Head

2026-04-04 Montpellier HSC 2–2 ES Troyes AC 2025-08-23 ES Troyes AC 1–0 Montpellier HSC 2023-02-19 ES Troyes AC 0–1 Montpellier HSC 2022-08-07 Montpellier HSC 3–2 ES Troyes AC 2022-01-19 Montpellier HSC 0–1 ES Troyes AC

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

ES Troyes AC Form

2026-04-04 Montpellier HSC 2–2 ES Troyes AC D 2026-03-21 ES Troyes AC 5–1 USL Dunkerque W 2026-03-16 FC Annecy 1–2 ES Troyes AC W 2026-03-07 ES Troyes AC 2–1 Clermont Foot 63 W 2026-03-02 Amiens SC 0–2 ES Troyes AC W 2026-02-21 ES Troyes AC 4–3 Pau FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.32 Montpellier HSC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 ES Troyes AC xG
I would bet for: Montpellier HSC or ES Troyes AC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Montpellier HSC38% Draw29% ES Troyes AC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Montpellier HSC or Draw
67%
Draw or ES Troyes AC
62%
Montpellier HSC or ES Troyes AC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Montpellier HSC27% Draw48% ES Troyes AC25%
Actual: Montpellier HSC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
9.9%
1 – 0
9.3%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Montpellier HSC

Handicap Montpellier HSC covers Push ES Troyes AC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 20% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
ES Troyes AC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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