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

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Ligue 2 · 2025-26

Montpellier HSC

2 – 2

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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.

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

Head-to-Head

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

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

ES Troyes AC

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

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

57% Clean Sheets
Montpellier HSC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Montpellier HSC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/2

46-60

1/1

61-75

2/1

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Montpellier HSC

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

Events

Match Events

0' Montpellier HSC have kicked off against ES Troyes AC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
3' Magnificent from Martin Adeline! That is 6 goals in 427 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
4' A stunning finish from Theo Chennahi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
9' The energy levels are beginning to show. Stéphane Dumont might look to freshen things up shortly.
14' ES Troyes AC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
19' Khalil Fayad has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
24' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Montpellier HSC and ES Troyes AC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
29' ES Troyes AC have won 364 goals from 450 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
34' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
39' It is a cagey affair so far. Montpellier HSC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past ES Troyes AC's compact 4-1-4-1.
40' Montpellier HSC player sees a card in front of him.
45' That looks like a foul for a card for Sankhoun Diawara.
47' The Guinea-Bissau centre-forward Alex Mendy breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 2-1!
52' 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.
57' 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.
60' What composure from Tawfik Bentayeb! The Morocco international strokes it home. 2-2.
60' A change in the ES Troyes AC ranks — Ismaelben Boura exits the field as Anis Ouzenadji enters on 60.
65' France international Theo Sainte-Luce has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
66' Montpellier HSC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yanis Issoufou is hanging Enzo Molebe on the field on 66 minute.
71' Axel Gueguin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Khalil Fayad on 71 minute.
76' The travelling ES Troyes AC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
77' Montpellier HSC receives a card for a hard tackle on 77.
78' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Lucas Maronnier on 78 minutes.
80' Another change for ES Troyes AC made on 80 minute. Mouhamed Diop leaves to be changed by Alexandre Phliponeau.
85' Montpellier HSC currently sit 7 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
90' Time for substitution for ES Troyes AC. Tawfik Bentayeb is replaced by Mounaim El Idrissy.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Montpellier HSC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zoumana Camara

ES Troyes AC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

40
Hillel Konate
6
Adrien Monfray
29
Kandet Diawara ↓ Renaud Ripart 80'
14
Ismaelben Boura ↓ Anis Ouzenadji 60'
5
Martin Adeline
2
Lucas Maronnier
8
Mouhamed Diop ↓ Alexandre Phliponeau 80'
17
Antoine Mille
21
Tawfik Bentayeb ↓ Mounaim El Idrissy 90'
38
Sankhoun Diawara
11
Mathys Detourbet ↓ Merwan Ifnaoui 90'

Bench

20
Renaud Ripart ↑ 80'
9
Mounaim El Idrissy ↑ 90'
26
Alexandre Phliponeau ↑ 80'
23
Hugo Gambor
10
Merwan Ifnaoui ↑ 90'
3
Anis Ouzenadji ↑ 60'
33
Marc N'Koumouck

Coach Stéphane Dumont

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Teji Savanier	3
Xavier Chavalerin	2
Yoann Touzghar	2
Theo Sainte-Luce	1
Mama Balde	1
Florian Tardieu	1
Wahbi Khazri	1
Alex Mendy	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

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.