Montpellier HSC vs Pau FC, Ligue 2 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Montpellier HSC vs Pau FC — Ligue 2 at Stade de la Mosson.
- Montpellier HSC 9 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
- Pau FC 9 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Antoine Valnet
- Assistant 1 Quentin Guidou (France)
- Assistant 2
4 games this season
🟨 3.5/game
⚽ 5.3 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Saint-Etienne | 9 | 22 |
| 2 | Montpellier HSC | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | Stade de Reims | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | Red Star FC | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 9 | 16 |
| 6 | Pau FC | 9 | 14 |
| 7 | FC Metz | 9 | 13 |
| 8 | FC Annecy | 9 | 13 |
| 9 | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | 9 | 12 |
| 10 | USL Dunkerque | 9 | 11 |
| 11 | FC Sochaux-Montbeliard | 9 | 11 |
| 12 | US Boulogne Cote d'Opale | 9 | 9 |
| 13 | En Avant Guingamp | 9 | 8 |
| 14 | FC Nantes | 9 | 8 |
| 15 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 9 | 8 |
| 16 | Clermont Foot 63 | 9 | 7 |
| 17 | Rodez Aveyron Football | 9 | 7 |
| 18 | Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC | 9 | 6 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | Pau FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | Montpellier HSC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 04 Sep | FC Sochaux-Montbeliard | H | 1–1 | D |
| 28 Aug | Rodez Aveyron Football | A | 2–2 | D |
| 21 Aug | AS Nancy-Lorraine | H | 0–1 | L |
| 14 Aug | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | A | 1–0 | W |
| 08 Aug | FC Annecy | H | 0–1 | L |
Season Stats
| Montpellier HSC | Pau FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #2 | Position | #6 |
| 18 | Points | 14 |
| 9 | Played | 9 |
| 5 / 3 / 1 | W / D / L | 4 / 2 / 3 |
| 11 | Scored | 11 |
| 5 | Conceded | 9 |
| +6 | GD | +2 |
| 2.00 | PPG | 1.56 |
| 56% | Win % | 44% |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
H2H (3 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
67%
Clean Sheets
Montpellier HSC this season
Montpellier HSC this season
22%
Clean Sheets
Pau FC this season
Pau FC this season
Montpellier HSC are 2nd (18 pts). Pau FC are 6th (14 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Montpellier HSC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Pau FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/3
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Montpellier HSC
| Nicolas Pays | 3 G |
| Yael Mouanga | 1 G |
| Yanis Issoufou | 1 G |
Pau FC
| Babacar Leye | 4 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The ball is rolling at Stade de la Mosson. Montpellier HSC are looking to make home advantage count against Pau FC.
- 5' Montpellier HSC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 15' Pau FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 25' It’s high time Zoumana Camara made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Montpellier HSC and Pau FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Montpellier HSC and Pau FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Montpellier HSC that had 425 games and scored 387 goals.
- 45' Naoufel El Hannach is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Pau FC tonight.
- 50' 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.
- 51' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Abdel Hakim Abdallah.
- 54' A moment of madness from Julien Laporte on 54 minutes earns him a card. Montpellier HSC will be frustrated.
- 59' 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' A moment of madness from Cheikh Fall on 60 minutes earns him a card. Pau FC will be frustrated.
- 63' Montpellier HSC ring the changes. Daylam Meddah has done his job and it is now time for Theo Chennahi to step up.
- 64' Pau FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jeremy Sebas is hanging Babacar Leye on the field on 64 minute.
- 69' Pau FC come into this ranked 12 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 71' Luan Gadegbeku is replacing Lorenzo Rajot for the Pau FC side.
- 72' Theo Sainte-Luce is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
- 77' A tactical swap from Pau FC — Bilal Brahimi on, Hacene Benali off on 77 minutes.
- 78' Another change for Pau FC made on 78 minute. Abdel Hakim Abdallah leaves to be changed by Mathys Tourraine.
- 83' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tom Saettel made 369 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 88' Souleymane Basse, a Senegal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 89' Hichem Abderrebi picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 90' The referee has no hesitation. Luan Gadegbeku is booked for Pau FC — card on 90.
- 1-0 the final result. Pau FC will be bitterly disappointed.
Lineups
Montpellier HSC Lineups
Starting XI
- 15
- 5
- 17
- 31
-
27
Daylam Meddah ↓ Theo Chennahi 63'
- 11
-
6
Yael Mouanga ↓ Hichem Abderrebi 78'
- 3
- 18
- 19
-
90
Gregory Ayem ↓ Daryll Benlahlou 63'
Bench
- 58
- 1
- 77
- 22
-
44
Theo Chennahi ↑ 63'
- 28
- 39
- 25
- 50
- 60
- 20
- 40
- 9
-
23
Daryll Benlahlou ↑ 63'
- 35
-
32
Hichem Abderrebi ↑ 78'
Coach
Zoumana Camara
Pau FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 97
- 23
- 29
-
5
Lorenzo Rajot ↓ Luan Gadegbeku 71'
- 21
- 1
-
6
Cheikh Fall ↓ Tom Saettel 77'
- 8
- 2
-
7
Hacene Benali ↓ Bilal Brahimi 77'
-
9
Babacar Leye ↓ Jeremy Sebas 64'
Bench
- 88
-
10
Bilal Brahimi ↑ 77'
- 30
- 25
- 11
-
39
Mathys Tourraine ↑ 78'
-
19
Tom Saettel ↑ 77'
-
18
Jeremy Sebas ↑ 64'
- 90
-
27
Luan Gadegbeku ↑ 71'
- 56
- 4
Coach
Thierry Debès
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Theo Sainte-Luce | 1 |
Head to Head
Montpellier HSC Form
2026-09-11
Montpellier HSC
1–0
Pau FC
W
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
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.86
Montpellier HSC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.48
Pau FC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 84% + Under — clean sheet likely 76%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Montpellier HSC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.34
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 71% |
|
29% |
| ± 1.5 | 40% |
|
60% |
| ± 2.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
| ± 3.5 | 6% |
|
94% |
| ± 4.5 | 2% |
|
98% |
Double Chance
Montpellier HSC or Draw
82%
Draw or Pau FC
54%
Montpellier HSC or Pau FC
64%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
28.7%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.8%
0 – 1
10.8%
2 – 0
9%
2 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
2.7%
1 – 2
2.6%
3 – 0
2.6%
3 – 1
1.5%
2 – 2
1.3%
4 – 0
0.6%
Asian Handicap — Montpellier HSC
| Handicap | Montpellier HSC covers | Push | Pau FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 11% | 86% |
| -1.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -1 | 14% | 26% | 59% |
| -0.5 | 41% | — | 59% |
| +0.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +1 | 83% | 14% | 4% |
| +1.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
| +2 | 96% | 3% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
62%
✓
Pau FC keeps clean sheet
43%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.