Wednesday , 14 October 2026

Montpellier HSC vs US Boulogne Cote d'Opale, Ligue 2 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2026-27
Montpellier HSC
0 – 0
Full Time
US Boulogne Cote d'Opale
Fri 28 Aug 2026 · 18:00 UTC Stade de la Mosson HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 19' Benjamin Besic
Florian Tardieu 23' Y
Naoufel El Hannach 41' Y
Y 51' Theo Brusco
YR 80' Theo Brusco

Overview

Match Preview

Montpellier HSC vs US Boulogne Cote d'Opale — Ligue 2 at Stade de la Mosson.

Match Details

  • Referee Pierre Gaillouste
  • Assistant 1 Laurent Coniglio
  • Assistant 2 Camille Soriano (France)
4 games this season 🟨 4.5/game ⚽ 14.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Etienne 8 19
2 Red Star FC 8 17
3 Montpellier HSC 8 15
4 Stade de Reims 8 14
5 AS Nancy-Lorraine 8 13
6 FC Annecy 8 13
7 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 8 12
8 Pau FC 8 11
9 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 8 11
10 FC Metz 8 10
11 USL Dunkerque 8 8
12 En Avant Guingamp 8 8
13 FC Nantes 8 8
14 Grenoble Foot 38 8 8
15 Rodez Aveyron Football 8 7
16 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 8 6
17 Clermont Foot 63 8 6
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 8 5

Head-to-Head

1
2
Montpellier HSC 3 games · Avg 1.7 goals US Boulogne Cote d'Opale
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-28 Montpellier HSC 0–0 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 2026-01-16 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 1–0 Montpellier HSC 2025-09-23 Montpellier HSC 1–3 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale

Recent Form

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
US Boulogne Cote d'Opale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Aug Montpellier HSC A 0–0 D
21 Aug Red Star FC H 1–1 D
14 Aug En Avant Guingamp A 0–1 L
08 Aug AS Nancy-Lorraine H 0–0 D
09 May Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC A 1–2 L
02 May FC Annecy H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Montpellier HSC US Boulogne Cote d'Opale
#3 Position #16
15 Points 6
8 Played 8
4 / 3 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 6 / 2
8 Scored 4
5 Conceded 6
+3 GD -2
1.88 PPG 0.75
50% Win % 0%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
63% Clean Sheets
Montpellier HSC this season
38% Clean Sheets
US Boulogne Cote d'Opale this season

Montpellier HSC are 3rd (15 pts). US Boulogne Cote d'Opale are 16th (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Montpellier HSC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
US Boulogne Cote d'Opale
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/1
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Montpellier HSC
Nicolas Pays 2 G
Yael Mouanga 1 G
Yanis Issoufou 1 G
US Boulogne Cote d'Opale
Abdel Hbouch 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: US Boulogne Cote d\'Opale gets underway.
  • 5' Montpellier HSC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined US Boulogne Cote d\'Opale backline.
  • 10' Montpellier HSC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' US Boulogne Cote d\'Opale seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 19' That is a card for US Boulogne Cote d'Opale. Benjamin Besic will be fuming at that decision.
  • 23' A meaty challenge results in booking for Florian Tardieu on 23.
  • 28' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 33' With 0 assists to his name this season, Daylam Meddah is clearly more than just a goal scorer for US Boulogne Cote d\'Opale.
  • 38' Montpellier HSC have won 385 goals from 424 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 41' That is a card for Montpellier HSC. Naoufel El Hannach will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' Both keepers have barely been tested. Montpellier HSC and US Boulogne Cote d\'Opale are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 51' Controversy at the stadium! Theo Brusco argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 60' A change in the Montpellier HSC ranks — Noah Vidal Cartoux exits the field as Gregory Ayem enters on 60.
  • 63' US Boulogne Cote d'Opale ring the changes. Joffrey Bultel has done his job and it is now time for Jonas Martin to step up.
  • 68' Benjamin Besic, a Bosnia-Herzegovina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 73' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 74' US Boulogne Cote d'Opale ring the changes. Benjamin Besic has done his job and it is now time for Noah Fatar to step up.
  • 79' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with US Boulogne Cote d\'Opale winning 0% of all matches.
  • 80' It’s a booking for US Boulogne Cote d'Opale player. Theo Brusco gets a card.
  • 81' US Boulogne Cote d'Opale player sees a card in front of him.
  • 83' Adrien Pinot is replacing Mohamed Soumah for the US Boulogne Cote d'Opale side.
  • 88' 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.
  • 90' Montpellier HSC make a change. Naoufel El Hannach trudges off to be replaced by Daryll Benlahlou on 90 minutes.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Montpellier HSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

US Boulogne Cote d\'Opale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

Head to Head

2026-08-28 Montpellier HSC 0–0 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 2026-01-16 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 1–0 Montpellier HSC 2025-09-23 Montpellier HSC 1–3 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale

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

US Boulogne Cote d\'Opale Form

2026-08-28 Montpellier HSC 0–0 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale D 2026-08-21 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 1–1 Red Star FC D 2026-08-14 En Avant Guingamp 1–0 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale L 2026-08-08 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 0–0 AS Nancy-Lorraine D 2026-05-09 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2–1 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale L 2026-05-02 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 1–2 FC Annecy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.61 Montpellier HSC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.54 US Boulogne Cote d\'Opale xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Montpellier HSC34% Draw41% US Boulogne Cote d\'Opale25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.15
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 66%
34%
± 1.5 33%
67%
± 2.5 12%
88%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Montpellier HSC or Draw
75%
Draw or US Boulogne Cote d\'Opale
66%
Montpellier HSC or US Boulogne Cote d\'Opale
59%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Montpellier HSC17% Draw70% US Boulogne Cote d\'Opale13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
17.5%
0 – 1
15.2%
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 0
5.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
2 – 1
3.4%
1 – 2
3%
2 – 2
1.1%
3 – 0
1.1%
3 – 1
0.7%
0 – 3
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Montpellier HSC

Handicap Montpellier HSC covers Push US Boulogne Cote d\'Opale covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 21% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 18% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
58% ✓
US Boulogne Cote d\'Opale keeps clean sheet
54% ✓

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