Friday , 2 October 2026

Red Star FC vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 2 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2025-26
Red Star FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Montpellier HSC
Sat 9 May 2026 · 18:00 UTC Stade de Paris (Stade Bauer) HT 45' · FT 45'
Kevin Cabral 43' 1–0
1–1 88' Nicolas Pays
Y 37' Enzo Tchato
Josue Escartin 61' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Red Star FC vs Montpellier HSC — Ligue 2 at Stade de Paris (Stade Bauer).

Match Details

  • Referee Aurelien Petit
  • Assistant 1 Vianney Rozand (France)
  • Assistant 2 Christopher Spadafora (France)
4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 7.3 goals/game

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

2
Red Star FC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Montpellier HSC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-09 Red Star FC 1–1 Montpellier HSC 2025-08-09 Montpellier HSC 1–1 Red Star FC

Recent Form

Red Star FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 May Montpellier HSC H 1–1 D
02 May Amiens SC A 3–1 W
24 Apr En Avant Guingamp H 3–2 W
18 Apr Stade de Reims A 2–3 L
11 Apr SC Bastia H 4–3 W
03 Apr Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC H 0–0 D
Montpellier HSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 May Red Star FC A 1–1 D
02 May Clermont Foot 63 H 1–2 L
24 Apr Amiens SC A 2–0 W
17 Apr Grenoble Foot 38 H 2–1 W
10 Apr FC Annecy A 0–0 D
04 Apr ES Troyes AC H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Red Star FC Montpellier HSC
#2 Position #4
14 Points 12
7 Played 7
4 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 1
9 Scored 6
7 Conceded 5
+2 GD +1
2.00 PPG 1.71
57% Win % 43%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Red Star FC this season
57% Clean Sheets
Montpellier HSC this season

Red Star FC are 2nd (14 pts). Montpellier HSC are 4th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Red Star FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
3/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/1
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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)

Red Star FC
Damien Durand 4 G
Jovany Ikanga 2 G 1 A
Kevin Cabral 1 G 2 A
Montpellier HSC
Yael Mouanga 1 G
Yanis Issoufou 1 G
Nicolas Pays 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Red Star FC host Montpellier HSC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Red Star FC have won 93 goals from 264 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Red Star FC and Montpellier HSC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' Red Star FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Red Star FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Red Star FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 35' 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 Nabil Homssa suffering a number of foals already.
  • 37' It’s gonna be a card for Enzo Tchato.
  • 42' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 43' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kevin Cabral makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 48' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Montpellier HSC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 53' Theo Chennahi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 58' Montpellier HSC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 61' Josue Escartin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 61.
  • 66' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 71' Over 71 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 76' 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.
  • 81' The 28-year-old Matthieu Huard has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 86' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Zoumana Camara will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 88' Magnificent from Nicolas Pays! That is 2 goals in 424 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1 Red Star FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Montpellier HSC xG
I would bet for: Red Star FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Red Star FC38% Draw32% Montpellier HSC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 1.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Red Star FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Montpellier HSC
62%
Red Star FC or Montpellier HSC
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Red Star FC23% Draw56% Montpellier HSC21%
Actual: Red Star FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
13.1%
0 – 1
12.2%
2 – 0
6.8%
2 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
3.2%
3 – 0
2.2%
3 – 1
2.2%
1 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Red Star FC

Handicap Red Star FC covers Push Montpellier HSC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 21% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 19% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Red Star FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓

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