GolVolt — Montpellier vs Saint-Étienne: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Saint-Étienne have scored in 12 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 29 goals in those matches.

Last time

Last meeting, 5 September: Saint-Étienne – Montpellier 3:1

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Before that, Montpellier failed to score in 3 meetings in a row.

Streak

Montpellier unbeaten in 5 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 4 wins and 1 draw. Last defeat: 5 September, 1:3 against Saint-Étienne.

Player in form

Augustine Boakye: 4 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

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The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Players to watch

Ligue 2, this season.

Nicolas Pays

Montpellier · midfielder

3goals 1assist 7.09avg rating

Last match, Red Star: 1 assist, rating 7.0.

Irvin Cardona

Saint-Étienne · forward

5goals 4assists 7.37avg rating

Last match, Nantes: rating 7.0.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Montpellier at home and Saint-Étienne away, as in this match.

Montpellier

at home · 10

5W4D1L1.3scored per match0.7conceded per match

Saint-Étienne

away · 10

4W3D3L1.5scored per match1.1conceded per match

Head to head

4 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 5 Sep 2026 · Ligue 2 Saint-Étienne 3:1 Montpellier Bernauer 41' · Boakye 49' · Duffus 71' · Meddah 45+5'. Saint-Étienne: 4 wins in a row in this fixture.

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0 draws2.0 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 4

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Montpellier (4-2-3-1, last: Red Star) · Saint-Étienne (4-2-3-1, last: Nantes).

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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