Nicolas Pays: 4 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches
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The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.
Match Centre: Montpellier vs Laval
Home
Montpellier
Fri 26 Feb
Time TBD
Away
Laval
Mon 26 Oct · Ligue 2at home
Montpellier2:1Red Star
Megnan-Pave 47'Camara 88'
Khaoui 51'
Fri 16 Oct · Ligue 2at home
Laval3:3Clermont
Kanté 72', 90+1'Bane 90'
Okou 25'Bianchini 38'Gaudin 46' (og)
Fri 9 Oct · Ligue 2away
Pau3:2Laval
Briançon 18'Leye 55'Benali 76'
Houdayer 21'Dago 90'
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
What to watch for
Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.
Montpellier unbeaten in 6 matches
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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 5 wins and 1 draw. Last defeat: 5 September, 1:3 against Saint-Étienne.
Laval concede 1.6 goals per match
Montpellier0.4
Laval1.6
Last 5 matches in all competitions. Montpellier concede 0.4.
Last meeting, 13 March 2026: Montpellier – Laval 2:0
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Montpellier have scored in 7 matches in a row
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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 13 goals in those matches.
Players to watch
Ligue 2, this season.
Nicolas Pays
Montpellier · midfielder
5goals
2assists
7.27avg rating
Last match, Annecy: 2 goals and 1 assist, rating 9.1.
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
Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.
“This set-up” is Montpellier at home and Laval away, as in this match.
Montpellier
all matches · 10
7W2D1L1.5scored per match0.5conceded per match
at home · 10
5W4D1L1.3scored per match0.7conceded per match
away · 10
5W4D1L1.3scored per match0.5conceded per match
- 31 Oct AnnecyALigue 2 0:3W
- 26 Oct Red StarHLigue 2 2:1W
- 19 Oct RodezALigue 2 0:3W
- 9 Oct Grenoble Foot 38HLigue 2 2:0W
- 18 Sep ReimsALigue 2 1:1D
- 11 Sep PauHLigue 2 1:0W
- 5 Sep Saint-ÉtienneALigue 2 3:1L
- 28 Aug BoulogneHLigue 2 0:0D
- 21 Aug DunkerqueALigue 2 0:1W
- 14 Aug NancyALigue 2 0:1W
- 8 Aug DijonHLigue 2 1:1D
- 9 May Red StarALigue 2 1:1D
- 2 May ClermontHLigue 2 1:2L
- 24 Apr Amiens SCALigue 2 0:2W
- 17 Apr Grenoble Foot 38HLigue 2 2:1W
- 10 Apr AnnecyALigue 2 0:0D
- 4 Apr TroyesHLigue 2 2:2D
- 20 Mar PauALigue 2 0:0D
- 13 Mar LavalHLigue 2 2:0W
- 27 Feb ReimsHLigue 2 0:0D
Mon 26 Oct · Ligue 2at home
Montpellier2:1Red Star
Megnan-Pave 47'Camara 88'
Khaoui 51'
Sat 5 Sep · Ligue 2away
Saint-Étienne3:1Montpellier
Bernauer 41'Boakye 49'Duffus 71'
Meddah 45+5'
Fri 17 Apr · Ligue 2at home
Montpellier2:1Grenoble Foot 38
Molebe 25'Laporte 71'
Bonnet 90'
Sat 4 Apr · Ligue 2at home
Montpellier2:2Troyes
Chennahi 4'Mendy 45+2'
Adeline 3'Bentayeb 61'
Laval
all matches · 10
2W3D5L1.3scored per match1.8conceded per match
at home · 10
4W4D2L1.5scored per match1.5conceded per match
away · 10
1W2D7L0.9scored per match1.9conceded per match
- 30 Oct BoulogneHLigue 2 1:0W
- 23 Oct NancyALigue 2 1:0L
- 16 Oct ClermontHLigue 2 3:3D
- 9 Oct PauALigue 2 3:2L
- 18 Sep SochauxHLigue 2 1:1D
- 11 Sep DijonALigue 2 3:2L
- 4 Sep Red StarHLigue 2 1:2L
- 28 Aug Grenoble Foot 38HLigue 2 0:3L
- 22 Aug MetzALigue 2 1:1D
- 14 Aug NantesHLigue 2 2:1W
- 8 Aug RodezALigue 2 3:1L
- 9 May BoulogneHLigue 2 2:1W
- 2 May TroyesALigue 2 4:0L
- 24 Apr RodezHLigue 2 0:0D
- 20 Apr DunkerqueALigue 2 0:2W
- 10 Apr ReimsHLigue 2 2:2D
- 3 Apr Red StarALigue 2 0:0D
- 20 Mar Grenoble Foot 38HLigue 2 3:2W
- 13 Mar MontpellierALigue 2 2:0L
- 21 Feb Saint-ÉtienneALigue 2 2:1L
Fri 16 Oct · Ligue 2at home
Laval3:3Clermont
Kanté 72', 90+1'Bane 90'
Okou 25'Bianchini 38'Gaudin 46' (og)
Fri 9 Oct · Ligue 2away
Pau3:2Laval
Briançon 18'Leye 55'Benali 76'
Houdayer 21'Dago 90'
Fri 11 Sep · Ligue 2away
Dijon3:2Laval
Chouchane 3'Lago 31'Tavarès 79' (p)
Kanté 34'Clavreul 73'
Fri 10 Apr · Ligue 2at home
Laval2:2Reims
Camara 18' (p)Bianda 63'
Daramy 57' (p)Gbane 68'
Fri 20 Mar · Ligue 2at home
Laval3:2Grenoble Foot 38
Camara 51', 89'Sellouki 90+3'
Benet 13'Maurin 82'
Sat 21 Feb · Ligue 2away
Saint-Étienne2:1Laval
Davitashvili 3' (p)Boakye 38'
Camara 36'
Head to head
2 meetings since 2025.
Last time · 13 Mar 2026 · Ligue 2
Montpellier 2:0 Laval
Sainte-Luce 88' · Pays 90'. Montpellier: 2 wins in a row in this fixture.
2wins
0wins
0 draws1.5 goals per match · both scored in 0 of 2
1wins
0wins
0 draws2.0 goals per match · both scored in 0 of 1
1wins
0wins
0 draws1.0 goals per match · both scored in 0 of 1
Expected lineups
For now, the last starting XI: Montpellier (4-2-3-1, last: Annecy) · Laval (4-3-1-2, last: Boulogne).
SNNgapandouetnbu
YZZouaoui
YMMouanga
JLLaporte
NHEl Hannach
DMMeddah
TCChennahi
LPMegnan-Pavé
DBBenlahlou
NPPays
MCCamara
MHHautbois
EMMouton
MSSidibé
WBBianda
JSSamb
SSSanna
ABBeaudouin
TBBouriaud
MHHoudayer
AKKanté
TDDago
MontpellierLaval
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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Volt matchup
61.5
40.4
MontpellierLaval
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- Kick-off
- Fri 26 FebTime TBD
- Where to watch
- No broadcast listed: USA USA
- Stadium
- Stade de la Mosson Montpellier · show map
- Rest
- Montpellier 117 days · Laval 118 days Both last played: Ligue 2
- Table
- 2. Montpellier (21 pts) and 16. Laval (9 pts) Matchday 23 of 34