GolVolt — Montpellier vs Reims: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

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

Streak

Reims unbeaten in 18 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 8 wins and 10 draws. Last defeat: 14 March, 1:2 against Rodez.

Player in form

Nicolas Pays: 4 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals4

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

Last time

Last meeting, 18 September: Reims – Montpellier 1:1

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

Player in form

Yaya Fofana: 4 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals4

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

Streak

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.

Table

3 points apart in the table

2.Montpellier24 pts 4.Reims21 pts

Montpellier: place 2, 24 pts · Reims: place 4, 21 pts.

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.

Yaya Fofana

Reims · midfielder

9goals 2assists 7.50avg rating

Last match, Sochaux: 1 goal and 1 assist, rating 8.5.

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 Reims away, as in this match.

Montpellier

at home · 10

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

Reims

away · 10

3W6D1L1.4scored per match0.9conceded per match

Head to head

5 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 18 Sep 2026 · Ligue 2 Reims 1:1 Montpellier Fofana 33' · Mukiele 7'

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3 draws2.0 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 5

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Montpellier (4-2-3-1, last: Annecy) · Reims (4-2-3-1, last: Sochaux).

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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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