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

What to watch for

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

Defence

Rodez concede 2.2 goals per match

Montpellier0.4 Rodez2.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Montpellier concede 0.4.

Streak

Montpellier have scored in 6 matches in a row

LWDWWW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 10 goals in those matches.

Last time

Last meeting, 19 October: Rodez – Montpellier 0:3

WLW

Streak

Montpellier unbeaten in 5 matches

WDWWW

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

Player in form

Ibrahima Baldé: 4 goals in 2 league matches

Goals4

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.

Ibrahima Baldé

Rodez · forward

5goals 0assists 7.62avg rating

Last match, Pau: 1 goal, rating 7.1.

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 Rodez away, as in this match.

Montpellier

at home · 10

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

Rodez

away · 10

4W3D3L1.3scored per match1.4conceded per match

Head to head

3 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 19 Oct 2026 · Ligue 2 Rodez 0:3 Montpellier Pays 55' · Megnan-Pave 59' · Benlahlou 76'

2wins

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

1wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Montpellier (4-2-3-1, last: Red Star) · Rodez (5-3-2, last: Dijon).

SNNgapandouetnbu NHEl Hannach JLLaporte YMMouanga YZZouaoui TCChennahi FTTardieu NPPays NVVidal LPMegnan-Pave MCCamara QBBraat RPPonti RLLipinski MMMagnin LLLaurent SLLuyambula OJJoly DPPavlovic ACCartillier KNNsona NNNsingi

MontpellierRodez

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.

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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