France - Ligue 2Stade Auguste-Delaune IIData current as of September 18, 2026

Reims vs Montpellier: match statistics

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Reims vs Montpellier: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Reims plays Montpellier in Ligue 2 (France). The game is scheduled for September 18, 2026. Venue: Stade Auguste-Delaune II.

Recent form

Reims has 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 2.20 points per game. Montpellier has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 2.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Reims scores 2.33 goals per game and allows 1.33. Montpellier scores 0.83 and allows 0.67. Games in this league average 2.46 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 83% of Reims's games and 33% of Montpellier's. The Over 2.5 rates are 83% and 17%, compared with league averages of 54% for BTTS and 44% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Montpellier has the higher season xG average, 1.50 to 1.36 per game. Reims takes 11.7 shots per game, while Montpellier takes 13.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Reims leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 1.50 goals per game after halftime. Montpellier leads at halftime in 0% and scores 0.67 after halftime.

When the teams score

Reims's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (6 goals). For Montpellier, it is minutes 61-75 (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Ligue 2 games average 2.46 goals. Both teams score in 54% of games, and 44% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(1.76)
(3.75)
(4.05)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

2.33Goals scored / game0.83
ReimsMontpellier
1.33Goals allowed / game0.67
ReimsMontpellier
47%Average possession57%
ReimsMontpellier
5Shots on target / game4.67
ReimsMontpellier

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.67Shots per game13.5
ReimsMontpellier
5Shots on target4.67
ReimsMontpellier
20%Shot conversion6.2%
ReimsMontpellier
47%Possession57%
ReimsMontpellier
1.36xG for1.5
ReimsMontpellier
1.45xG against1.44
ReimsMontpellier

Shooting quality

Reims: Counter-attackingMontpellier: Balanced
ReimsMontpellier
Accuracy (shots on target)43%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.470.18

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Reims is 10% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / game - Reims · 2 pts / game - Montpellier

Reims
DWWDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
50% W50% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-3-0
2.00 pts / game · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-2-0
Last 5 at home
1-2-0
DWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.65BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Montpellier
WWDLW
Season result split
50% W33% D17% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-1
1.83 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-1
Last 5 away
2-0-1
WWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.30Opponent xG: 1.47BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Reims is 181% better for: goals scored per game.

2.33 goals / game - Reims · 0.83 goals / game - Montpellier

Montpellier is 99% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.33 goals / game - Reims · 0.67 goals / game - Montpellier

Reims scoring profile: mixed

Reims scores in 83% of games (5 of 6 games), while Montpellier keeps a clean sheet in 67% (4 of 6 games).

Montpellier scoring profile: very strong

Montpellier scores in 83% of games (5 of 6 games), while Reims keeps a clean sheet in 17% (1 of 6 games).

14Goals scored (season)5
ReimsMontpellier
8Goals conceded (season)4
ReimsMontpellier
3.67Average goals per game1.5
ReimsMontpellier
14Goals scored (last 5)4
ReimsMontpellier
8Goals conceded (last 5)3
ReimsMontpellier

How often they score at least...

83%1 goal83%
ReimsMontpellier
83%2 goals0%
ReimsMontpellier
50%3 goals0%
ReimsMontpellier
17%4 goals0%
ReimsMontpellier

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal33%
ReimsMontpellier
33%2 goals17%
ReimsMontpellier
17%3 goals17%
ReimsMontpellier
0%4 goals0%
ReimsMontpellier

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time17%
ReimsMontpellier
17%BTTS in both halves0%
ReimsMontpellier
33%Scored in both halves0%
ReimsMontpellier

BTTS and goal count

83%Min. 3 goals and BTTS17%
ReimsMontpellier
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
ReimsMontpellier
100%BTTS - last 520%
ReimsMontpellier

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

83%Min. 1 goal before half-time17%
ReimsMontpellier
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time17%
ReimsMontpellier
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
ReimsMontpellier

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
ReimsMontpellier
67%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
ReimsMontpellier
50%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
ReimsMontpellier

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Reims is 33% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.33 pts / game - Reims · 1 pts / game - Montpellier

Reims - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing
Montpellier - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.33Points per game (1st half)1
ReimsMontpellier
0.83Goals scored (1st half)0.17
ReimsMontpellier
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.17
ReimsMontpellier
1.5Average goals (1st half)0.33
ReimsMontpellier
33%Clean sheet before half-time83%
ReimsMontpellier
50%No goal before half-time83%
ReimsMontpellier

After half-time (2nd half)

1.83Points per game (2nd half)1.83
ReimsMontpellier
1.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
ReimsMontpellier
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
ReimsMontpellier
2.17Average goals (2nd half)1.17
ReimsMontpellier
50%Clean sheet after half-time67%
ReimsMontpellier
33%No goal after half-time33%
ReimsMontpellier

Reims - second-half results

50% W33% D17% L
8
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding152%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Montpellier - second-half results

50% W33% D17% L
6
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Reims - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.402.00
Goals scored / game1.01.8
Goals allowed / game0.80.8
Average goals per game1.82.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%80%
3 goals20%60%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+1+5
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5
Montpellier - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.002.00
Goals scored / game0.20.6
Goals allowed / game0.20.4
Average goals per game0.41.0
1 goal20%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Reims
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
1
0
16-30
3
2
31-45
6
0
46-60
2
1
61-75
1
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Montpellier
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
1
1
31-45
1
1
46-60
2
1
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (2 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.58
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-61%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
69%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Reims

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.97
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
178%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
116%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
7% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
7%

Montpellier

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.06
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.10
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.67
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.77
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
72%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
51%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Ligue 2).

Teams vs league

ReimsLigaMontpellier
Average goals per game 3.672.46 1.50
Both teams scored 83%54% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 83%44% 17%
Clean sheets 17%30% 67%
Goal before half-time 83%57% 17%
Goal after half-time 83%78% 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.46
Average goals per game
54%
Both teams scored
44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.31
Home goals / game
1.15
Away goals / game
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defensive advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
57%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Reims's perspective: 1 win, 1 draw and 0 losses against Montpellier. Games average 1.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

FAQ

When do Reims and Montpellier play?

Reims face Montpellier on September 18, 2026 in Ligue 2 at Stade Auguste-Delaune II. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Reims and Montpellier?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Reims won 1, Montpellier won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Reims vs Montpellier?

Reims score 2.33 goals per game on average and Montpellier 0.83. The Ligue 2 average is 2.46 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 44% of games. Both teams score in 83% of Reims's matches and 33% of Montpellier's.

What form are Reims and Montpellier in?

Over the last 5 games Reims have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Montpellier 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Reims vs Montpellier?

The statistical background for Reims vs Montpellier — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.