Montpellier vs Pau: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Montpellier played Pau in Ligue 2 (France). The match was played on 6 December 2025. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Montpellier: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Pau: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Montpellier scores 1.13 and concedes 0.93 goals per match. Pau scores 1.40 and concedes 1.53. League average: 2.53 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Montpellier 40%, Pau 53%. Over 2.5: Montpellier 20%, Pau 60%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

Pau has higher xG: 1.44 vs 1.39. Montpellier: 13.3 shots per match, Pau: 13.3.

Match halves

Montpellier: half-time lead 13%, second-half goals 0.73. Pau: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.47.

Goals by minute

Montpellier: 46-60 (5 goals). Pau: 31-45+ (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 2: 2.53 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

56Possession (%)44
MontpellierPau
13Shots7
MontpellierPau
5Shots on target3
MontpellierPau
1.45xG0.84
MontpellierPau
13Corners4
MontpellierPau
37Dangerous attacks25
MontpellierPau
22Fouls18
MontpellierPau
2Cards5
MontpellierPau

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.13Goals scored / match1.4
MontpellierPau
0.93Goals conceded / match1.53
MontpellierPau
52%Average possession51%
MontpellierPau
3.6Shots on target / match3.87
MontpellierPau

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.27Shots per match13.27
MontpellierPau
3.6Shots on target3.87
MontpellierPau
8.5%Shot conversion10.6%
MontpellierPau
52%Possession51%
MontpellierPau
1.39xG for1.44
MontpellierPau
1.32xG against1.18
MontpellierPau

Shooting quality

Montpellier: BalancedPau: Balanced
MontpellierPau
Accuracy (shots on target)27%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.36

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Montpellier is 400% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Montpellier · 0.4 pts / match - Pau

Montpellier
WDWWL
Season result split
47% W20% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-3-5
1.60 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-2-2
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
LLWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.83Opponent xG: 1.22BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Pau
LLDDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
40% W33% R27% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-5-4
1.53 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-4-1
Last 5 away
2-2-1
WWDLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 2.8xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.17BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

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.

Pau is 24% better for: goals scored per match.

1.13 goals / match - Montpellier · 1.4 goals / match - Pau

Montpellier is 65% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.93 goals / match - Montpellier · 1.53 goals / match - Pau

Montpellier scoring profile: very strong

Montpellier scores in 73% of matches (11 of 15 matches), while Pau keeps a clean sheet in 27% (4 of 15 matches).

Pau scoring profile: very strong

Pau scores in 80% of matches (12 of 15 matches), while Montpellier keeps a clean sheet in 33% (5 of 15 matches).

17Goals scored (season)21
MontpellierPau
14Goals conceded (season)23
MontpellierPau
2.07Average goals in match2.93
MontpellierPau
8Goals scored (last 5)4
MontpellierPau
4Goals conceded (last 5)14
MontpellierPau

How often they score at least...

73%1 goal80%
MontpellierPau
27%2 goals47%
MontpellierPau
7%3 goals13%
MontpellierPau
7%4 goals0%
MontpellierPau

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal73%
MontpellierPau
20%2 goals40%
MontpellierPau
7%3 goals20%
MontpellierPau
0%4 goals7%
MontpellierPau

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time27%
MontpellierPau
0%BTTS in both halves0%
MontpellierPau
7%Scored in both halves27%
MontpellierPau

BTTS and goal count

20%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
MontpellierPau
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS27%
MontpellierPau
40%BTTS - last 560%
MontpellierPau

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

73%Min. 1 goal before half-time87%
MontpellierPau
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time67%
MontpellierPau
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time40%
MontpellierPau

2nd half

53%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
MontpellierPau
27%Min. 2 goals after half-time13%
MontpellierPau
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
MontpellierPau

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Pau is 38% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.87 pts / match - Montpellier · 1.2 pts / match - Pau

Montpellier - half-time state
13% leading47% draw40% trailing
Pau - half-time state
33% leading20% draw47% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.87Points per match (1st half)1.2
MontpellierPau
0.4Goals scored (1st half)0.93
MontpellierPau
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)1.07
MontpellierPau
1.07Average goals (1st half)2
MontpellierPau
40%Clean sheet before half-time47%
MontpellierPau
67%No goal before half-time40%
MontpellierPau

After half-time (2nd half)

1.67Points per match (2nd half)1.47
MontpellierPau
0.73Goals scored (2nd half)0.47
MontpellierPau
0.27Goals conceded (2nd half)0.47
MontpellierPau
1Average goals (2nd half)0.93
MontpellierPau
80%Clean sheet after half-time60%
MontpellierPau
53%No goal after half-time53%
MontpellierPau

Montpellier - second-half results

40% W47% R13% P
13
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.87
PPG before half-time
Lead holding362%

Leads at half-time in 13% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.4

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Pau - second-half results

40% W27% R33% P
18
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.20
PPG before half-time
Lead holding121%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 40%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.6

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Montpellier - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.802.00
Goals scored / match0.41.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.2
Average goals in match1.01.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-1+5
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2
Pau - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.600.80
Goals scored / match0.60.2
Goals conceded / match2.00.8
Average goals in match2.61.0
1 goal100%80%
2 goals80%20%
3 goals60%0%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference-7-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 0% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Montpellier
ScoredConceded
1
4
0-15
3
3
16-30
2
3
31-45
5
0
46-60
1
1
61-75
5
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Pau
ScoredConceded
4
5
0-15
4
6
16-30
6
5
31-45
2
2
46-60
0
2
61-75
5
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Montpellier

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.26
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
86%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
77%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

Pau

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.39
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.35
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
116%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
117%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-1.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.5
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

MontpellierLigaPau
Average goals in match 2.072.53 2.93
Both teams scored 40%51% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 20%46% 60%
Clean sheets 33%29% 27%
Goal before half-time 73%67% 87%
Goal after half-time 53%74% 80%

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

2.53
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.31
Home goals / match
1.21
Away goals / match
+8%
Home attack advantage
+8%
Home defence advantage
+3%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. PauYellow cardRayan Touzghar
  2. PauYellow cardCheikh Fall
  3. MontpellierYellow cardKhalil Fayad
  4. PauYellow cardOmar Sadik
  5. PauSubstitutionOn: Setigui KaramokoOff: Ousmane Kanté
  6. PauSubstitutionOn: Edhy Yvan ZulianiOff: Giovani Versini
  7. PauSubstitutionOn: Neil GlossoaOff: Omar Sissoko
  8. MontpellierSubstitutionOn: Lucas Mincarelli DavinOff: Théo Sainte-Luce
  9. PauYellow cardSetigui Karamoko
  10. PauYellow cardNeil Glossoa
  11. MontpellierYellow cardThéo Chennahi

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Remi LandryMatches officiated: 16
4.13Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 219%Home wins38%Draws44%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Montpellier vs Pau?

The Ligue 2 match finished Montpellier 0:1 Pau. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Montpellier vs Pau?

Montpellier score 1.13 goals per game on average and Pau 1.40. The Ligue 2 average is 2.53 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 40% of Montpellier's matches and 53% of Pau's.

What form are Montpellier and Pau in?

Over the last 5 games Montpellier have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Pau 0-2-3 (0.40 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Montpellier vs Pau — 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.