France - Ligue 2Stade de la MossonData current as of 21 October 2026

Montpellier vs Red Star: match statistics

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Montpellier vs Red Star: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Montpellier play Red Star in Ligue 2 (France). The match date is 24 October 2026. Venue: Stade de la Mosson.

Current form

Montpellier: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Red Star: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Montpellier scores 1.22 and concedes 0.56 goals per match. Red Star scores 1.33 and concedes 1.11. League average: 2.72 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Montpellier 33%, Red Star 56%. Over 2.5: Montpellier 22%, Red Star 44%. League level: BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Red Star has higher xG: 1.63 vs 1.57. Montpellier: 14.0 shots per match, Red Star: 14.4.

Match halves

Montpellier: half-time lead 11%, second-half goals 0.89. Red Star: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.56.

Goals by minute

Montpellier: 46-60 (3 goals). Red Star: 0-15 (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 2: 2.72 goals per match, BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-2-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.22)
(3.42)
(3.06)

Pre-match profile— what 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.

1.22Goals scored / match1.33
MontpellierRed Star
0.56Goals conceded / match1.11
MontpellierRed Star
58%Average possession54%
MontpellierRed Star
5.11Shots on target / match5.22
MontpellierRed Star

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

14Shots per match14.44
MontpellierRed Star
5.11Shots on target5.22
MontpellierRed Star
8.7%Shot conversion9.2%
MontpellierRed Star
58%Possession54%
MontpellierRed Star
1.57xG for1.63
MontpellierRed Star
1.53xG against1.24
MontpellierRed Star

Shooting quality

Montpellier: DominantRed Star: Attacking
MontpellierRed Star
Accuracy (shots on target)37%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.240.25

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Red Star is 20% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Montpellier · 2.4 pts / match - Red Star

Montpellier
LWDWW
Season result split
56% W33% D11% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-3-1
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-2-0
Last 5 at home
2-2-0
DDWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.48Opponent xG: 1.53BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Red Star
WWWWL
Season result split
56% W22% D22% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-2-2
1.89 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-1-0
Last 5 away
4-1-0
WDWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.75Opponent xG: 1.16BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how 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.

Red Star is 9% better for: goals scored per match.

1.22 goals / match - Montpellier · 1.33 goals / match - Red Star

Montpellier is 98% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.56 goals / match - Montpellier · 1.11 goals / match - Red Star

Montpellier scoring profile: very strong

Montpellier scores in 89% of matches (8 of 9 matches), while Red Star keeps a clean sheet in 33% (3 of 9 matches).

Red Star scoring profile: mixed

Red Star scores in 78% of matches (7 of 9 matches), while Montpellier keeps a clean sheet in 67% (6 of 9 matches).

11Goals scored (season)12
MontpellierRed Star
5Goals conceded (season)10
MontpellierRed Star
1.78Average goals in match2.44
MontpellierRed Star
8Goals scored (last 5)9
MontpellierRed Star
4Goals conceded (last 5)5
MontpellierRed Star

How often they score at least...

89%1 goal78%
MontpellierRed Star
22%2 goals33%
MontpellierRed Star
11%3 goals22%
MontpellierRed Star
0%4 goals0%
MontpellierRed Star

How often they concede at least...

33%1 goal67%
MontpellierRed Star
11%2 goals22%
MontpellierRed Star
11%3 goals11%
MontpellierRed Star
0%4 goals11%
MontpellierRed Star

* 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.

58%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time22%
MontpellierRed Star
0%BTTS in both halves11%
MontpellierRed Star
11%Scored in both halves22%
MontpellierRed Star

BTTS and goal count

11%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
MontpellierRed Star
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
MontpellierRed Star
40%BTTS - last 560%
MontpellierRed Star

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

33%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
MontpellierRed Star
22%Min. 2 goals before half-time44%
MontpellierRed Star
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
MontpellierRed Star

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time78%
MontpellierRed Star
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
MontpellierRed Star
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
MontpellierRed Star

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Red Star is 18% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.22 pts / match - Montpellier · 1.44 pts / match - Red Star

Montpellier - half-time state
11% leading89% draw0% trailing
Red Star - half-time state
33% leading44% draw22% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.22Points per match (1st half)1.44
MontpellierRed Star
0.33Goals scored (1st half)0.78
MontpellierRed Star
0.22Goals conceded (1st half)0.44
MontpellierRed Star
0.56Average goals (1st half)1.22
MontpellierRed Star
78%Clean sheet before half-time67%
MontpellierRed Star
67%No goal before half-time44%
MontpellierRed Star

After half-time (2nd half)

2Points per match (2nd half)1.33
MontpellierRed Star
0.89Goals scored (2nd half)0.56
MontpellierRed Star
0.33Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67
MontpellierRed Star
1.22Average goals (2nd half)1.22
MontpellierRed Star
78%Clean sheet after half-time44%
MontpellierRed Star
33%No goal after half-time56%
MontpellierRed Star

Montpellier - second-half results

56% W33% D11% L
11
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.22
PPG before half-time
Lead holding509%

Leads at half-time in 11% of matches and wins 56%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Red Star - second-half results

33% W33% D33% L
13
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding170%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 56%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Montpellier - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.00
Goals scored / match0.61.0
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match1.01.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Red Star - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.60
Goals scored / match1.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match1.41.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+3+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

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

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (3 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.11
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
78%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
45%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-5%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
69%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
0-1
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.
+0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.62
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.35
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.97
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
87%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
42%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Red Star

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.39
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.17
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
101%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
79%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.51
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

MontpellierLigaRed Star
Average goals in match▼ 1.782.72▼ 2.44
Both teams scored▼ 33%58%▼ 56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 22%48%▼ 44%
Clean sheets▲ 67%26%▲ 33%
Goal before half-time▼ 33%62%▲ 67%
Goal after half-time▼ 78%80%▼ 78%

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

2.72
Average goals per match
58%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.40
Home goals / match
1.32
Away goals / match
+6%
Home attack advantage
+6%
Home defence advantage
+2%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
62%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
9%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Montpellier 0 - 2 - 0 Red Star. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Red Star FC 93
1 : 1
Montpellier HSC
Montpellier HSC
1 : 1
Red Star FC 93

FAQ

When do Montpellier and Red Star play?

Montpellier face Red Star on 24 October 2026 in Ligue 2 at Stade de la Mosson. 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 Montpellier and Red Star?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Montpellier won 0, Red Star won 0 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Montpellier vs Red Star?

Montpellier score 1.22 goals per game on average and Red Star 1.33. The Ligue 2 average is 2.72 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Montpellier's matches and 56% of Red Star's.

What form are Montpellier and Red Star in?

Over the last 5 games Montpellier have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Red Star 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.