France - Ligue 2Stade Paul LignonData current as of 17 October 2026

Rodez vs Montpellier: match statistics

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Rodez vs Montpellier: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Rodez play Montpellier in Ligue 2 (France). The match date is 19 October 2026. Venue: Stade Paul Lignon.

Current form

Rodez: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match. Montpellier: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Rodez scores 1.75 and concedes 2.25 goals per match. Montpellier scores 1.00 and concedes 0.63. League average: 2.58 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Rodez 63%, Montpellier 38%. Over 2.5: Rodez 63%, Montpellier 13%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 44%.

xG, shots and style

Rodez has higher xG: 1.75 vs 1.53. Rodez: 14.9 shots per match, Montpellier: 13.8.

Match halves

Rodez: half-time lead 13%, second-half goals 1.13. Montpellier: half-time lead 13%, second-half goals 0.63.

Goals by minute

Rodez: 76-90+ (4 goals). Montpellier: 31-45+ (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 2: 2.58 goals per match, BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 44%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 1.50, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.80)
(3.45)
(2.36)

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.

1.75Goals scored / match1
RodezMontpellier
2.25Goals conceded / match0.63
RodezMontpellier
47%Average possession57%
RodezMontpellier
5.75Shots on target / match4.75
RodezMontpellier

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

14.88Shots per match13.75
RodezMontpellier
5.75Shots on target4.75
RodezMontpellier
11.8%Shot conversion7.3%
RodezMontpellier
47%Possession57%
RodezMontpellier
1.75xG for1.53
RodezMontpellier
1.36xG against1.54
RodezMontpellier

Shooting quality

Rodez: AttackingMontpellier: Balanced
RodezMontpellier
Accuracy (shots on target)39%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.21

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.

Montpellier is 700% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / match - Rodez · 1.6 pts / match - Montpellier

Rodez
DLLLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
25% W13% D63% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-5
0.88 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-2
Last 5 at home
1-1-2
WDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.6xG: 1.67Opponent xG: 1.45BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Montpellier
DLWDW
Season result split
50% W38% D13% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-3-1
1.88 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-1-1
Last 5 away
2-1-1
WWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.43Opponent xG: 1.55BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

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.

Rodez is 75% better for: goals scored per match.

1.75 goals / match - Rodez · 1 goals / match - Montpellier

Montpellier is 257% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.25 goals / match - Rodez · 0.63 goals / match - Montpellier

Rodez scoring profile: mixed

Rodez scores in 63% of matches (5 of 8 matches), while Montpellier keeps a clean sheet in 63% (5 of 8 matches).

Montpellier scoring profile: very strong

Montpellier scores in 88% of matches (7 of 8 matches), while Rodez keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 8 matches).

14Goals scored (season)8
RodezMontpellier
18Goals conceded (season)5
RodezMontpellier
4Average goals in match1.63
RodezMontpellier
6Goals scored (last 5)5
RodezMontpellier
13Goals conceded (last 5)4
RodezMontpellier

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal88%
RodezMontpellier
50%2 goals13%
RodezMontpellier
38%3 goals0%
RodezMontpellier
13%4 goals0%
RodezMontpellier

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal38%
RodezMontpellier
75%2 goals13%
RodezMontpellier
25%3 goals13%
RodezMontpellier
25%4 goals0%
RodezMontpellier

* 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

50%BTTS at half-time25%
RodezMontpellier
13%BTTS in both halves0%
RodezMontpellier
38%Scored in both halves13%
RodezMontpellier

BTTS and goal count

63%Min. 3 goals and BTTS13%
RodezMontpellier
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
RodezMontpellier
60%BTTS - last 540%
RodezMontpellier

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

88%Min. 1 goal before half-time38%
RodezMontpellier
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
RodezMontpellier
50%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
RodezMontpellier

2nd half

88%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
RodezMontpellier
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time25%
RodezMontpellier
38%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
RodezMontpellier

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.

Montpellier is 150% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.5 pts / match - Rodez · 1.25 pts / match - Montpellier

Rodez - half-time state
13% leading13% draw75% trailing
Montpellier - half-time state
13% leading88% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.5Points per match (1st half)1.25
RodezMontpellier
0.63Goals scored (1st half)0.38
RodezMontpellier
1.38Goals conceded (1st half)0.25
RodezMontpellier
2Average goals (1st half)0.63
RodezMontpellier
13%Clean sheet before half-time75%
RodezMontpellier
50%No goal before half-time63%
RodezMontpellier

After half-time (2nd half)

1.25Points per match (2nd half)1.88
RodezMontpellier
1.13Goals scored (2nd half)0.63
RodezMontpellier
0.88Goals conceded (2nd half)0.38
RodezMontpellier
2Average goals (2nd half)1
RodezMontpellier
38%Clean sheet after half-time75%
RodezMontpellier
50%No goal after half-time38%
RodezMontpellier

Rodez - second-half results

38% W13% D50% L
4
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding192%

Leads at half-time in 13% of matches and wins 25%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.5

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Montpellier - second-half results

50% W38% D13% L
10
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding385%

Leads at half-time in 13% of matches and wins 50%. 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.

Rodez - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.600.80
Goals scored / match0.80.4
Goals conceded / match1.61.0
Average goals in match2.41.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals60%20%
Clean sheet0%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference-4-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 0% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 4
Montpellier - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.60
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match1.00.8
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% 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 minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Rodez
ScoredConceded
2
6
0-15
2
1
16-30
1
4
31-45
3
4
46-60
2
3
61-75
4
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* 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

2.81
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
109%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
51%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-47%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
55%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Rodez

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.
-0.89
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
0.00
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.89
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
127%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
186%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.68
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

Montpellier

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.38
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.53
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.91
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
83%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
46%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.28
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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

RodezLigaMontpellier
Average goals in match▲ 4.002.58▼ 1.63
Both teams scored▲ 63%57%▼ 38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 63%44%▼ 13%
Clean sheets▼ 0%27%▲ 63%
Goal before half-time▲ 88%60%▼ 38%
Goal after half-time▲ 88%79%▼ 75%

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

2.58
Average goals per match
57%
Both teams scored
44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.38
Home goals / match
1.21
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+7%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
60%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Rodez 1 - 0 - 1 Montpellier. Average goals 1.50, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Rodez Aveyron Football
1 : 0
Montpellier HSC
Montpellier HSC
2 : 0
Rodez Aveyron Football

FAQ

When do Rodez and Montpellier play?

Rodez face Montpellier on 19 October 2026 in Ligue 2 at Stade Paul Lignon. 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 Rodez and Montpellier?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Rodez won 1, Montpellier won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Rodez vs Montpellier?

Rodez score 1.75 goals per game on average and Montpellier 1.00. The Ligue 2 average is 2.58 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 44% of games. Both teams score in 63% of Rodez's matches and 38% of Montpellier's.

What form are Rodez and Montpellier in?

Over the last 5 games Rodez have a 0-1-4 record (0.20 points per game) and Montpellier 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Rodez vs Montpellier: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.