Dunkerque vs Montpellier

21 August 2026 · Ligue 2 · 2026/27 · Referee Eddy Rosier

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

Nicolas Pays 54’

Match summary

Montpellier beat Dunkerque 1-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Nicolas Pays put Montpellier ahead in the 54th minute.

Shots finished 12-11 to Dunkerque, with 3 on target for Dunkerque and 5 for Montpellier.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%

12 Shots 11

3 Shots on target 5

5 Corners 7

92 Attacks 87

59 Dangerous attacks 46

453 Passes 314

81.5% Pass accuracy 77.1%

14 Tackles 18

17 Fouls 19

3 Yellow cards 2

Key events

Dunkerque Montpellier

Kick-off

Thomas RobinetShot on target

5’

12’

Yael MouangaFoul

40’

Nordan MukieleShot on target

Half-time0-0

Souleymane KeitaEgor Prutsev

46’

Lenny VallierVictor Mayela

46’

Second half underway

54’

Nicolas PaysRight foot shot

0-1

Lenny VallierShot on target

57’

58’

Daryll BenlahlouNoah Vidal

Alex DahoFoul

60’

Marco DecherfAlex Daho

63’

Khalil AyariThéna Massock

64’

Nicolas PaysShot on target

69’

Yanis IssoufouNordan Mukiele

Enzo MayillaJordan Morel

78’

Bram LagaeShot on target

78’

84’

Laciné Megnan-PaveShot on target

90+1’

Florian TardieuShot on target

Souleymane KeitaArgument

90+3’

Enzo Tchato MbiayiArgument

Khalil AyariArgument

90+5’

Full-time0-1

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Montpellier attacking Dunkerque attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Maxence Prévot	90′	4	1	22	2	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Allan Linguet	90′	1	–	–	4	2	66	–	–	–	–
Opa Sangante	90′	1	–	1	3	1	74	1	–	–	–
Bram Lagae	90′	3	–	–	7	3	54	1	–	–	–
Victor Mayela Taken off	45′	–	1	–	1	–	19	–	–	–	–
Lenny Vallier Came on as a substitute	45′	1	1	–	5	2	16	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Jordan Morel Taken off	78′	–	–	49	1	–	2	1	6	1	3	–
Théna Massock Taken off	64′	–	–	30	–	–	2	2	9	2	3	–
Alex Daho Taken off	63′	–	–	39	1	–	2	1	5	4	1
Adrien Lebeau	90′	–	–	26	3	–	–	–	1	3	1	–
Egor Prutsev Taken off	45′	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
Souleymane Keita Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	13	–	–	–	–	5	1	2
Marco Decherf Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	11	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	–
Khalil Ayari Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	10	1	–	1	–	6	1	2

Forwards2 players


Thomas Robinet	90′	–	–	3	1	–	–	3	3	–	15	–
Enzo Mayilla Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	6	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Simon Ngapandouetnbu	90′	3	0	43	2	1	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Enzo Tchato Mbiayi	90′	2	–	–	3	1	25	3	–	–
Julien Laporte	90′	–	2	1	2	1	37	1	–	–	–
Yael Mouanga	90′	–	–	1	1	–	44	2	–	–
Théo Sainte-Luce	90′	2	3	–	6	1	23	3	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Florian Tardieu	90′	–	–	45	1	–	4	1	8	1	1	–
Hichem Abderrebi	90′	–	–	31	–	–	3	1	9	4	5	–
Nicolas Pays	90′	1	–	16	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Noah Vidal Taken off	58′	–	–	15	1	–	2	–	5	2	2	–
Nordan Mukiele Taken off	69′	–	–	16	1	–	2	–	5	–	1	–
Daryll Benlahlou Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	7	–	–	1	–	2	–	1	–
Yanis Issoufou Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	4	1	–	2	–	2	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Laciné Megnan-Pave	90′	–	–	4	1	–	–	2	4	2	8	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Dunkerque win 41% Avg odds 2.24

Draw 27% Avg odds 3.43

Montpellier win 32% Avg odds 2.87

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Dunkerque W L L W D

Montpellier W L D D W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Montpellier 1-3 Dunkerque, 05 Jan 26 Next meeting: Montpellier vs Dunkerque, 02 Apr 27 (upcoming) All Dunkerque vs Montpellier meetings

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