Montpellier vs Dunkerque

5 January 2026 · Ligue 2 · 2025/26 · Referee Alexandre Perreau Niel

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Alexandre Mendy 83’
  • Gessime Yassine 6’
  • Vincent Sasso 57’
  • Thomas Robinet 68’

Match summary

Dunkerque beat Montpellier 3-1 on the road. Dunkerque led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Gessime Yassine put Dunkerque ahead in the 6th minute. In the second half, Vincent Sasso made it 0-2 in the 57th minute, Thomas Robinet made it 0-3 in the 68th minute, and Alexandre Mendy pulled one back to make it 1-3 in the 83rd minute.

Shots finished 16-10 to Dunkerque, with 4 on target for Montpellier and 11 for Dunkerque.

Match stats

49% Possession 51%
10 Shots 16
4 Shots on target 11
3 Corners 6
441 Passes 483
82.8% Pass accuracy 84.9%
19 Tackles 14
10 Fouls 16
1 Yellow cards 2
3 Offsides 1

Key events

Montpellier Dunkerque
Kick-off
2’
Aristide ZossouShot on target
6’
Gessime YassineLeft foot shot0-1 (Dunkerque)
Khalil FayadThéo Chennahi
24’
31’
Antoine SekongoShot on target
39’
Aristide ZossouShot on target
42’
Enzo BardeliShot on target
43’
Enzo BardeliShot on target
45’
Antoine SekongoShot on target
Half-time0-1
Victor OrakpoShot on target
47’
Second half underway
51’
Enzo BardeliShot on target
57’
Vincent SassoRight foot shot0-2 (Dunkerque)
60’
Mathys NifloreTime wasting
Naoufel El HannachLucas Mincarelli
67’
Yanis IssoufouVictor Orakpo
67’
68’
Thomas RobinetRight foot shot0-3 (Dunkerque)
74’
Marco EssimiAristide Zossou
75’
Eddy SylvestreAntoine Sekongo
75’
Aboubakary KantéThomas Robinet
Everson JuniorFoul
76’
77’
Aboubakary KantéShot on target
81’
Zaid SehaGessime Yassine
82’
Malick DiopEnzo Bardeli
Alexandre MendyRight foot shot1-3 (Montpellier)
83’
Yanis IssoufouShot on target
83’
89’
Eddy SylvestreFoul
Teji SavanierShot on target
90+4’
Full-time1-3

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Dunkerque attacking Montpellier attacking 
2’ Aristide Zossou (Dunkerque), open play, saved 4’ Vincent Sasso (Dunkerque), from a corner, blocked 6’ Gessime Yassine (Dunkerque), open play, goal 13’ Alexandre Mendy (Montpellier), open play, blocked 15’ Everson Junior (Montpellier), from a corner, off target 18’ Antoine Sekongo (Dunkerque), open play, off target 23’ Enzo Bardeli (Dunkerque), open play, blocked 31’ Antoine Sekongo (Dunkerque), open play, saved 39’ Nicolas Pays (Montpellier), open play, off target 39’ Aristide Zossou (Dunkerque), open play, saved 42’ Enzo Bardeli (Dunkerque), open play, saved 43’ Enzo Bardeli (Dunkerque), open play, saved 45’ Antoine Sekongo (Dunkerque), from a corner, saved 47’ Victor Orakpo (Montpellier), open play, saved 50’ Julien Laporte (Montpellier), set piece, off target 51’ Enzo Bardeli (Dunkerque), open play, saved 57’ Vincent Sasso (Dunkerque), open play, goal 68’ Thomas Robinet (Dunkerque), open play, goal 72’ Aristide Zossou (Dunkerque), from a corner, off target 77’ Aboubakary Kanté (Dunkerque), open play, saved 79’ Alexandre Mendy (Montpellier), open play, blocked 80’ Enzo Bardeli (Dunkerque), open play, blocked 83’ Alexandre Mendy (Montpellier), open play, goal 83’ Yanis Issoufou (Montpellier), open play, saved 86’ Alexandre Mendy (Montpellier), set piece, off target 90+4’ Teji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, saved 2’ Aristide Zossou (Dunkerque), open play, saved 4’ Vincent Sasso (Dunkerque), from a corner, blocked 6’ Gessime Yassine (Dunkerque), open play, goal 13’ Alexandre Mendy (Montpellier), open play, blocked 15’ Everson Junior (Montpellier), from a corner, off target 18’ Antoine Sekongo (Dunkerque), open play, off target 23’ Enzo Bardeli (Dunkerque), open play, blocked 31’ Antoine Sekongo (Dunkerque), open play, saved 39’ Nicolas Pays (Montpellier), open play, off target 39’ Aristide Zossou (Dunkerque), open play, saved 42’ Enzo Bardeli (Dunkerque), open play, saved 43’ Enzo Bardeli (Dunkerque), open play, saved 45’ Antoine Sekongo (Dunkerque), from a corner, saved 47’ Victor Orakpo (Montpellier), open play, saved 50’ Julien Laporte (Montpellier), set piece, off target 51’ Enzo Bardeli (Dunkerque), open play, saved 57’ Vincent Sasso (Dunkerque), open play, goal 68’ Thomas Robinet (Dunkerque), open play, goal 72’ Aristide Zossou (Dunkerque), from a corner, off target 77’ Aboubakary Kanté (Dunkerque), open play, saved 79’ Alexandre Mendy (Montpellier), open play, blocked 80’ Enzo Bardeli (Dunkerque), open play, blocked 83’ Alexandre Mendy (Montpellier), open play, goal 83’ Yanis Issoufou (Montpellier), open play, saved 86’ Alexandre Mendy (Montpellier), set piece, off target 90+4’ Teji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Montpellier 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Michel
Mincarelli 67’
Mbiayi
Laporte
Omeragić
Chennahi 24’
Junior
Orakpo 67’
Pays
Savanier
Mendy
Dunkerque 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Niflore
Linguet
Sasso
Mayela
Kondo
Georgen
Yassine 81’
Sekongo 75’
Zossou 74’
Bardeli 82’
Robinet 75’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Mathieu Michel
90′ 8 3 27 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Enzo Tchato Mbiayi
90′ 1 2 – 1 – 36 – – – –
Julien Laporte
90′ – 1 – 2 2 67 – – – –
Bećir Omeragić
90′ 5 – 1 9 3 68 – – – –
Lucas Mincarelli Taken off
67′ 2 – 1 2 – 32 2 – – –
Naoufel El Hannach Came on as a substitute
23′ 2 1 – 4 1 19 1 – – –
Midfielders7 players
Théo Chennahi Taken off
24′ – – 7 – – – – – – – –
Everson Junior
90′ – – 46 1 – – 3 2 3 1
Nicolas Pays
90′ – – 23 3 – 2 – 12 – 4 –
Teji Savanier
90′ – 1 49 2 – 2 – 8 – 6 –
Victor Orakpo Taken off
67′ – – 23 1 – 2 – 6 2 – –
Khalil Fayad Came on as a substitute
66′ – – 29 1 – 2 3 3 1 1 –
Yanis Issoufou Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 5 – – 1 – 2 1 1 –
Forwards1 player
Alexandre Mendy
90′ 1 – 4 1 – – – 2 1 10 –
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

Montpellier win 38% Avg odds 2.39
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.03
Dunkerque win 32% Avg odds 2.92

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

Form going into the game

Montpellier WWLLD
Dunkerque WDDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Dunkerque 0-1 Montpellier, 18 Oct 25 Next meeting: Dunkerque 0-1 Montpellier, 21 Aug 26  All Montpellier vs Dunkerque meetings

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