Montpellier vs Le Mans

14 February 2026 · Ligue 2 · 2025/26 · Referee Azzedine Souifi

Full time 4 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

Christopher Jullien 45’
Nicolas Pays 49’
Yanis Issoufou 60’
Alexandre Mendy 84’

Lucas Buades 10’
Dame Gueye 87’

Match summary

Montpellier came from behind to win 4-2 at home to Le Mans. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Lucas Buades put Le Mans ahead in the 10th minute and Christopher Jullien equalised from a corner in the 45th minute. In the second half, Nicolas Pays put Montpellier in front in the 49th minute, Yanis Issoufou made it 3-1 in the 60th minute, Alexandre Mendy made it 4-1 in the 84th minute, and Dame Gueye pulled one back to make it 4-2 in the 87th minute.

Shots finished 13-7 to Le Mans, with 4 on target for Montpellier and 8 for Le Mans.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%

7 Shots 13

4 Shots on target 8

4 Corners 6

316 Passes 374

73.7% Pass accuracy 74.3%

16 Tackles 21

8 Fouls 15

0 Yellow cards 2

5 Offsides 5

Key events

Montpellier Le Mans

Kick-off

7’

Alexandre LaurayShot on target

10’

Lucas BuadesRight foot shot

0-1

15’

Lucas CalodatShot on target

27’

Adil BourabaaShot on target

Christopher JullienRight foot shot

1-1

45’

Half-time1-1

46’

Anthony RibelinLucas Buades

Nicolas PaysLeft foot shot

2-1

49’

Second half underway

Yanis IssoufouRight foot shot

3-1

60’

61’

Martin RossignolEdwin Quarshie

61’

Dame GueyeAntoine Rabillard

66’

Alexandre LaurayFoul

71’

William HarhouzAdil Bourabaa

Ayanda SishubaNathanaël Mbuku

71’

72’

Lucas BretelleAlexandre Lauray

73’

Dame GueyeShot on target

Teji SavanierYanis Issoufou

82’

Enzo MolebeNicolas Pays

83’

Alexandre MendyRight foot shot

4-1

84’

85’

Erwan ColasShot on target

87’

Dame GueyeRight foot shot

4-2

89’

Dame GueyeShot on target

90+6’

Lucas CalodatFoul

Full-time4-2

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Le Mans attacking Montpellier attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Montpellier 4-1-4-1 Starting XI

Le Mans 5-3-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Simon Ngapandouetnbu	90′	5	2	28	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Enzo Tchato Mbiayi	90′	–	1	1	4	2	44	1	–	–	–
Julien Laporte	90′	–	1	2	2	2	47	–	–	–	–
Christopher Jullien	90′	–	1	1	7	6	44	2	1	–	–
Théo Sainte-Luce	90′	3	3	–	7	3	43	3	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Everson Junior	90′	–	–	29	–	–	1	3	2	1	–	–
Nicolas Pays Taken off	83′	1	1	14	1	–	1	–	4	–	1	–
Théo Chennahi	90′	–	1	19	1	–	6	2	12	–	5	–
Nathanaël Mbuku Taken off	71′	–	1	15	1	–	2	1	7	–	5	–
Yanis Issoufou Taken off	82′	1	1	14	2	–	2	1	2	–	–	–
Ayanda Sishuba Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Teji Savanier Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	3	–	–	–	1	–	1	–	–

Forwards2 players


Alexandre Mendy	90′	1	–	2	1	–	–	1	5	2	11	–
Enzo Molebe Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Nicolas Kocik	90′	0	4	38	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Théo Eyoum	90′	2	–	–	4	2	43	2	–	–	–
Samuel Yohou	90′	2	2	–	4	1	19	2	–	–	–
Isaac Cossier	90′	2	1	–	3	1	45	2	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Lucas Buades Taken off	45′	1	–	21	1	–	3	–	8	1	3	–
Lucas Calodat	90′	–	–	34	2	–	3	–	7	1	1
Adil Bourabaa Taken off	71′	–	–	20	–	–	3	1	5	–	1	–
Alexandre Lauray Taken off	72′	–	–	47	1	–	1	1	1	3	–
Edwin Quarshie Taken off	61′	–	–	13	–	–	2	–	2	2	–	–
Anthony Ribelin Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	21	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Martin Rossignol Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	13	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lucas Bretelle Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	20	–	–	1	–	2	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Antoine Rabillard Taken off	61′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	16	–
Erwan Colas	90′	–	1	3	1	–	–	3	7	1	14	–
Dame Gueye Came on as a substitute	29′	1	–	3	3	–	–	–	1	–	6	–
William Harhouz Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	1	–	–	–	1	1	–	4	–

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 39% Avg odds 2.33

Draw 31% Avg odds 3.01

Le Mans win 30% Avg odds 3.07

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

Form going into the game

Montpellier L L W W L

Le Mans D D W W D

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Previous and next meeting

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