Montpellier vs Pau FC

11 September 2026 · Ligue 2 · 2026/27 · Referee Antoine Valnet

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Théo Sainte-Luce 72’

Match summary

Montpellier won 1-0 at home to Pau FC. It was goalless at half-time.

Théo Sainte-Luce put Montpellier ahead in the 72nd minute.

Shots finished 12-11 to Montpellier, with 4 on target for Montpellier and 2 for Pau FC.

Match stats

74% Possession 26%
12 Shots 11
4 Shots on target 2
6 Corners 3
123 Attacks 66
52 Dangerous attacks 22
732 Passes 260
90.6% Pass accuracy 71.5%
8 Tackles 13
13 Fouls 17
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Offsides 1

Key events

Montpellier Pau FC
Kick-off
Mamadou CamaraShot on target
5’
Corner
5’
Mamadou CamaraShot on target
6’
Gregory AyemShot on target
14’
16’
Corner
Corner
33’
Corner
34’
36’
Babacar LeyeShot on target
40’
Babacar LeyeShot on target
Corner
42’
Second half underway
Half-time0-0
51’
Akim AbdallahFoul
Corner
52’
Corner
52’
Julien LaporteFoul
54’
60’
Cheikh FallFoul
63’
Jeremy SebasBabacar Leye
Théo ChennahiDaylam Meddah
63’
Daryll BenlahlouGregory Ayem
63’
65’
Corner
71’
Luan GadegbekuLorenzo Rajot
Théo Sainte-LuceLeft foot shot1-0 (Montpellier)
72’
77’
Mathys TourraineTom Pouilly
77’
Tom SaettelCheikh Fall
77’
Bilal BrahimiHacène Benali
Hichem AbderrebiYael Mouanga
78’
84’
Corner
Hichem AbderrebiFoul
89’
90+3’
Luan GadegbekuFoul
Full-time1-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Pau FC attacking Montpellier attacking 
3’ Tom Pouilly (Pau FC), open play, blocked 4’ Babacar Leye (Pau FC), open play, off target 5’ Julien Laporte (Montpellier), from a corner, blocked 5’ Mamadou Camara (Montpellier), open play, saved 6’ Mamadou Camara (Montpellier), from a corner, saved 13’ Gregory Ayem (Montpellier), set piece, off target 14’ Gregory Ayem (Montpellier), open play, saved 16’ Hacène Benali (Pau FC), from a corner, off target 16’ Souleymane Basse (Pau FC), from a corner, off target 18’ Gregory Ayem (Montpellier), set piece, blocked 19’ Cheikh Fall (Pau FC), open play, blocked 27’ Akim Abdallah (Pau FC), open play, off target 30’ Mamadou Camara (Montpellier), open play, off target 31’ Théo Sainte-Luce (Montpellier), open play, blocked 34’ Julien Laporte (Montpellier), from a corner, off target 36’ Babacar Leye (Pau FC), open play, saved 36’ Babacar Leye (Pau FC), open play, blocked 37’ Daylam Meddah (Montpellier), open play, off target 40’ Babacar Leye (Pau FC), open play, saved 65’ Jeremy Sebas (Pau FC), open play, blocked 70’ Daryll Benlahlou (Montpellier), open play, off target 72’ Théo Sainte-Luce (Montpellier), open play, goal 85’ Mathys Tourraine (Pau FC), from a corner, off target 3’ Tom Pouilly (Pau FC), open play, blocked 4’ Babacar Leye (Pau FC), open play, off target 5’ Julien Laporte (Montpellier), from a corner, blocked 5’ Mamadou Camara (Montpellier), open play, saved 6’ Mamadou Camara (Montpellier), from a corner, saved 13’ Gregory Ayem (Montpellier), set piece, off target 14’ Gregory Ayem (Montpellier), open play, saved 16’ Hacène Benali (Pau FC), from a corner, off target 16’ Souleymane Basse (Pau FC), from a corner, off target 18’ Gregory Ayem (Montpellier), set piece, blocked 19’ Cheikh Fall (Pau FC), open play, blocked 27’ Akim Abdallah (Pau FC), open play, off target 30’ Mamadou Camara (Montpellier), open play, off target 31’ Théo Sainte-Luce (Montpellier), open play, blocked 34’ Julien Laporte (Montpellier), from a corner, off target 36’ Babacar Leye (Pau FC), open play, saved 36’ Babacar Leye (Pau FC), open play, blocked 37’ Daylam Meddah (Montpellier), open play, off target 40’ Babacar Leye (Pau FC), open play, saved 65’ Jeremy Sebas (Pau FC), open play, blocked 70’ Daryll Benlahlou (Montpellier), open play, off target 72’ Théo Sainte-Luce (Montpellier), open play, goal 85’ Mathys Tourraine (Pau FC), from a corner, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Montpellier 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Ngapandouetnbu
Sainte-Luce
Hannach
Laporte
Mouanga 78’
Tardieu
Meddah 63’
Pays
Ayem 63’
Mukiele
Camara
Pau FC 5-3-2 Starting XI
Maubleu
Paquiez
Briançon
Basse
Abdallah
Pouilly 77’
Fall 77’
Benet
Rajot 71’
Benali 77’
Leye 63’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Simon Ngapandouetnbu
90′ 2 0 46 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Naoufel El Hannach
90′ – 1 – 1 – 76 2 – – –
Julien Laporte
90′ – – 2 1 1 103 2 – –
Yael Mouanga Taken off
78′ – – 1 3 1 91 1 – – –
Théo Sainte-Luce
90′ 3 1 1 8 3 93 – 1 – –
Midfielders8 players
Florian Tardieu
90′ – 1 119 2 – 2 1 5 – 1 –
Daylam Meddah Taken off
63′ – – 46 2 – 2 1 5 1 3 –
Nicolas Pays
90′ – – 33 – – – – 2 – 1 –
Gregory Ayem Taken off
63′ – – 26 1 – – – 1 2 – –
Nordan Mukiele
90′ – – 40 – – – 1 7 1 3 –
Théo Chennahi Came on as a substitute
27′ – – 26 – – – – – – – –
Daryll Benlahlou Came on as a substitute
27′ – – 11 – – – – – – – –
Hichem Abderrebi Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 8 – – – – 2 1 2
Forwards1 player
Mamadou Camara
90′ – – 3 2 – – – 4 2 14 –
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 51% Avg odds 1.81
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.45
Pau FC win 22% Avg odds 4.12

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

Form going into the game

Montpellier DWWDL
Pau FC LWLDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Pau FC 0-0 Montpellier, 20 Mar 26 Next meeting: Pau FC vs Montpellier, 19 Mar 27 (upcoming)  All Montpellier vs Pau FC meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.