Saint-Etienne vs Montpellier

7 February 2026 · Ligue 2 · 2025/26 · Referee Alexandre Perreau Niel

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Julien Le Cardinal 77’

Match summary

Saint-Etienne beat Montpellier 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Julien Le Cardinal put Saint-Etienne ahead from a corner in the 77th minute.

Shots finished 10-5 to Saint-Etienne, with 2 on target for Saint-Etienne and 1 for Montpellier.

Match stats

51% Possession 49%
10 Shots 4
2 Shots on target 1
3 Corners 6
433 Passes 409
80.1% Pass accuracy 82.4%
21 Tackles 21
15 Fouls 19
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Saint-Etienne Montpellier
0’
Z. CamaraManagerArgument
Kick-off
16’
Nathanaël MbukuShot on target
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
Aimen MoueffekPersistent fouling
52’
70’
73’
Julien Le CardinalRight foot shot1-0 (Saint-Etienne)
77’
78’
Zuriko DavitashviliShot on target
85’
Full-time1-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Montpellier attacking Saint-Etienne attacking 
2’ Nicolas Pays (Montpellier), from a corner, off target 11’ Lucas Stassin (Saint-Etienne), open play, blocked 16’ Nathanaël Mbuku (Montpellier), open play, saved 36’ Benjamin Old (Saint-Etienne), open play, off target 43’ Igor Miladinović (Saint-Etienne), open play, off target 46’ Kevin Pedro (Saint-Etienne), set piece, off target 46’ Aimen Moueffek (Saint-Etienne), set piece, blocked 49’ Teji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, off target 51’ Yanis Issoufou (Montpellier), open play, off target 59’ Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne), direct free kick, off target 61’ Irvin Cardona (Saint-Etienne), from a corner, off target 67’ Augustine Boakye (Saint-Etienne), open play, off target 77’ Julien Le Cardinal (Saint-Etienne), from a corner, goal 85’ Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne), open play, saved 2’ Nicolas Pays (Montpellier), from a corner, off target 11’ Lucas Stassin (Saint-Etienne), open play, blocked 16’ Nathanaël Mbuku (Montpellier), open play, saved 36’ Benjamin Old (Saint-Etienne), open play, off target 43’ Igor Miladinović (Saint-Etienne), open play, off target 46’ Kevin Pedro (Saint-Etienne), set piece, off target 46’ Aimen Moueffek (Saint-Etienne), set piece, blocked 49’ Teji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, off target 51’ Yanis Issoufou (Montpellier), open play, off target 59’ Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne), direct free kick, off target 61’ Irvin Cardona (Saint-Etienne), from a corner, off target 67’ Augustine Boakye (Saint-Etienne), open play, off target 77’ Julien Le Cardinal (Saint-Etienne), from a corner, goal 85’ Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne), open play, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Saint-Etienne 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Larsonneur
Pedro
Cardinal
Nadé
Old
Gadegbeku 71’
Moueffek 59’
Boakye
Davitashvili 90’
Miladinović
Stassin 71’
Montpellier 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Ngapandouetnbu
Sainte-Luce
Mincarelli
Mbiayi
Laporte
Omeragić
Issoufou 68’
Pays
Savanier 66’
Mbuku 88’
Mendy

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 1 0 56 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
90′ 3 3 – 9 3 22 4 – – –
90′ – 1 – 4 2 78 – 1 – –
Mickaël Nadé
90′ – 4 – 1 1 47 3 – – –
90′ 3 3 – 10 1 52 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Luan Gadegbeku Taken off
71′ – – 28 – – 2 1 5 1 3 –
Aimen Moueffek Taken off
59′ – – 16 – – 2 – 4 2 2
90′ – – 26 2 – 2 – 6 1 2 –
Igor Miladinović
90′ – 1 37 1 – 2 – 4 1 – –
Zuriko Davitashvili Taken off
89′ – – 26 2 – 5 1 7 2 – –
Abdoulaye Kanté Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 15 – – 1 – 3 – – –
Forwards3 players
Lucas Stassin Taken off
71′ – – 1 – – – 1 4 1 16 –
Irvin Cardona Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 1 – – – 2 2 – 12 –
Joshua Duffus Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – – – – – – – 2 –
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

Saint-Etienne win 47% Avg odds 1.98
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.50
Montpellier win 27% Avg odds 3.39

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

Form going into the game

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