Annecy FC
- Annecy FC have won six, drawn five and lost three of their 14 home Ligue 2 matches.
- Laurent Guyot, who took over at Annecy FC in May 2021, has established a high-energy, direct playing style for the club, with players pressing relentlessly and trying to force turnovers before hitting opponents on the break.
- Their last two home league games have seen them win one and lose one while Montpellier have won once and drawn once in their previous two away contests.
Montpellier HSC
- Montpellier HSC have won five, drawn three and lost six of their 14 Ligue 2 away games.
- Montpellier HSC have taken the opposite approach, with Zoumana Camara, in charge since April 2025, installing a patient, possession-based build-up style of play in which the team controls the midfield and looks to open up their opponents with calm build-ups.
- Montpellier are seventh in Ligue 2 with 43 points from 29 games, just one more than Annecy in eighth, but we feel that they have the edge for this encounter.
Head-to-Head
As Montpellier have a superior away defensive record in the division and edged Annecy 1-0 when they last met five months ago, we are taking them to repeat the trick on Friday.
Key Players
- In Thibault Rambaud, who has six goals in 23 Ligue 2 games this season, Annecy have a reliable source of goals up front, but Montpellier’s best finisher, Alexandre Mendy, has 11 in 29 and has the knack of finding the goal that wins tight games.
- We think he could do so again here.
Betting Insights
- Annecy have averaged 1.43 goals a game at home in Ligue 2, but also conceded at a rate of 0.93 - while Montpellier have scored only 0.79 per game away from home, but also let in only 0.71.
- Given the respective styles of play, the hosts should be able to keep this one low-scoring and the odds of 1.7 on under 2.5 goals look a sure bet.
Prediction
Montpellier are seventh in Ligue 2 with 43 points from 29 games, just one more than Annecy in eighth, but we feel that they have the edge for this encounter.
