Montpellier HSC
- Montpellier HSC are second in the Ligue 2 2026/2027 table on 18 points from nine games, one point and one place better off than Red Star 93 Saint Ouen in fourth.
- Montpellier HSC are unbeaten in four home Ligue 2 2026/2027 matches, winning two and drawing two, but have only scored four goals in these games.
- Zoumana Camara has got Montpellier playing on the front foot with a high-tempo 4-3-3 system with some real intensity in their pressing game.
- In their last two games, however, La Paillade have shown a real improvement in the final third, winning 2-0 at home to Grenoble before going away to Rodez and blitzing them 3-0.
Red Star 93 Saint Ouen
- Red Star 93 Saint Ouen have won four and drawn one of their five away Ligue 2 2026/2027 matches, netting 10 goals in total.
- Damien Perrinelle, meanwhile, has instilled a more compact and pragmatic structure onto Red Star 93 Saint Ouen, who are built around a disciplined block and an ability to hurt teams on the break.
- Damien Durand is their main attacking threat, with four goals in seven Ligue 2 2026/2027 appearances so far, but he has been in good form with four of those in the last five games.
Montpellier
Daylam Meddah is Montpellier's top scorer with one goal in six league games so far, so Red Star will have to keep him in check.
Red Star
Damien Durand is their main attacking threat, with four goals in seven Ligue 2 2026/2027 appearances so far, but he has been in good form with four of those in the last five games.
Betting Insights
- The odds are a bit on the short side at 2.45 with Red Star just a few ticks behind at 2.62 and the draw at 3.6.
- Both teams to score looks live at 1.62 but if the game gets cagey it can be avoided and Under 2.5 goals at 2.0 is a sharp alternative to the match bet.
Prediction
- But the Audoniens did lose at home to Saint-Etienne 1-0 last time out while Montpellier's last two wins have been convincing, so we'll back the home side to edge this.
- Montpellier should get the better of this battle of the best defences in the league because they are a stronger team and play at home, but it should be a close one.
- The Audoniens will be the most likely to profit if there is any space on the counter-attack, however, so the game could be cagey with a few chances.
