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St Etienne v Montpellier : Ligue 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint Etienne

It's an away trip for Zoumana Camara's Montpellier side on Saturday evening, as they visit the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard for a Ligue 2 meeting with Eirik Horneland's St Etienne. All stats, including an in-depth look at the form of both sides and head to head (H2H) history, will update as you browse each of the betting markets via the tabs below. The best odds and, of course, KickOff's predictions will too.

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St Etienne's next match is v Guingamp at 19:00 on Saturday 14th February
Montpellier's next match is v Le Mans at 13:00 on Saturday 14th February
The last French Ligue 2 meeting between St Etienne and Montpellier was on Saturday 7th February 2026
French Ligue 2
February 7th 2026
St Etienne 1
0 Montpellier
 
J. Le Cardinal 77'
 
STE
MTP
Shots On
2
1
Shots Off
6
3
Corners
3
6
Possession
51%
49%
Fouls
15
18
Yellow/red cards
1/0
2/0
 
St EtienneMontpellier
 
G. Larsonneur
M. Nade
J. Le Cardinalfootball icon
I. Miladinović
A. Moueffek (I. Cardona 59')
L. Stassin (J. Duffus 71')
B. Old
Z. Davitashvili (N. El Jamali 90')
L. Gadegbeku (A. Raslan Kanté 71')
K. Pedro
A. Boakye
J. Laporte
T. Sainte-Luce
(K. Fayad 66') T. Savanier
(A. Sishuba 88') N. Mbuku
(E. Honoré Molébé 68') Y. Issoufou
N. Pays
S. Ngapandouetnbu
L. Mincarelli Davin
B. Omeragic
E. Tchato Mbiayi
A. Mendy

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We're ruling out a bore-draw or a narrow 1-0 win here, and instead are tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that St Etienne and Montpellier will score a minimum of two between them during 90 mins. It's a tip based on the recent form of the respective sides, as well as historical records when they go head-to-head. We give it a probability of 78%. The bookies have it priced at 1.22.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think St Etienne are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 49% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.83.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
St Etienne
49%
-1/1000
14%
Draw
24%
-22/1
6%
Montpellier
27%
-80/1
16%
Draw 1-1
11%
-7/1
8%
St Etienne 2-1
10%
-33/1
7%
St Etienne 1-0
9%
-1/5
14%
St Etienne 2-0
8%
-7/1
25%
Montpellier 2-1
7%
-45/1
9%
Montpellier 1-0
7%
-19/4
9%
Draw 2-2
6%
-100/1
8%
Draw 0-0
5%
-3/4
10%
St Etienne 3-1
5%
-100/1
St Etienne 3-0
4%
-40/1
25%
Montpellier 2-0
4%
-20/1
12%
St Etienne 3-2
3%
-150/1
11%
Montpellier 3-1
3%
-150/1
26%
Montpellier 3-2
2%
-150/1
9%
St Etienne 4-1
2%
-125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
-18/1
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
-1/1000
5%
Home 1st Goal
52%
-23/10
6%
Away 1st Goal
45%
-3/1
12%
No 1st Goal
3%
-3/4
10%
BTTS - Yes
58%
-6/1
8%
BTTS - No
42%
-1/14
10%
BTTS - Home Win
24%
-33/1
3%
BTTS - Draw
19%
-7/1
9%
BTTS - Away Win
15%
-45/1
15%
Home/draw
73%
-1/1000
7%
Away/draw
51%
-13/2
10%
Home/away
76%
-1/16
3%
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
-3/1
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
-1/5
6%
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
-55/1
5%
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
-1/1000
4%
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
-100/1
10%
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
-1/1000
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
-1/50
6%
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
-1/50
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
-19/20
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
-8/11
11%
Home DNB
65%
-1/2
11%
Away DNB
44%
-29/20
18%
St Etienne win to nil
24%
--
Montpellier win to nil
13%
--
St Etienne / St Etienne
25%
-8/1
15%
St Etienne / Montpellier
3%
-33/1
12%
St Etienne / Draw
7%
-20/1
8%
Draw / St Etienne
15%
-21/10
9%
Draw / Montpellier
10%
-16/5
12%
Draw / Draw
15%
-7/4
5%
Montpellier / St Etienne
4%
-28/1
12%
Montpellier / Montpellier
15%
-11/1
13%
Montpellier / Draw
6%
-22/1
8%
Win / draw / win Ligue 2 table

St Etienne have played 21 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the Ligue 2 league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below in the table, having won 8, drawn 3 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 6 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. St Etienne have outscored their opponents by 36 goals to 24 goals.

Home League Performance

St Etienne have played 10 games at home winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored 23 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 13 goals at home.

Montpellier are in 10th position in the Ligue 2 on 31 points having played 21 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 8 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 1 and won 4. Montpellier have conceded 13 goals, scored 9, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
St Etienne
Montpellier
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Troyes2212551241 
Apr 24
w
 
2-3F
Apr 4
l
 
1-0A
2
Reims2211651439 
w
 
3-2F
l
 
1-0A
Feb 27
l
 
2-0A
3
Le Mans221093839 
l
 
2-3A
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 14
w
 
1-2F
4
St Etienne2211471037 
-
-
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
5
Dunkerque229761234 
Apr 10
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-3A
w
 
0-1F
6
Red Star21975534 
Mar 7
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
May 9
7
Pau22976034 
w
 
6-0F
Feb 28
l
 
0-1A
Mar 20
8
Guingamp22967033 
l
 
2-3A
Feb 14
w
 
3-1A
l
 
1-0A
9
Annecy22958632 
Mar 21
l
 
4-0A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 10
10
Montpellier22949231 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
-
-
11
Rodez22796-230 
w
 
4-0F
May 2
w
 
2-0F
Feb 20
12
Grenoble22688-526 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 14
Apr 17
d
 
1-1F
13
Nancy227411-1025 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 4
w
 
4-1A
Mar 6
14
Boulogne226511-1023 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-3A
l
 
1-0A
15
Clermont21579-522 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
May 2
d
 
1-1F
16
Amiens215412-919 
May 9
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 24
17
Lavallois223811-1517 
Feb 21
d
 
3-3A
Mar 13
w
 
0-1F
18
Bastia213711-1316 
d
 
2-2A
Apr 17
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
St Etienne
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
Montpellier
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
11
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
8 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
12 / 20
Won
5
D
2
Lost
13
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
St Etienne have beaten Montpellier in 4 consecutive league meetings
3
St Etienne have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive league meetings with Montpellier
League games at St Etienne since 2014
St Etienne
Montpellier
Goals: Scored
13
5
Games: Scored
6 / 10
5 / 10
Clean sheets
5 / 10
4 / 10
STE
6
D
1
MTP
3
League games at Montpellier since 2013
Montpellier
St Etienne
Goals: Scored
5
12
Games: Scored
4 / 10
7 / 10
Clean sheets
3 / 10
6 / 10
STE
7
D
1
MTP
2
Goal Statistics
St Etienne Montpellier
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that St Etienne will score 1 or more goals
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Montpellier will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+19
St Etienne have scored 19% more goals at home than predicted
-47
Montpellier have scored 47% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.0
average goals scored
0.6
average goals scored
2.0
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 2 - 2025/2026 season
St Etienne
PG (predicted goals)
Montpellier
1.7
1.2
Attack rating
19%
better
STE
MTP
view stats
Games scored16
15
Failed to score5
6
Scored first10
9
Goals scored36
24
Avg. goals scored1.7
1.1
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal6
8
Conversion rate for17
12
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+19%
Defence rating
STE
MTP
5%
better
view stats
Games conceded14
15
Clean sheets7
6
Conceded first10
12
Goals conceded27
21
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
9
Conversion rate against15%
11%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+5%

St Etienne v Montpellier Ligue 2 lLine ups will show here when available.

St Etienne Ligue 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
22856
G LarsonneurZ DavitashviliA BoakyeA Boakye
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Larsonneur GLK22
1
-
K. Pedro DEF7
1
-
J Cardinal DEF11
-
M Nade DEF222
2
-
B Old  DEF1811
1
-
Z Davitashvili MID1881
1
-
L. Gadegbeku MID6
-
I Miladinovic MID1611
2
1
A Moueffek FWD192
2
-
L Stassin FWD1943
2
-
A Boakye FWD1945
6
-
Subs
B Maubleu GLK
-
D Appiah DEF10
1
-
E Annan DEF141
3
-
A. Raslan Kanté MID1
-
N. El Jamali MID15
-
I Cardona FWD2152
2
-
J. Duffus FWD1543
-
Montpellier Ligue 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
22845
B OmeragicA MendyN MbukuB Omeragic
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Ngapandouetnbu GLK19
3
-
E Tchato DEF8
2
-
J Laporte DEF18
3
1
T Sainte-Luce  DEF141
2
1
L. Mincarelli Davin DEF20
3
-
B Omeragic MID222
5
-
N. Pays MID181
3
-
T Savanier MID1953
2
-
N Mbuku MID2024
1
-
Y. Issoufou MID511
1
-
A Mendy FWD2281
2
-
Subs
M Michel GLK1
-
N. El Hannach DEF15
4
-
C Jullien DEF1411
2
-
A. Sishuba MID8
1
-
K Fayad MID1311
3
-
E. Honoré Molébé FWD1
-
E. Pereira da Silva FWD1511
3
-