Saint-Étienne 3-1 Montpellier
Updated
Saint-Étienne won: Saint-Étienne 3-1 Montpellier in the Ligue 2 (Round 5) on Sat, 5 Sept 2026 at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Ètienne. Saint-Étienne goals: Maxime Bernauer 41', Augustine Boakye 49', Joshua Duffus 71'. Montpellier goals: Daylam Meddah 45'+5. Expected goals: 0.82-0.49. Possession: 46-54. Player of the match: Irvin Cardona (8.6).
Match report
Saint-Étienne beat Montpellier 3-1
Saint-Étienne got the better of Montpellier 3-1 at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Saturday 5 September in Ligue 2.
Maxime Bernauer put Saint-Étienne ahead on 41' (1-0), Daylam Meddah levelled for Montpellier on 45+5' (1-1), Augustine Boakye restored Saint-Étienne's lead on 49' (2-1) and Joshua Duffus made it 3-1 on 71'.
Saint-Étienne had 46% of the ball, shots were 14-6 (5-3 on target) and expected goals finished 0.82-0.49.
Irvin Cardona (Saint-Étienne) was player of the match with an 8.6 rating.
Attendance: 39,315. Referee: Ahmed Taleb.
Match stats
| Saint-Étienne | Montpellier | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 46 | 54 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.82 | 0.49 |
| Total shots | 14 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 3 |
| Touches in opposition box | 29 | 18 |
| Big chances | 1 | 2 |
| Big chances missed | 1 | 1 |
| Accurate passes | 368 (84%) | 466 (89%) |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
| Corners | 5 | 4 |
| Total shots | 14 | 6 |
| Shots off target | 5 | 1 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 3 |
| Blocked shots | 4 | 2 |
| Hit woodwork | 1 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 8 | 4 |
Lineups
Saint-Étienne (4-2-3-1): Gautier Larsonneur, Kévin Pedro, Julien Le Cardinal, Sohaib Naïr, Maxime Bernauer, Tamar Svetlin, Áron Csongvai, Augustine Boakye, Zuriko Davitashvili, Thierno Ballo, Irvin Cardona
Montpellier (4-1-4-1): Simon Ngapandouetnbu, Naoufel El Hannach, Julien Laporte, Yaël Mouanga, Théo Sainte-Luce, Daylam Meddah, Nicolas Pays, Hichem Abderrebi, Florian Tardieu, Nordan Mukiele, Lacine Megnan-Pave
Key events
- 41' · Goal · Maxime Bernauer (Saint-Étienne)
- 42' · Yellow card · Zoumana Camara (Montpellier)
- 45' · Yellow card · Augustine Boakye (Saint-Étienne)
- 45'+5 · Goal · Daylam Meddah (Montpellier)
- 49' · Goal · Augustine Boakye (Saint-Étienne)
- 58' · Substitution · Benjamin Old for Maxime Bernauer (Saint-Étienne)
- 59' · Yellow card · Naoufel El Hannach (Montpellier)
- 59' · Yellow card · Ian Cathro (Saint-Étienne)
- 67' · Yellow card · Daylam Meddah (Montpellier)
- 70' · Substitution · Jérémy Hatchi for Hichem Abderrebi (Montpellier)
- 71' · Substitution · Théo Chennahi for Naoufel El Hannach (Montpellier)
- 71' · Goal · Joshua Duffus (Saint-Étienne)
- 76' · Substitution · Jakob Breum for Augustine Boakye (Saint-Étienne)
- 76' · Substitution · João Ferreira for Kévin Pedro (Saint-Étienne)
- 79' · Substitution · Gregory Ayem for Daylam Meddah (Montpellier)
- 79' · Substitution · Mamadou Camara for Lacine Megnan-Pave (Montpellier)
- 84' · Substitution · Noah Vidal-Cartoux for Nicolas Pays (Montpellier)
All-time head-to-head
39 league meetings since 1993: Saint-Étienne 23, draws 4, Montpellier 12.
Questions
Who won Saint-Étienne vs Montpellier?
Saint-Étienne won, 3-1 (Ligue 2) on Sat, 5 Sept 2026.
When and where is Saint-Étienne vs Montpellier?
Sat, 5 Sept 2026, 18:00 UTC at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Ètienne, Ligue 2.
What is the head-to-head record between Saint-Étienne and Montpellier?
In 39 league meetings since 1993: Saint-Étienne 23 wins, 4 draws, Montpellier 12 wins (goals 57-33).