Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Montpellier 8th with 51 points, Bastia 17th with 28, 23 apart. Bastia's recent output outran their position: 12th on form over five rounds, 17th in the table. Per game in the league, Bastia were scoring 0.68 and conceding 1.24, Montpellier 1.21 and 0.91, against a competition average of 1.27 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 12 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Bastia, 3 draws and 5 for Montpellier, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 67% of the meetings.
The venue was Stade Armand-Césari, with room for 16,078 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Montpellier led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Montpellier: Alexandre Mendy (2'), Yanis Issoufou (63')
Key stats
Possession: Bastia 56% · Montpellier 44% · Total shots: 15-9 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 6-1