Match Report
51 points for Montpellier (8th), 39 for Grenoble Foot 38 (12th): a 12-point gap. Grenoble Foot 38's recent output outran their position: 7th on form over five rounds, 12th in the table. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Montpellier ran at 1.21 scored and 0.91 conceded, Grenoble Foot 38 at 0.97 and 1.15.
Three consecutive draws preceded this one for Montpellier. Grenoble Foot 38 arrived off three consecutive draws.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Montpellier have 2 wins to Grenoble Foot 38's 1, with 1 draw, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Both teams scored in 75% of the meetings.
Stade de la Mosson, capacity 22,000, hosted the game. A. Taleb took charge of the match — our records show 86 games refereed with an average of 1.4 yellow cards per game. Montpellier led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Montpellier: Enzo Molebe (25'), Julien Laporte (71') · Grenoble Foot 38: Ugo Bonnet (90')
Key stats
Possession: Montpellier 61% · Grenoble Foot 38 39% · Total shots: 11-12 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 4-1