Match Report
Saint-Étienne went into the game 1st in the table on 16 points; Montpellier sat 4th on 12 — a 4-point gap. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Saint-Étienne ran at 2.71 scored and 1.14 conceded, Montpellier at 0.86 and 0.71.
Saint-Étienne came in having won six on the spin, having scored in 7 consecutive games. 6 matches unbeaten backed Montpellier's arrival.
31 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Saint-Étienne 19, draws 4, Montpellier 8, at 2 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 35% of meetings.
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, capacity 41,965, hosted the game. A. Taleb took charge of the match — our records show 93 games refereed with an average of 1.4 yellow cards per game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Saint-Étienne: Maxime Bernauer (41'), Augustine Boakye (49'), Joshua Duffus (71') · Montpellier: Daylam Meddah (45')
Key stats
Possession: Saint-Étienne 45% · Montpellier 55% · Total shots: 14-6 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 5-4