Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Strasbourg 7th with 57 points, Montpellier 18th with 16, 41 apart. Against a league average of 1.49 goals per team per game, Strasbourg ran at 1.65 scored and 1.29 conceded, Montpellier at 0.68 and 2.32.
The head-to-head ledger counts 17 games: 3 Strasbourg wins, 7 for Montpellier, 7 draws, at 2.82 goals per meeting. Only 41% of these meetings ended in a home win. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 65% of the meetings.
Stade de la Meinau in Strasbourg, capacity 29,200, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Strasbourg led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Strasbourg: Emanuel Emegha (45'), Sebastian Nanasi (69')