Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Troyes (1st, 67 pts) held a 16-point advantage over Montpellier (8th, 51 pts). Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Montpellier ran at 1.21 scored and 0.91 conceded, Troyes at 1.76 and 0.97.
Troyes came in having won five on the spin. Over the last five, Montpellier had taken 8 of 15 points to Troyes's 15.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Montpellier, 5 draws and 2 for Troyes, at 2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 27% of meetings won. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 18% of the meetings went over two goals.
Stade de la Mosson staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,000. Montpellier led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Montpellier: Théo Chennahi (4'), Alexandre Mendy (45') · Troyes: Martin Adeline (3'), Tawfik Bentayeb (61')
Key stats
Possession: Montpellier 57% · Troyes 43% · Total shots: 14-14 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 5-9