Montpellier vs 28.08.26 18:000 – 0Full Time
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Match report
Montpellier held to goalless draw by battling Boulogne despite red card
Montpellier and Boulogne played out a goalless draw at Stade de la Mosson in matchday four of the Ligue 2 season, a result that left the hosts second in the table on eight points while Boulogne remained down in 15th with three. Neither side found a breakthrough despite territory and chances on both ends.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The match stayed level through the opening 45 minutes and beyond, with the only major incident arriving late when Boulogne's Théo Brusco was shown a red card in the 80th minute. Reduced to ten men, Boulogne held firm for the remainder of the game to preserve a point away from home.
Montpellier dominated possession, holding the ball for 67 percent of the match and forcing seven corners to Boulogne's four, yet could not turn that control into a goal. Boulogne, despite having less of the ball, managed 12 shots to Montpellier's ten and were the more accurate side in front of goal, testing the home defence on seven occasions to Montpellier's five.
Boulogne goalkeeper Blondy Rudolph Nna Noukeu produced the standout display of the match, earning a 9.0 rating as his side held out for a point, particularly after being reduced to ten men late on.
Montpellier's 67 percent share of possession underlined their control of the contest, even though it did not translate into a winning goal.
Montpellier and Boulogne drew 0–0 (half-time 0–0).
Montpellier met Boulogne in the Ligue 2 (Regular Season - 4). Kick-off was Friday, 28 August 2026, 18:00 UTC at Stade de la Mosson. Referee: Pierre Gaillouste.
Team pages: Montpellier · Boulogne · Ligue 2
Key moments
- 80' Red card: Théo Brusco
Starting line-ups
Montpellier (4-2-3-1)
Boulogne (5-3-2)
- 99 Blondy Nna Noukeu
- 12 Julien Boyer
- 20 Théo Brusco
- 25 Antoine Kerriou
- 18 Demba Thiam
- 21 Aurélien Platret
- 64 Théo Epailly
- 19 Nolan Binet (c)
- 14 Joffrey Bultel
- 17 Benjamin Besic
- 10 Abdel Hbouch
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Montpellier 65%, the draw 25%, Boulogne 10%. It finished Montpellier 0–0 Boulogne.
Montpellier's rating gap decides it — Montpellier are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and their cold finishing due to recover on top gives Montpellier a clear lead. The draw at 25% is lifted by a low-scoring environment.
Why Montpellier at 65%?
Montpellier sit 213 points higher on our strength rating — 1625 to 1412. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge at home won 67.0% of 5,958 such games. Montpellier sit -0.40 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.7% of 2,390 such games where the class table expected 36.3%. The 300 most similar past games finished 61–24–15.
Why only 65%?
Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Montpellier's column. Across 10,741 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why the draw at 25%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 19.6%. These teams' recent games average 1.8 goals — a low-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 28.2% of 18,142. The goals environment adds 2.6 points to the draw. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Montpellier's last five: L-D-D-W-W — clearly the hotter side on recent results. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 44.7% of 2195 games when clearly hotter and 42.9% of 4007 when clearly colder.
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About this match
On this page: the Montpellier vs Boulogne final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Ligue 2 fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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