Rodez vs 19.10.26 18:450 – 3Full Time
Montpellier — Ligue 2: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Montpellier beat Rodez 3-0 to climb to second in Ligue 2
Montpellier won 3-0 at Rodez's Stade Paul Lignon in Ligue 2 on Matchday 9, scoring all three goals in the second half after a goalless first 45 minutes. The result lifted the visitors from fifth to second in the table, on 18 points from nine games, while Rodez stayed 17th on seven points.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The breakthrough arrived in the 55th minute, when Nicolas Pays put Montpellier ahead. Lacine Megnan-Pave doubled the lead four minutes later, in the 59th, and the contest effectively ended as a contest there. Daryll Benlahlou completed the scoring in the 76th minute to make it 3-0.
Rodez had matched their opponents for attempts on goal, with 16 shots each, but their finishing let them down. Montpellier, who held 60 per cent of the possession, put eight shots on target to the hosts' two. Rodez have now lost five games in a row and are without a win in six.
Montpellier host RED Star FC 93 in Ligue 2 on Saturday, the same day Rodez travel to face Dijon in the league.
Nicolas Pays opened the scoring in the 55th minute and finished with a match-high rating of 8.2. Julien Laporte, rated 8.0, was the next highest on the Montpellier side.
Both sides had 16 shots, yet Montpellier put eight of them on target against Rodez's two.
Montpellier won 3–0 away against Rodez (half-time 0–0).
Rodez met Montpellier in the Ligue 2 (Regular Season - 9). Kick-off was Monday, 19 October 2026, 18:45 UTC at Stade Paul Lignon. Referee: Geoffrey Kubler.
Team pages: Rodez · Montpellier · Ligue 2
Key moments
- 55' Goal: Nicolas Pays — 0–1 · Watch Nicolas Pays's goal video (55')
- 59' Goal: Lacine Megnan-Pave — 0–2 · Watch Lacine Megnan-Pave's goal video (59')
- 76' Goal: Daryll Benlahlou — 0–3 · Watch Daryll Benlahlou's goal video (76')
Starting line-ups
Rodez (5-3-2)
Montpellier (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Rodez 30%, the draw 31%, Montpellier 39%. It finished Rodez 0–3 Montpellier.
Montpellier's stronger rating gives them a slight lean — Montpellier sit 42 points higher on our strength rating, 1551 to 1509, which is the main reason we give them 39% to Rodez's 30%, and their recent run of scoring below their chances adds a little, as cold streaks like this have tended to bounce back. The draw starts at 29% for a gap this size and rises to 31%, mostly because Montpellier usually control the ball.
Why Montpellier at 39%?
Montpellier sit 42 points higher on our strength rating — 1551 to 1509. Sides with a 40–80-point rating edge on the road won 32.5% of 10,416 such games. Montpellier sit -0.32 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Visitors this cold went on to win 31.6% of 1,384 games, vs 27.8% for visitors finishing normally. Montpellier hold 13 more possession points (57 to 44 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, when the visitors held this control edge the home team's win rate fell to 39.8% across 5,495 games, from 44.0% when styles were level. The 300 most similar past games finished 44–24–32.
Why only 39%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 39% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 31% and Rodez at 30%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Rodez win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 29.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 25,255. The control factor adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Last five: Rodez D-L-L-L-L, Montpellier D-L-W-D-W — Montpellier are clearly the hotter side on recent results. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 43.5% of 1908 games when clearly hotter and 43.6% of 3655 when clearly colder.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
About this match
On this page: the Rodez vs Montpellier 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.
- Watch Nicolas Pays's goal against Rodez (55').
- Watch Lacine Megnan-Pave's goal against Rodez (59').
- Watch Daryll Benlahlou's goal against Rodez (76').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Rodez 0–3 Montpellier. Explore more on the Rodez and Montpellier team pages or the Ligue 2 page.