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- 11′Annecy, yellow card:Foul
- 24′Montpellier, goal:0–1assist
- 35′Annecy, yellow card:Laurent GuyotDissent
- 35′Annecy, red card:Laurent Guyot
- 44′Montpellier, goal:0–2assist
- Half-time0 – 2
- 46′Montpellier, substitution:off
- 59′Montpellier, yellow card:Foul
- 59′Annecy, substitution:David Odurooff
- 59′Annecy, substitution:offAlexis Casadei
- 63′Montpellier, goal:0–3assist
- 67′Montpellier, substitution:off
- 68′Montpellier, substitution:off
- 70′Annecy, substitution:Souleymane Fofanaoff
- 70′Annecy, substitution:off
- 78′Montpellier, substitution:off
- 80′Annecy, substitution:off
- 83′Montpellier, yellow card:Foul
- 87′Montpellier, substitution:off
- Full-time0 – 3
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Montpellier beat ten-man Annecy 3-0 to extend winning run
Montpellier won 3-0 at Annecy's Parc des Sports d'Annecy in Ligue 2 on Matchday 11, a result that stretched their winning run to four games. Lacine Megnan-Pave opened the scoring in the 24th minute, finishing from a Nicolas Pays assist to put the visitors in front.
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The game turned on the 35th minute, when Annecy's Laurent Guyot was sent off with the score at 0-1. Montpellier made the extra man count before the interval, as Pays scored in the 44th minute from Megnan-Pave's pass, reversing the earlier combination and making it 0-2 at half-time.
Pays added his second in the 63rd minute, set up by Florian Tardieu, and Annecy never scored from the moment Guyot left the field. Montpellier controlled the ball with 71 per cent possession, though Annecy still managed 21 shots to 7, nine of them on target against five for the visitors.
The result lifted Montpellier to 24 points and second place, eight clear of seventh-placed Annecy, who stayed on 16. Both sides play on Friday 6 November: Montpellier host Metz, while Annecy travel to Boulogne, both in Ligue 2.
Nicolas Pays scored twice and provided an assist, finishing with the match's top rating of 9.63. Simon Ngapandouetnbu was rated 9.55 for Montpellier without a goal or assist.
Annecy had 21 shots to Montpellier's 7 but still lost, with nine of them on target.
Montpellier won 3–0 away against Annecy (half-time 0–2).
Annecy met Montpellier in the Ligue 2 (Regular Season - 11). Kick-off was Saturday, 31 October 2026, 13:00 UTC at Parc des Sports d’Annecy. Referee: Antoine Valnet.
Team pages: Annecy · Montpellier · Ligue 2
Key moments
- 24' Goal: Lacine Megnan-Pave (assist: Nicolas Pays) — 0–1
- 35' Red card: Laurent Guyot
- 44' Goal: Nicolas Pays (assist: Lacine Megnan-Pave) — 0–2
- 63' Goal: Nicolas Pays (assist: Florian Tardieu) — 0–3
Starting line-ups
Annecy (4-2-3-1)
- 1 Florian Escales
- 27 Julien Kouadio
- 26 Jonathan Do Marcolino
- 33 Gabin Secrétant
- 41 Thibault Delphis
- 8 A. Casadei
- 14 Mohamed Koné
- 22 Clément Billemaz
- 80 Moïse Sahi
- 28 Antoine Larose
- 9 Thibault Rambaud
Montpellier (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Annecy 32%, the draw 34%, Montpellier 34%. It finished Annecy 0–3 Montpellier.
Too close to call despite Montpellier's stronger rating — Montpellier sit 52 points higher on our strength rating and usually control the ball, but Annecy's usual home advantage pulls them back level, so we give Montpellier 34% and Annecy 32%. The draw starts at the usual 29% for a gap this size and rises to 34%, mainly because both sides' recent games average just 2.2 goals.
Why Montpellier at 34%?
Montpellier sit 52 points higher on our strength rating — 1582 to 1530. Sides with a 40–80-point rating edge on the road won 32.6% of 11,127 such games. 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 5,938 games, from 44.0% when styles were level. The 300 most similar past games finished 37–31–32.
Why only 34%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 34% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 34% and Annecy at 32%.
Why is the draw level with the Montpellier win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 29.0%. These teams' recent games average 2.2 goals — a low-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 28.2% of 19,781. The goals environment adds 3.2 points to the draw. The control factor adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Last five: Annecy L-L-W-L-W, Montpellier W-D-W-W-W — Montpellier are clearly the hotter side on recent results. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 43.9% of 2031 games when clearly hotter and 43.8% of 3929 when clearly colder. Annecy on 7 days' rest, Montpellier on 4. Once class is accounted for, rest gaps stopped mattering — across 45,007 measured games no rest advantage repeated.
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