Laval v Montpellier prediction

Ligue 2 · Fri, 20 Nov 2026 19:00 GMT · Stade Francis Le Basser

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:25 UK · refreshed continuously

TACTIX’s free model pick for Laval v Montpellier, Ligue 2 on Fri, 20 Nov 2026 19:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Laval host Montpellier in Ligue 2 on Friday 20 November (kick-off 19:00 UK).

The key numbers

Montpellier have conceded six goals, the fewest of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games).

Montpellier have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions. Montpellier are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Nine of Laval’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (60%). Both teams scored in 10 of Laval’s last 15 results in all competitions (67%). At home, Laval have four wins, two draws and two defeats in their last 8 home matches in all competitions — 1.75 points per game, scoring 1.38 and conceding 1.38. Laval have scored 14 goals, the ninth-fewest (shared) of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games). Laval have conceded 21 goals, the second-most of the 18 clubs.

Six of Montpellier’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (40%). Both teams scored in seven of Montpellier’s last 15 results in all competitions (47%). Away from home, Montpellier have five wins, two draws and one defeat in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 2.13 points per game, scoring 1.63 and conceding 0.63. Montpellier have scored 16 goals, the sixth-most (shared) of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games).

Laval (16th) and Montpellier (second) are 15 points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Montpellier the stronger side, 416 rating points above Laval (Montpellier 1809, Laval 1393, after at least 45 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 13 March 2026, finished Montpellier 2–0 Laval.

Team news

Predicted Laval XI (4-3-1-2): M. Hautbois, W. Bianda, E. Mouton, S. Bane, A. Lô, S. Sanna, M. Houdayer, T. Bouriaud, C. Mandouki, A. Kanté, T. Dago — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, M. Houdayer (5.0 per match over 11 appearances, four goals) and E. Mouton (4.1 per match over 10 appearances, two assists) have been Laval’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Laval (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), M. Houdayer averages 2.7 shots per 90 over 820 minutes, with a shot in nine of the last 10 appearances. E. Mouton averages 2.1 tackles per 90 over 853 minutes, with a tackle in nine of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Montpellier XI (4-2-3-1): S. Ngapandouetnbu, J. Laporte, Y. Mouanga, N. El Hannach, Y. Zouaoui, N. Pays, F. Tardieu, T. Chennahi, D. Meddah, L. Megnan-Pave, M. Camara — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, N. Pays (5.4 per match over 11 appearances, five goals and two assists) and T. Sainte-Luce (5.3 per match over nine appearances, one goal and one assist) have been Montpellier’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Montpellier (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), N. Pays averages 1.8 key passes per 90 over 977 minutes, with a key pass in nine of the last 10 appearances. T. Sainte-Luce averages 2.9 tackles per 90 over 789 minutes, with a tackle in eight of the last nine appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Fri, 20 Nov 2026 19:00 GMT · Ligue 2 · Stade Francis Le Basser
Head-to-head (last 2): Laval 0 · draws 0 · Montpellier 2 · 1.5 goals/game
Recent form: Laval 1W 2D 2L · Montpellier 4W 1D 0L

Laval v Montpellier (Ligue 2): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.25 / 1.63

Goals

against 2 / 0.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.88 / 4.75

Corners

against 3.25 / 4.5 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.75 / 5

Shots on target

against 4.13 / 5.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.5 / 2.13

Cards

against 2.5 / 2.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 31 October 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 31 October 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Laval for / against	Line	Montpellier for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.88 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.75 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.63 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.5 for · 15.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.75 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	16.88 for · 16.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	14.63 for · 17.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.5 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.13 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5

Laval

Laval Goalkeeper

Laval — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
M. Samassa	7	90630 min	233.3 /90	81.1 /90	00 /90
M. Hautbois	4	90360 min	92.3 /90	30.8 /90	00 /90

Laval — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Laval before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Samassa n 8	90	3.1 7/3
M. Hautbois n 8	90	2.8 6/5

Laval Defensive

Laval — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
E. Mouton	10	85853 min	202.1 /90	111.2 /90	30.3 /90	616.4 /90	121.3 /90	20.2 /90
W. Bianda	10	84843 min	50.5 /90	91 /90	30.3 /90	353.7 /90	70.7 /90	10.1 /90
Jules Gaudin	9	80721 min	182.2 /90	131.6 /90	10.1 /90	465.7 /90	162 /90	10.1 /90
A. Lô	8	77618 min	60.9 /90	50.7 /90	20.3 /90	233.3 /90	30.4 /90	00 /90
S. Bane	5	76379 min	40.9 /90	30.7 /90	00 /90	143.3 /90	20.5 /90	00 /90
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Laval — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Laval before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Sanna n 8	82.9	1.4 7/2	0.7 4/1	—
M. Houdayer n 8	86.5	2 8/5	3 8/7	—
E. Mouton n 8	87.1	1.4 6/3	1.9 5/4	—
W. Bianda n 8	84.6	0.9 6/1	1.1 6/2	—
E. Clavreul n 8	61.1	2.6 7/5	0.4 2/0	—
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Laval — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Laval before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Sanna n 8	82.9	3 8/7
M. Houdayer n 8	86.5	1.7 7/5
E. Mouton n 8	87.1	2.1 7/5
W. Bianda n 8	84.6	0.5 2/2
E. Clavreul n 8	61.1	0.6 1/1
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Laval Attacking

Laval — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
M. Houdayer	11	75820 min	40.4 /90	00 /90	252.7 /90	121.3 /90	171.9 /90	111.2 /90
Trévis Dago	8	64509 min	20.4 /90	00 /90	101.8 /90	50.9 /90	20.4 /90	20.4 /90
A. Kanté	8	54434 min	30.6 /90	00 /90	153.1 /90	81.7 /90	30.6 /90	40.8 /90
M. Sellouki	2	78155 min	00 /90	00 /90	31.7 /90	10.6 /90	00 /90	21.2 /90
A. Moussaoui	2	2855 min	00 /90	11.6 /90	11.6 /90	11.6 /90	23.3 /90	00 /90
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Laval — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Laval before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Sanna n 8	82.9	1.2 5/3	0.1 1/0
M. Houdayer n 8	86.5	2.7 7/7	1 7/1
E. Mouton n 8	87.1	0.9 5/2	0.1 1/0
W. Bianda n 8	84.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
E. Clavreul n 8	61.1	2 6/4	0.7 4/0
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Laval — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Laval before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Sanna n 8	82.9	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
M. Houdayer n 8	86.5	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
E. Mouton n 8	87.1	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
W. Bianda n 8	84.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
E. Clavreul n 8	61.1	0.2 1/0	0.6 3/0
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Montpellier

Montpellier Goalkeeper

Montpellier — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
S. Ngapandouetnbu	11	90990 min	474.3 /90	10.1 /90	00 /90

Montpellier — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Montpellier before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Ngapandouetnbu n 8	90	4.6 8/5

Montpellier Defensive

Montpellier — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. Laporte	11	90990 min	141.3 /90	111 /90	60.5 /90	514.6 /90	111 /90	20.2 /90
T. Sainte-Luce	9	88789 min	252.9 /90	192.2 /90	40.5 /90	556.3 /90	131.5 /90	10.1 /90
Y. Mouanga	9	81729 min	50.6 /90	131.6 /90	40.5 /90	253.1 /90	111.4 /90	30.4 /90
Naoufel El Hannach	7	80558 min	61 /90	111.8 /90	00 /90	304.8 /90	61 /90	10.2 /90
Y. Zouaoui	4	73290 min	10.3 /90	82.5 /90	00 /90	134 /90	00 /90	10.3 /90
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Montpellier — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Montpellier before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Laporte n 8	90	0.9 5/2	1.1 5/3	—
S. Ngapandouetnbu n 8	90	0 0/0	0.5 4/0	—
N. Pays n 8	88.4	1 4/3	2.4 8/5	—
D. Meddah n 8	72.4	1.7 7/3	2.5 7/4	—
T. Sainte-Luce n 8	87.4	1.5 7/4	0.9 5/2	—
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Montpellier — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Montpellier before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Laporte n 8	90	1.8 5/4
N. Pays n 8	88.4	1.4 5/4
D. Meddah n 8	72.4	1.4 6/2
T. Sainte-Luce n 8	87.4	2.8 7/7
F. Tardieu n 8	83.1	2 7/5
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Montpellier Attacking

Montpellier — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Lacine Megnan-Pave	8	73580 min	30.5 /90	20.3 /90	172.6 /90	60.9 /90	60.9 /90	10.2 /90
M. Camara	7	88613 min	20.3 /90	00 /90	121.8 /90	101.5 /90	40.6 /90	40.6 /90
Daryll Benlahlou	7	33233 min	10.4 /90	10.4 /90	62.3 /90	20.8 /90	41.5 /90	20.8 /90
Y. Issoufou	4	26103 min	10.9 /90	00 /90	32.6 /90	10.9 /90	21.7 /90	00 /90
J. Hatchi	1	2020 min	00 /90	00 /90	14.5 /90	14.5 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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Montpellier — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Montpellier before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Laporte n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
S. Ngapandouetnbu n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
N. Pays n 8	88.4	1.7 6/4	0.9 4/3
D. Meddah n 8	72.4	0.8 4/1	0.3 2/0
T. Sainte-Luce n 8	87.4	0.8 5/1	0.4 3/0
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Montpellier — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Montpellier before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Laporte n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
S. Ngapandouetnbu n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
N. Pays n 8	88.4	0.5 3/1	0.3 2/0
D. Meddah n 8	72.4	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
T. Sainte-Luce n 8	87.4	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Laval v Montpellier — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

LavalDLDLW

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

MontpellierDWWWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2.2 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Laval 0 · 0 draws · Montpellier 2 · 1.5 goals/game

2026-03-13 Montpellier 2–0 Laval
2025-09-27 Laval 0–1 Montpellier

League standing · 2026/27

Laval#16 pos9 pts11 pl-7 GD

Montpellier#2 pos24 pts11 pl+10 GD

Goals per game

Laval scored1.27

Montpellier scored1.45

Laval conceded1.91

Montpellier conceded0.55

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What is the head-to-head record between Laval and Montpellier?: In their last 2 meetings, Laval won 0, Montpellier won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 1.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Laval and Montpellier?: Recent form — Laval 1W 2D 2L; Montpellier 4W 1D 0L.

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