Montpellier vs Pau prediction, odds and how to watch

Montpellier took all three points at Dunkerque with a composed 1-0 victory, scoring the only goal of the game through a right-foot shot in the 54th minute. The result continues their excellent away form and exposes a structural problem for Dunkerque that goes well beyond the scoreline.

Montpellier took all three points in Ligue 2 with a 1-0 victory at Nancy, a substitute deciding the match with a left-foot finish in the 72nd minute. Nancy dominated possession and created more volume, but Montpellier's efficiency and defensive organisation proved the difference.

Both goals arrived in the 90th minute to produce one of the more chaotic draws you'll see all season. Montpellier dominated the stats but couldn't convert, and Dijon nicked a point with a late sucker punch.

Reims host Montpellier on Friday evening with both sides unbeaten in the early Ligue 2 season, but the patterns beneath those results tell very different stories. This is a tactical collision worth watching closely.

Montpellier host Pau at the Stade de la Mosson on Friday evening sitting second in the early Ligue 2 standings, but their home record carries a warning the numbers make hard to ignore. Pau arrive in poor form and leaking goals at an alarming rate, which makes this a fixture with more tactical texture than the table positions suggest.

Saint-Étienne head into Saturday's Ligue 2 clash as the division's early pace-setters, but Montpellier arrive in Saint-Étienne with a quietly impressive away record that deserves serious attention.

Montpellier host Boulogne at the Stade de la Mosson on Friday 28 August, carrying the weight of a difficult recent home record and two injured absentees into a fixture that matters more than the early date might suggest. Rafa Mbeki assesses the form, the context, and what to expect from a Ligue 2 Friday night.

Dunkerque host Montpellier in Ligue 2 on Friday evening in a match where the goals data pulls in one direction and Montpellier's disciplined away form pulls firmly in the other. Elena Santos breaks down what actually matters before kick-off.