Ligue 2· Round 3
Dunkerque 0-1 Montpellier
- Pays 54'
Match summary
Montpellier beat Dunkerque 1-0 in Ligue 2 on Fri, 21 Aug 2026.
Goals — Montpellier: Pays 54'.
Dunkerque had 58% of the possession and 12 shots (3 on target) against 11 (5) for Montpellier; corners 5-7, yellow cards 3-2.
In their last 2 meetings Dunkerque won 1, Montpellier won 1 and 0 ended level.
Venue: Stade Marcel-Tribut. Referee: Eddy Rosier.
Match timeline
- 12'MouangaYellow card
- 46'⇄In VallierOut MayelaSubstitution
- 46'⇄In KeitaOut E. PrutsevSubstitution
- 54'PaysGoal0-1
- 58'⇄In BenlahlouOut Vidal-CartouxSubstitution
- 60'DahoYellow card
- 63'⇄In DecherfOut DahoSubstitution
- 64'⇄In AyariOut MassockSubstitution
- 69'⇄In Y. IssoufouOut MukieleSubstitution
- 78'⇄In MayillaOut MorelSubstitution
- 90'KeitaYellow card
- 90'TchatoYellow card
- 90'AyariYellow card
Lineups
Montpellier 4-2-3-1Dunkerque 4-2-3-1
Dunkerque
Coach: Albert Sánchez
Substitutes
- 24Lenny VallierDefender6.7
- 29Marco DecherfMidfielder6.5
- 7Khalil AyariAttacker6.7
- 19Souleymane KeitaAttacker6.0
- 94Enzo MayillaAttacker6.7
- 73Moha RamosGoalkeeper
- 2Ousmane TouréDefender
- 21Lenny Dziki LoussilahoDefender
- 25Franck AtoenMidfielder
Montpellier
Coach: Zoumana Camara
Substitutes
- 7Yanis IssoufouAttacker6.8
- 23Daryll BenlahlouAttacker6.5
- 50Viktor DžodićGoalkeeper
- 35Mathis ChambonDefender
- 3Naoufel El HannachDefender
- 77EversonMidfielder
- 90Grégory AyemMidfielder
Statistics
DunkerqueMontpellier
Key statistics
58%Possession42%
12Total Shots11
3Shots On Target5
1Big Chances Created4
5Corners7
17Fouls19
3Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
4Goalkeeper Saves3
369Passes Completed242
All statistics
124Attacks70
5Shots Off Target5
4Shots Blocked1
0Hit Woodwork0
17Free Kicks17
7Shots Inside The Box7
453Total Passes314
5Shots Outside The Box4
1Big Chances Missed3
3/20 (15%)Crosses Completed8/27 (30%)
223Passes Own Half180
250Passes Opposition Half161
33/60 (55%)Long Passes Completed16/49 (33%)
33Throw-Ins17
11Key Passes7
80Passes Into Final Third36
68Backward Passes59
4Goal Kicks6
6Interceptions10
11/14 (79%)Tackles Won7/18 (39%)
30Clearances34
60Duels Won48
17/28 (61%)Aerial Duels Won11/28 (39%)
43/80 (54%)Ground Duels Won37/80 (46%)
17Was Fouled17
12/22 (55%)Successful Dribbles2/5 (40%)
10Was Dribbled Past3
5Final Third Possession Won6
143Possession Lost124
5Substitutions2
Previous meetings
1 Dunkerque0 draws1 Montpellier
Match information
- Competition
- Ligue 2
- Round
- Round 3
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Stade Marcel-Tribut
- Capacity
- 4,933
- Referee
- Eddy Rosier