Ligue 2 2026/27 Matchweek 5 · 5 Sep 2026
Saint Etienne vs Montpellier in the Ligue 2 2026/27.
At Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint Etienne.
Referee: Ahmed Taleb, France.
Saint Etienne beat Montpellier 3–1. Maxime Bernauer opened the scoring for Saint Etienne after 41 minutes. Augustine Boakye made it 2–1 after 49 minutes, and that was the winner.
Saint Etienne stayed 1st, on 15 points. Montpellier stayed 5th, on 8 points.
Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.
| Statistic | Saint Etienne | Montpellier |
|---|---|---|
| Total Shots | 14 | 6 |
| Shots on Goal | 5 | 3 |
| Ball Possession | 45% | 55% |
| Corner Kicks | 5 | 4 |
| Fouls | 18 | 21 |
| Passes accurate | 364 | 466 |
| Goalkeeper Saves | 2 | 2 |
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Etienne | 5 | +12 | 15 |
| 2 | Annecy | 5 | +2 | 10 |
| 3 | Reims | 5 | +5 | 9 |
| 4 | Metz | 5 | +4 | 9 |
| 5 | Montpellier | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | RED Star FC 93 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 7 | Nancy | 4 | +2 | 7 |
| 8 | Rodez | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Sochaux | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Dunkerque | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 11 | Guingamp | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 12 | PAU | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 13 | Boulogne | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Clermont Foot | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 15 | Grenoble | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 16 | Laval | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Dijon | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Nantes | 4 | -5 | 1 |
Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored.