Reims vs Montpellier Prediction 18 September 2026
🔊 Reims and Montpellier sit second and third in Ligue 2, separated by a single point. The similarities end there. Reims have scored 14 goals in six matches, while Montpellier have managed just five.
Head-to-Head
Reims and Montpellier have met 36 times. The hosts have won 12 of those meetings, the visitors 13, with 11 draws. Reims have scored 46 goals in those matches, Montpellier 48.
Head-to-head statistics Reims - Montpellier
Stade Reims Team Overview
Reims under Nicolas Usaï are unbeaten after six rounds with 12 points. It could have been 14: at home, Guingamp snatched a draw in the closing stages. Usaï himself identified his side's weakness ahead of the previous round - Reims make poor starts to matches. Before the trip to Nancy, they had not opened the scoring once all season. That finally changed there: Yaya Fofana and Chamseddine Ourahane both scored before the break. For youth-team player Ourahane, it was already his second goal in two appearances for the first team. Reims were under pressure in the second half, conceded once, but held on to beat Nancy 2-1.
Match Results: Stade Reims
Montpellier Team Overview
Zoumana Camara's Montpellier are built on defensive solidity rather than attacking output. They have scored more than one goal in none of their last eight Ligue 2 matches. On the other hand, in five of their last six rounds they have conceded just once - against Dijon, in added time. The exception was the trip to Saint-Étienne, where they lost 1-3. Away days like that are rare for Montpellier: they have taken points in 7 of their last 8 away Ligue 2 matches. Last round, Camara's side ground out a home win over Pau. The only goal came in the final half-hour, scored by left-back Théo Saint-Luce from an almost impossible angle.
Match Results: Montpellier
Total Goals Prediction
More than two goals have been scored in each of Reims's last five Ligue 2 matches in a row. At home, they average 2.67 goals per game. Over their last ten home matches, that figure was even higher at 2.83. Montpellier pull in the opposite direction: fewer than three goals were scored in 6 of their last 7 Ligue 2 matches. The visitors' modest numbers are the main risk here. But at the Auguste Delaune, we're expecting more than two goals. The pick is Total Goals - Over 2.5.
Corners Prediction
Reims have taken fewer than five corners in nine consecutive Ligue 2 matches. At home, that run stretches to five games - playing on their own ground hasn't changed anything. We don't expect Reims to break that habit against Montpellier. The bet is Reims Team Total Corners - Under 4.5.
Correct Score Prediction
The algorithm identifies three most likely outcomes: 1-0 (11.24%), 1-1 (10.49%) and 2-1 (8.97%). A narrow Reims win has the highest probability, though a draw and a home win by a single goal are close behind.
⭐ Editor's Prediction
Reims have scored in 10 of their last 11 Ligue 2 matches. Containing the second-best attack in the league will not be straightforward for Montpellier. But the hosts have also conceded in six consecutive home league games. Montpellier tend not to pass up opportunities like this: they have scored in 9 of their last 10 Ligue 2 matches. We do not expect either goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet. Our bet is Both Teams to Score - Yes. Predicted score: 2-1.
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Betting Tips: Stade Reims - Montpellier
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