Match report

Saint Etienne Defeats Montpellier 2-0 in Ligue 2 Clash

Montpellier
Montpellier
0–2
FT
Saint Etienne
Saint Etienne
Oct 4, 2025

In a decisive encounter of the Ligue 2 season, Saint Etienne stunned Montpellier by securing a 2-0 victory. Zauri Davitashvili was the hero for the visitors, netting both goals in just over 20 minutes to ensure Saint Etienne's commanding lead.

Key Facts

  • • Zauri Davitashvili scored two goals (2' and 22') for Saint Etienne.
  • • Lucas Stassin provided an assist on the first goal, while Ebenezer Annan set up the second.
  • • Montpellier's T. Chennahi was shown a yellow card in added time of the first half.
  • • Saint Etienne made three substitutions: Chico Lamba and A. Boakye for D. Appiah and I. Cardona respectively, and I. Miladinovic for Moueffek.

Lineups

Montpellier

Formation: 4-4-2

Starting XI

  • 31 S. Ngapandouetnbu (G)
  • 3 N. El Hannach (D)
  • 27 B. Omeragic (D)
  • 6 C. Jullien (D)
  • 21 L. Mincarelli (D)
  • 18 N. Pays (M)
  • 44 T. Chennahi (M)
  • 77 E. Junior Pereira da Silva (M)
  • 7 N. Mbuku (M)
  • 11 T. Savanier (F)
  • 19 A. Mendy (F)

Substitutes

  • 1 M. Michel
  • 29 E. Tchato
  • 37 L. Da Silva
  • 10 K. Fayad
  • 35 F. Mahboub
  • 24 J. Ndiaye
  • 14 V. Orakpo

Saint Etienne

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 30 G. Larsonneur (G)
  • 13 J. Ferreira (D)
  • 15 C. Lamba (D)
  • 3 M. Nade (D)
  • 19 E. Annan (D)
  • 28 I. Miladinovic (M)
  • 5 M. Jaber (M)
  • 10 F. Tardieu (M)
  • 20 A. Boakye (F)
  • 9 L. Stassin (F)
  • 22 Z. Davitashvili (F)

Substitutes

  • 1 B. Maubleu
  • 29 A. Moueffek
  • 11 B. Old
  • 17 J. Duffus
  • 8 D. Appiah
  • 31 N. El Jamali
  • 7 I. Cardona

Timeline

  1. Saint Etienne
    2' Saint Etienne Goal · Normal Goal
    Z. Davitashvili · Assist: Lucas Stassin
  2. Saint Etienne
    22' Saint Etienne Goal · Normal Goal
    Z. Davitashvili · Assist: Ebenezer Annan
  3. Saint Etienne
    33' Saint Etienne Card · Yellow Card
    Ebenezer Annan

    Foul

  4. Saint Etienne
    38' Saint Etienne Card · Yellow Card
    F. Tardieu

    Foul

  5. Montpellier
    42' Montpellier Card · Yellow Card
    B. Omeragic

    Foul

  6. Montpellier
    45'+4 Montpellier Card · Yellow Card
    T. Chennahi

    Foul

  7. Saint Etienne
    46' Saint Etienne subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Chico Lamba · On: D. Appiah
  8. Saint Etienne
    46' Saint Etienne subst · Substitution 2
    Off: A. Boakye · On: I. Cardona
  9. Saint Etienne
    53' Saint Etienne Card · Yellow Card
    Mickael Nade

    Foul

  10. Montpellier
    76' Montpellier subst · Substitution 1
    Off: N. El Hannach · On: E. Tchato
  11. Montpellier
    76' Montpellier subst · Substitution 2
    Off: N. Mbuku · On: V. Orakpo
  12. Montpellier
    81' Montpellier Card · Yellow Card
    T. Savanier

    Foul

  13. Saint Etienne
    82' Saint Etienne Card · Yellow Card
    Z. Davitashvili

    Time wasting

  14. Saint Etienne
    87' Saint Etienne subst · Substitution 3
    Off: I. Miladinovic · On: A. Moueffek
  15. Saint Etienne
    87' Saint Etienne subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Z. Davitashvili · On: B. Old
  16. Montpellier
    89' Montpellier subst · Substitution 3
    Off: T. Savanier · On: K. Fayad
  17. Montpellier
    89' Montpellier subst · Substitution 4
    Off: E. Junior Pereira da Silva · On: F. Mahboub
  18. Saint Etienne
    90'+4 Saint Etienne subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Lucas Stassin · On: J. Duffus

Match Stats

Stat Montpellier Saint Etienne
Fouls 20 17
Pass Accuracy 80% 87%
Offsides 3 2
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 19 8
Corners 8 3
Total Passes 363 557
Yellow Cards 4 4
Blocked Shots 5 1
Shots on Target 4 4
xG — —
Shots off Target 10 3
Possession 41% 59%
Goals Prevented — —
Accurate Passes 289 486
Shots Inside Box 9 6
Saves 3 4
Shots Outside Box 10 2

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Zauri Davitashvili's early goal in the 2nd minute gave Saint Etienne an immediate advantage.
  • ▸ Saint Etienne doubled their lead with a second goal by Davitashvili at 22 minutes, which demoralized Montpellier and set the tone for the rest of the match.