Reims vs Montpellier prediction
France Ligue 2 · Friday 18 September 2026, 20:00 WAT
- Model called 1 ✗ (home win): got it wrong
- Market called 1 ✗ (home win): got it wrong
Who wins?
Brit Predictor's model rates Reims to win as the most likely result (44%). It gives Reims 44% at home, a draw 29% and Montpellier 27%, so its call is 1: Reims to win. The bookmakers, with their margin removed, have it 42% / 28% / 30%, a call of 1. Expected goals are 1.2 for Reims and 0.9 for Montpellier; on goals, the model leans Under 2.5 at 65%.
Rebuilt after kick-off using only matches played before it. A double chance (1X, X2, 12) is called when the top two results are within 10 points. A goals call (O2.5 or U2.5) is made only when the model gives one side at least 65%.
Strength and form
Reims
Attack 2nd of 18, defence 4th of 18 in the league.
- W 2-1 at Nancy 2026-09-11
- D 2-2 v Guingamp 2026-09-05
- W 4-1 at Red Star 2026-08-29
- W 3-1 v Annecy 2026-08-24
- D 3-3 v Dunkerque 2026-08-14
Montpellier
Attack 12th of 18, defence 1st of 18 in the league.
- W 1-0 v Pau FC 2026-09-11
- L 1-3 at St Etienne 2026-09-05
- D 0-0 v Boulogne 2026-08-28
- W 1-0 at Dunkerque 2026-08-21
- W 1-0 at Nancy 2026-08-14
From 665 league matches since 2024-08-16, recent games weighted more.
More France Ligue 2 games on Fri 18 Sep
- Rodez vs Nancy · FT 3–4
- Pau FC vs Dunkerque · FT 2–0
- Annecy vs Dijon · FT 1–2
- Grenoble vs Clermont · FT 1–1
- Laval vs Sochaux · FT 1–1