MONTPELLIER (Interstat)—Montpellier will host Red Star on Thursday in a Ligue 2 match. Montpellier enters with a 6-4-4 record across all competitions. Red Star enters with a 5-2-2 record across all competitions. Montpellier’s record consists of six wins, four losses and four draws. Red Star’s record consists of five wins, two losses and two draws. The records cover all competitions, not only Ligue 2. Montpellier is the home team, and Red Star is the visiting team.

Montpellier is coming off a 3-0 win at Rodez. Nicolas Pays is the player to watch for Montpellier after playing 90 minutes and scoring in that game. Lacine Megnan Pave also scored in the game, playing 85 minutes, and Daryll Benlahlou scored in 34 minutes. Pays’s recent performances include a 90-minute, one-goal outing at Rodez.

Red Star most recently lost 1-0 at home to St Etienne. Red Star’s other previous results this season include a 3-2 win at Clermont, a 3-1 win at Guingamp, a 1-0 home win over Metz, a 2-1 win at Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC, a 1-1 draw at Boulogne, a scoreless home draw with Sochaux, a 4-1 home loss to Reims and a 1-0 win at Nantes.

Montpellier’s other previous results this season include a 2-0 home win over Grenoble, a 1-1 draw at Reims, a 3-0 home win over Nice U19, a 1-0 home win over Pau, a scoreless draw at Boulogne, a 3-1 loss at St Etienne, a 3-3 home draw with Borgo U19, a 1-0 loss at Colomiers U19, a 6-2 loss at AS Monaco FC U19 and a 7-1 loss at Beziers.

Both clubs have upcoming Ligue 2 fixtures. Red Star’s next league matches include Nancy at Red Star, Nancy at Red Star, Red Star at Dijon FCO, Pau at Red Star, Red Star at Dunkerque, Grenoble at Red Star, Red Star at Rodez, Annecy at Red Star and Red Star at Reims. Montpellier’s next league matches include Montpellier at Annecy, Montpellier at Annecy, Metz at Montpellier, Metz at Montpellier and Montpellier at Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC. Montpellier’s U19 fixtures include USCA Football at Montpellier, Montpellier at Cavigal Nice, GFC Ajaccio at Montpellier and Montpellier at Marseille U19.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Montpellier 1, Red Star 1. Interstat’s ELO system gives Montpellier a 62.4 percent probability to win.