Montpellier is doing well against Chartres and regains the lead in the Championship

It took almost 55 minutes for the Montpellier residents, but they finally had combative Chartrains for this resumption match after the international break. At the break, the two teams were tied (12-12). The best in Montpellier Julien Bos (3 goals for 4 shots) and Diego Simonet (6 goals for 12 shots).

In Chartres, 100% success for Svetlin Dimitrov (5 shots, 5 goals). Note that Jaime Fernandez played his first match with Montpellier this Friday evening. The Spanish left winger arrived in France at the start of the week as a medical joker following the injury of Hugo Descat (knee), unavailable for several months.

What’s more, Montpellier is also without Swedish left winger Lucas Pellas for several weeks, injured in the face following a fall at his home. The arrival in Montpellier of Jaime Fernandez, planned for the off-season (and until June 2026), was anticipated thanks to the agreement reached with his German club Nordhorn-Lingen.

In the other two matches of the evening, Saint-Raphaël won against Pays d’Aix (28-24) and Ivry against Istres (41-36).