In an exciting encounter on matchday 5 of Ligue 1, Strasbourg and Montpellier played out a 2-2 draw at La Meinau Stadium. Both teams entered the match hungry for a win after losing their previous fixtures.

Montpellier couldn't capitalize on their lead, despite scoring twice within a five-minute span in the first half to take the lead. Tunisian Wahbi Khazi found the back of the net in the 35th minute, followed by Arnau Nordin in the 40th. However, Strasbourg fought back in the second half, with an own goal by Benjamin Lecomte in the 63rd minute and a goal from South African Lebo Mothiba in the 69th minute, securing a hard-fought draw and preventing a loss for the home team.