Ligue 1 (Week 16) : Lorient beats Montpellier 2-0
FRANCE, Dec. 4, 2013 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 16: Three wins in a row for Lorient. After their success against Evian and Nice, Lorient continued their sensational form in the Ligue 1 with a 2-0 victory over Montpellier this Wednesday.
Lorient climbed to 12nd place with 20 points from 16 games, only one point behind Rennes.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of December 4, 2013) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 26 | 37 |
| 2 | Lille | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 36 |
| 3 | Monaco | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 35 |
| 4 | Marseille | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | Nantes | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | Saint-Etienne | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 | Bordeaux | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | Bastia | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | Guingamp | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 22 |
| 10 | Reims | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Rennes | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 21 |
| 12 | Lorient | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 20 |
| 13 | Lyon | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 19 |
| 14 | Toulouse | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 19 |
| 15 | Nice | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 17 |
| 16 | Evian | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 16 |
| 17 | Montpellier | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 15 |
| 18 | Valenciennes | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 10 |
| 19 | Ajaccio | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 27 | -16 | 9 |
| 20 | Sochaux | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 32 | -19 | 8 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2013-2014
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Overview
Montpellier HSC
- Position: 17
- Best performance of the season:Montpellier 5-1 Lyon (6 Oct.)
- Previous game:Marseille 2-0 Montpellier (29 Nov.)
- Next game:Toulouse - Montpellier (8 Dec.)
Lorient
- Position: 12 +2
- Best performance of the season:Evian 0-4 Lorient (23 Nov.)
- Previous game:Lorient 3-0 Nice (30 Nov.)
- Next game:Lorient - Rennes (7 Dec.)
Montpellier
0:2
Lorient
0:2 (0:0)
- 4 December 2013
- 19:00
- Montpellier
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSG | 37 |
| 2 |  Lille | 36 |
| 3 |  Monaco | 35 |
| 4 |  Marseille | 27 |
| 5 |  Nantes | 24 |
Week 16 Results
| Tuesday 3 December 2013 | ||||
| Lille | 1-0 | Marseille | |
| Nantes | 2-1 | Valenciennes |  |
 | Nice | 0-3 | Monaco | |
| Wednesday 4 December 2013 | ||||
 | Rennes | 3-1 | Saint-Etienne |  |
| Montpellier | 0-2 | Lorient | |
 | Guingamp | 0-1 | Bordeaux |  |
 | Ajaccio | 1-1 | Bastia |  |
 | Sochaux | 0-2 | Reims |  |
 | Evian | 21:00 | PSG | |
| Thursday 5 December 2013 | ||||
 | Lyon | 21:00 | Toulouse |  |