Ligue 1 (Week 12) : Metz beats Caen 3-2
FRANCE, Nov. 1, 2014 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 12: After losing 1-0 to Saint-Etienne on October 26, Metz returned to winning ways with a 3-2 victory over Caen this Saturday.
Modibo Maïga scored dual goals
Metz dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Malian forward Modibo Maïga in the 10th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Metz players further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Maïga '50 and Malouda '90/penalty).
Metz climbed to 8th place with 18 points from 12 games, tie on points with AS Monaco.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of November 1, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marseille | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 25 |
| 2 | PSG | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 24 |
| 3 | Lyon | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 23 |
| 4 | Saint-Etienne | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 21 |
| 5 | Nantes | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | Bordeaux | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Monaco | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 18 |
| 8 | Metz | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 18 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| 10 | Nice | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 17 |
| 11 | Lille | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Rennes | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Reims | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 15 |
| 14 | Toulouse | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | Caen | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 12 |
| 16 | Guingamp | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 12 |
| 17 | Lens | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 11 |
| 18 | Lorient | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 10 |
| 19 | Bastia | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 10 |
| 20 | Evian | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2014-2015
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Overview
Metz
- Position: 8 +2
- Best performance of the season:Metz 3-0 Reims (27 Sep.)
- Previous game:Saint-Etienne 1-0 Metz (26 Oct.)
- Next game:Toulouse - Metz (8 Nov.)
Caen
- Position: 15
- Best performance of the season:Evian 0-3 Caen (9 Aug.)
- Previous game:Caen 2-1 Lorient (25 Oct.)
- Next game:Caen - Nantes (8 Nov.)
Metz
3:2
Caen
3:2 (1:0)
- 1 November 2014
- 20:00
- Metz
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Marseille | 25 |
| 2 |  PSG | 24 |
| 3 |  Lyon | 23 |
| 4 |  Saint-Etienne | 21 |
| 5 |  Nantes | 19 |
Week 12 Results
| Friday 31 October 2014 | ||||
 | Monaco | 1-1 | Reims |  |
| Saturday 1 November 2014 | ||||
 | Lorient | 1-2 | PSG | |
 | Nice | 1-3 | Lyon | |
 | Montpellier | 2-0 | Evian |  |
 | Guingamp | 1-0 | Bastia |  |
 | Lille | 1-1 | Saint-Etienne | |
| Metz | 3-2 | Caen | |
| Sunday 2 November 2014 | ||||
| Nantes | 14:00 | Rennes |  |
 | Bordeaux | 17:00 | Toulouse |  |
| Marseille | 21:00 | Lens |  |