Ligue 1 (Week 16) : Saint-Etienne defeats Montpellier 2-0
FRANCE, Dec. 3, 2014 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 16: Two wins in a row for Saint-Etienne. After their 3-0 win against Lyon on November 30, Saint-Etienne continued their sensational form in the Ligue 1 with a 2-0 victory over Montpellier this Wednesday.
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Florentin Pogba ('22) and Paul Baysse ('43).
Saint-Etienne climbed to third place with 29 points from 16 games, 4 points behind Paris Saint-Germain, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of December 3, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marseille | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 19 | 35 |
| 2 | PSG | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 33 |
| 3 | Saint-Etienne | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 | Rennes | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 28 |
| 5 | Bordeaux | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Lyon | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| 7 | Nantes | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 | Monaco | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 | Reims | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 22 |
| 10 | Montpellier | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 21 |
| 11 | Toulouse | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 20 |
| 12 | Metz | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 19 |
| 13 | Evian | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 19 |
| 14 | Nice | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 18 |
| 15 | Lorient | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 17 |
| 16 | Lille | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 16 |
| 17 | Guingamp | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 28 | -13 | 15 |
| 18 | Caen | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 14 |
| 19 | Lens | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 14 |
| 20 | Bastia | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2014-2015
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Overview
Montpellier HSC
- Position: 10 -1
- Best performance of the season:Montpellier 2-0 Toulouse (23 Nov.)
- Previous game:Caen 1-1 Montpellier (29 Nov.)
- Next game:Rennes - Montpellier (6 Dec.)
Saint-Etienne
- Position: 3 +2
- Best performance of the season:Saint-Etienne 3-0 Lyon (30 Nov.)
- Previous game:Saint-Etienne 3-0 Lyon (30 Nov.)
- Next game:Saint-Etienne - Bastia (6 Dec.)
Montpellier
0:2
Saint-Etienne
0:2 (0:2)
- 3 December 2014
- 19:00
- Montpellier
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Marseille | 35 |
| 2 |  PSG | 33 |
| 3 | Saint-Etienne | 29 |
| 4 |  Rennes | 28 |
| 5 |  Bordeaux | 28 |
Week 16 Results
| Tuesday 2 December 2014 | ||||
 | Nantes | 1-2 | Toulouse |  |
 | Lorient | 1-1 | Marseille | |
 | Monaco | 2-0 | Lens |  |
| Wednesday 3 December 2014 | ||||
 | Guingamp | 5-1 | Caen |  |
 | Metz | 0-0 | Bordeaux | |
 | Bastia | 1-2 | Evian |  |
 | Nice | 1-2 | Rennes | |
| Montpellier | 0-2 | Saint-Etienne | |
 | Lille | 21:00 | PSG | |
| Thursday 4 December 2014 | ||||
 | Lyon | 21:00 | Reims |  |