Ligue 1 (Week 16) : Lille beats Saint-Etienne 1-0
FRANCE, Dec. 2, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 16: After a 3-0 victory over Guingamp on November 29, Saint-Etienne lost 1-0 against Lille.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Lille forward Yassine Benzia in the 60th minute.
Saint-Etienne are down in 7th place with 25 points from 16 games, tie on points with AS Monaco.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of December 2, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 29 | 42 |
| 2 | Caen | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 29 |
| 3 | Angers | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 27 |
| 4 | Lyon | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Nice | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 25 |
| 6 | Monaco | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 25 |
| 7 | Saint-Etienne | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 25 |
| 8 | Lorient | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 22 |
| 9 | Rennes | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 22 |
| 10 | Nantes | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 21 |
| 11 | Marseille | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 19 |
| 12 | Reims | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 19 |
| 13 | GFC Ajaccio | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Guingamp | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 19 |
| 15 | Montpellier | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 18 |
| 16 | Bastia | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 18 |
| 17 | Bordeaux | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 18 |
| 18 | Lille | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 19 | Toulouse | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 15 |
| 20 | Troyes | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 33 | -25 | 5 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2015-2016
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Overview
Lille
- Position: 18
- Best performance of the season:Lille 2-0 Montpellier (2 Oct.)
- Previous game:Angers 2-0 Lille (28 Nov.)
- Next game:Caen - Lille (5 Dec.)
Saint-Etienne
- Position: 7 -2
- Best performance of the season:Saint-Etienne 3-0 Guingamp (29 Nov.)
- Previous game:Saint-Etienne 3-0 Guingamp (29 Nov.)
- Next game:Saint-Etienne - Rennes (6 Dec.)
Lille
1:0
Saint-Etienne
1:0 (0:0)
- 2 December 2015
- 21:00
- Lille
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSG | 42 |
| 2 |  Caen | 29 |
| 3 |  Angers | 27 |
| 4 |  Lyon | 26 |
| 5 |  Nice | 25 |
Week 16 Results
| Tuesday 1 December 2015 | ||||
| Angers | 0-0 | PSG | |
 | Lorient | 0-0 | Nice | |
 | Nantes | 0-0 | Lyon | |
| Wednesday 2 December 2015 | ||||
 | Troyes | 0-3 | Toulouse |  |
 | Montpellier | 0-2 | GFC Ajaccio |  |
 | Guingamp | 1-2 | Reims |  |
 | Bastia | 1-0 | Bordeaux |  |
 | Monaco | 1-1 | Caen | |
| Lille | 1-0 | Saint-Etienne | |
| Thursday 3 December 2015 | ||||
 | Rennes | 21:00 | Marseille |  |