Ligue 1 (Week 17) : Saint-Etienne hold Rennes to 1-1
FRANCE, Dec. 6, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 17: The match between Saint-Etienne and Rennes ended in a 1-1 draw on Sunday.
Rennes players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Brazilian midfielder Pedro Henrique in the 40th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Saint-Etienne with a saving goal from Saint-Etienne midfielder Valentin Eysseric on penalty in the 79th minute.
Saint-Etienne climbed to 6th place with 26 points from 17 games, tie on points with Olympique Lyonnais.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of December 6, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 8 | 32 | 45 |
| 2 | Angers | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| 3 | Caen | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 29 |
| 4 | Monaco | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 28 |
| 5 | Lyon | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 26 |
| 6 | Saint-Etienne | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 26 |
| 7 | Nice | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 25 |
| 8 | Lorient | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 | Marseille | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 23 |
| 10 | Rennes | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 23 |
| 11 | Nantes | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 22 |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 21 |
| 13 | Lille | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 20 |
| 14 | Reims | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 20 |
| 15 | GFC Ajaccio | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 20 |
| 16 | Montpellier | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 19 |
| 17 | Guingamp | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 19 |
| 18 | Bastia | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 18 |
| 19 | Toulouse | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 31 | -12 | 15 |
| 20 | Troyes | 17 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 34 | -25 | 6 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2015-2016
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Overview
Saint-Etienne
- Position: 6 +1
- Best performance of the season:Saint-Etienne 3-0 Guingamp (29 Nov.)
- Previous game:Lille 1-0 Saint-Etienne (2 Dec.)
- Next game:Monaco - Saint-Etienne (13 Dec.)
Rennes
- Position: 10
- Best performance of the season:Rennes 3-1 Toulouse (29 Aug.)
- Previous game:Rennes 0-1 Marseille (3 Dec.)
- Next game:Rennes - Caen (11 Dec.)
Saint-Etienne
1:1
Rennes
1:1 (0:1)
- 6 December 2015
- 21:00
- Saint-Étienne
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSG | 45 |
| 2 |  Angers | 30 |
| 3 |  Caen | 29 |
| 4 |  Monaco | 28 |
| 5 |  Lyon | 26 |
Week 17 Results
| Friday 4 December 2015 | ||||
 | Nice | 0-3 | PSG | |
| Saturday 5 December 2015 | ||||
| Lyon | 0-2 | Angers | |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 1-1 | Nantes |  |
 | Toulouse | 2-3 | Lorient |  |
 | Bastia | 1-2 | Monaco | |
| Caen | 1-2 | Lille |  |
 | Reims | 1-1 | Troyes |  |
| Sunday 6 December 2015 | ||||
 | Marseille | 2-2 | Montpellier |  |
 | Bordeaux | 1-0 | Guingamp |  |
| Saint-Etienne | 1-1 | Rennes | |