Ligue 1 (Week 19) : Nice defeats Montpellier 1-0
FRANCE, Dec. 18, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 19: After their 1-1 draw against Reims on December 12, Nice returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Montpellier this Friday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Nice defender Olivier Boscagli goal in the 31st minute.
OGC Nice remains in fifth place with 29 points from 19 games, one point behind Caen, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of December 18, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 9 | 36 | 48 |
| 2 | Angers | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Monaco | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 31 |
| 4 | Caen | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 30 |
| 5 | Nice | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 29 |
| 6 | Lyon | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 26 |
| 7 | Saint-Etienne | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 26 |
| 8 | Lorient | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | Marseille | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 24 |
| 10 | Rennes | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 24 |
| 11 | Lille | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| 12 | Nantes | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 23 |
| 13 | Montpellier | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 22 |
| 14 | Bordeaux | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 22 |
| 15 | Reims | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 21 |
| 16 | GFC Ajaccio | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 21 |
| 17 | Bastia | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 19 |
| 18 | Guingamp | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 19 |
| 19 | Toulouse | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 16 |
| 20 | Troyes | 18 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 35 | -25 | 7 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2015-2016
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Overview
OGC Nice
- Position: 5
- Best performance of the season:Nice 6-1 Bordeaux (23 Sep.)
- Previous game:Reims 1-1 Nice (12 Dec.)
- Next game:Lille - Nice (10 Jan.)
Montpellier HSC
- Position: 13
- Best performance of the season:Lyon 2-4 Montpellier (27 Nov.)
- Previous game:Montpellier 2-1 Guingamp (12 Dec.)
- Next game:Montpellier - Bordeaux (9 Jan.)
Nice
1:0
Montpellier
1:0 (1:0)
- 18 December 2015
- 20:30
- Nice
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSG | 48 |
| 2 |  Angers | 31 |
| 3 |  Monaco | 31 |
| 4 |  Caen | 30 |
| 5 | Nice | 29 |
Week 19 Results
| Friday 18 December 2015 | ||||
| Nice | 1-0 | Montpellier | |
| Saturday 19 December 2015 | ||||
| Caen | 17:00 | PSG | |
 | Guingamp | 20:00 | Rennes |  |
 | Lorient | 20:00 | Nantes |  |
 | Bastia | 20:00 | Reims |  |
 | Troyes | 20:00 | Monaco | |
 | Toulouse | 20:00 | Lille |  |
| Sunday 20 December 2015 | ||||
 | Saint-Etienne | 14:00 | Angers | |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 17:00 | Lyon |  |
 | Bordeaux | 21:00 | Marseille |  |