Ligue 1 (Week 37) : Montpellier defeats Rennes 2-0
FRANCE, May. 7, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 37: Four wins in a row for Montpellier. After their success against Nantes, Troyes and Reims, Montpellier continued their sensational form in the Ligue 1 with a 2-0 victory over Rennes this Saturday.
45 minutes of play and neither Montpellier nor Rennes have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Ninga Casimir ('58) and Boudebouz ('70).
Rennes remains in 7th place with 52 points from 37 games, 5 points behind Lille.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of May 7, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 36 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 97 | 18 | 79 | 92 |
| 2 | Lyon | 37 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 66 | 39 | 27 | 65 |
| 3 | Monaco | 37 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 55 | 50 | 5 | 62 |
| 4 | Nice | 37 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 55 | 39 | 16 | 60 |
| 5 | Saint-Etienne | 37 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 36 | 6 | 58 |
| 6 | Lille | 37 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 57 |
| 7 | Rennes | 37 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 51 | 52 | -1 | 52 |
| 8 | Caen | 37 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 52 | -14 | 51 |
| 9 | Angers | 37 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 50 |
| 10 | Montpellier | 37 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 45 | 4 | 49 |
| 11 | Bordeaux | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 49 | 55 | -6 | 49 |
| 12 | Nantes | 37 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 40 | -7 | 48 |
| 13 | Marseille | 37 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 47 | 41 | 6 | 47 |
| 14 | Bastia | 37 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 41 | -7 | 47 |
| 15 | Guingamp | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 53 | -8 | 44 |
| 16 | Lorient | 37 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 46 | 58 | -12 | 43 |
| 17 | Toulouse | 37 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 42 | 53 | -11 | 37 |
| 18 | GFC Ajaccio | 37 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 37 | 57 | -20 | 37 |
| 19 | Reims | 37 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 56 | -16 | 36 |
| 20 | Troyes | 37 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 82 | -55 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2015-2016
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Overview
Montpellier HSC
- Position: 10 +1
- Best performance of the season:GFC Ajaccio 0-4 Montpellier (30 Jan.)
- Previous game:Reims 2-3 Montpellier (30 Apr.)
- Next game:Monaco - Montpellier (14 May.)
Rennes
- Position: 7
- Best performance of the season:Marseille 2-5 Rennes (18 Mar.)
- Previous game:PSG 4-0 Rennes (29 Apr.)
- Next game:Rennes - Bastia (14 May.)
Montpellier
2:0
Rennes
2:0 (0:0)
- 7 May 2016
- 21:00
- Montpellier
