Ligue 1 (Week 9) : Montpellier beats Caen 3-2
FRANCE, Oct. 15, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 9: After their 3-3 draw against Dijon on October 1, Montpellier returned to winning ways with a 3-2 victory over Caen this Saturday.
Ninga Casimir scored dual goals
Ninga Casimir opened the score in the 3rd minute, before seeing Caen catch up in the 9th minute thanks to Alaeddine Yahia. 1-1 at half time. Montpellier eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Mounié ('65) and Ninga Casimir ('76).
Montpellier HSC climbed to 14th place with 10 points from 9 games, tie on points with Bastia.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of October 15, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nice | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| 2 | PSG | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 3 | Monaco | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 19 |
| 4 | Toulouse | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 | Guingamp | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Lyon | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Bordeaux | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Angers | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Rennes | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 13 |
| 10 | Metz | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 13 |
| 11 | Saint-Etienne | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 12 |
| 12 | Nantes | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 13 | Bastia | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 10 |
| 14 | Montpellier | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 10 |
| 15 | Caen | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 10 |
| 16 | Marseille | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Dijon | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 8 |
| 18 | Lille | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 7 |
| 19 | Lorient | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 6 |
| 20 | Nancy | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 5 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2016-2017
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Overview
Montpellier HSC
- Position: 14 +3
- Best performance of the season:Montpellier 3-2 Caen (15 Oct.)
- Previous game:Dijon 3-3 Montpellier (1 Oct.)
- Next game:Monaco - Montpellier (21 Oct.)
Caen
- Position: 15 -2
- Best performance of the season:Caen 2-0 Bastia (27 Aug.)
- Previous game:Caen 1-0 Toulouse (1 Oct.)
- Next game:Caen - Saint-Etienne (23 Oct.)
Montpellier
3:2
Caen
3:2 (1:1)
- 15 October 2016
- 20:00
- Montpellier
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nice | 23 |
| 2 |  PSG | 19 |
| 3 |  Monaco | 19 |
| 4 |  Toulouse | 17 |
| 5 |  Guingamp | 14 |
Week 9 Results
| Friday 14 October 2016 | ||||
| Toulouse | 3-1 | Monaco | |
| Nice | 2-0 | Lyon |  |
| Saturday 15 October 2016 | ||||
 | Nancy | 1-2 | PSG | |
| Guingamp | 1-0 | Lille |  |
 | Lorient | 1-2 | Nantes |  |
 | Bastia | 1-2 | Angers |  |
| Montpellier | 3-2 | Caen | |
| Sunday 16 October 2016 | ||||
 | Rennes | 15:00 | Bordeaux |  |
 | Saint-Etienne | 17:00 | Dijon |  |
 | Marseille | 20:45 | Metz |  |