Ligue 1 (Week 9) : Montpellier beats Nice 2-0
FRANCE, Oct. 15, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 9: After their 0-0 draw against PSG on September 29 and 1-1 draw against Monaco on September 29, Montpellier bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Nice this Sunday.
Nice made Montpellier doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Sessegnon ('55) and Mbenza Isaac ('74).
Montpellier HSC climbed to 11st place with 12 points from 9 games, tie on points with Angers SCO.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of October 15, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 23 | 25 |
| 2 | Monaco | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 19 |
| 3 | Saint-Etienne | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | Nantes | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 5 | Lyon | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | Marseille | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Bordeaux | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| 8 | Caen | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Guingamp | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 13 |
| 10 | Angers | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 12 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Troyes | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Toulouse | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 11 |
| 14 | Nice | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 10 |
| 15 | Rennes | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 6 |
| 16 | Lille | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 6 |
| 17 | Amiens SC | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 6 |
| 18 | Dijon | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 6 |
| 19 | RC Strasbourg | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 5 |
| 20 | Metz | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 17 | -13 | 3 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2017-2018
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Overview
Montpellier HSC
- Position: 11 +2
- Best performance of the season:Montpellier 2-0 Nice (15 Oct.)
- Previous game:Monaco 1-1 Montpellier (29 Sep.)
- Next game:Saint-Etienne - Montpellier (20 Oct.)
OGC Nice
- Position: 14 -4
- Best performance of the season:Nice 4-0 Monaco (9 Sep.)
- Previous game:Nice 2-4 Marseille (1 Oct.)
- Next game:Nice - RC Strasbourg (22 Oct.)
Montpellier
2:0
Nice
2:0 (0:0)
- 15 October 2017
- 17:00
- Montpellier
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSG | 25 |
| 2 |  Monaco | 19 |
| 3 |  Saint-Etienne | 17 |
| 4 |  Nantes | 17 |
| 5 |  Lyon | 16 |
Week 9 Results
| Friday 13 October 2017 | ||||
| Lyon | 3-2 | Monaco | |
| Saturday 14 October 2017 | ||||
 | Dijon | 1-2 | PSG | |
 | Lille | 2-2 | Troyes |  |
 | Caen | 0-2 | Angers |  |
 | Toulouse | 1-0 | Amiens SC | |
 | Guingamp | 2-0 | Rennes |  |
| Saint-Etienne | 3-1 | Metz |  |
| Sunday 15 October 2017 | ||||
 | Bordeaux | 1-1 | Nantes | |
| Montpellier | 2-0 | Nice | |
| RC Strasbourg | 21:00 | Marseille |  | |