Montpellier 3-2 Caen: result and report

Ligue 1 · Saturday 15 October 2016

Result

Montpellier 3-2 Caen

Ligue 1 · Saturday 15 October 2016, 18:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

Montpellier · Caen · Ligue 1 predictions

Montpellier 3-2 Caen: match report

Montpellier defeated Caen 3-2 in Ligue 1 on Saturday 15 October 2016. The half-time score was 1-1.

C. Ninga opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Montpellier's goals came from C. Ninga (2'), Steve Mounié (65') and C. Ninga (77'). Caen scored through Alaeddine Yahia (8') and Ivan Santini (69').

Discipline: Montpellier received 1 yellow card and 1 red card; Caen received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Montpellier were 17th on 7 points from 8 and Caen 13th on 10 points from 8. Montpellier went on to finish that season 15th with 39 points, and Caen 17th with 37.

Montpellier lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Caen in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Casimir Ninga of Montpellier (8.3), ahead of Alaeddine Yahia (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Montpellier wins, 2 draws and 3 for Caen.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · C. NingaMontpellier · 1-0
  • 8'Goal · Alaeddine YahiaCaen · 1-1
  • 30'Yellow card · Steve MouniéMontpellier
  • 65'Goal · Steve MouniéMontpellier · 2-1
  • 69'Goal · Ivan SantiniCaen · 2-2
  • 71'Second yellow · Steve MouniéMontpellier
  • 77'Goal · C. NingaMontpellier · 3-2

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Montpellier 3, draws 2, Caen 3.

Team news

Montpellier line-up (4-1-4-1)

Geoffrey Jourdren, Ellyes Skhiri, Nicolas Saint-Ruf, Anthony Vanden Borre, Jérôme Roussillon, Yacouba Sylla, Morgan Sanson, Ryad Boudebouz, Stéphane Sessègnon, Casimir Ninga, Steve Mounié

Caen line-up (4-1-4-1)

Rémy Vercoutre, Alaeddine Yahia, Emmanuel Imorou, Damien Da Silva, Romain Genevois, Ismaël Diomandé, Jonathan Delaplace, Yann Karamoh, Ronny Rodelin, Julien Féret, Ivan Santini