Montpellier 2-0 Rennes: result and report
Ligue 1 · Saturday 7 May 2016
Result
Montpellier 2-0 Rennes
Ligue 1 · Saturday 7 May 2016, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Montpellier 2-0 Rennes: match report
Montpellier defeated Rennes 2-0 in Ligue 1 on Saturday 7 May 2016. The half-time score was 0-0.
C. Ninga opened the scoring in the 58th minute. Montpellier's goals came from C. Ninga (58') and Ryad Boudebouz (70'). Rennes did not score.
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Montpellier were 15th on 40 points from 36 and Rennes 7th on 53 points from 36. Montpellier went on to finish that season 15th with 43 points, and Rennes 8th with 54.
Montpellier lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Rennes in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Ellyes Skhiri of Montpellier (8.5), ahead of Casimir Ninga (8.3).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Montpellier wins, 2 draws and 3 for Rennes.
Going into the match Montpellier's last five read D-W-W-L-D and Rennes's L-D-L-L-W.
Key events
- 58'Goal · C. Ninga
- 70'Goal · Ryad Boudebouz
Head-to-head
Team news
Montpellier line-up (4-3-1-2)
Geoffrey Jourdren, Daniel Congré, Vitorino Hilton, Jérôme Roussillon, Mathieu Deplagne, Jonas Martin, Ryad Boudebouz, Ellyes Skhiri, Bryan Dabo, Souleymane Camara, Casimir Ninga
Rennes line-up (3-5-2)
Benoît Costil, Mexer, Pedro Mendes, Fallou Diagne, Gelson Fernandes, Yacouba Sylla, Ludovic Baal, Romain Danzé, Joris Gnagnon, Giovanni-Guy Yann Sio, Ousmane Dembélé