Montpellier v Metz
2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
Mevlut Erdinç - 45'+2' Pen
Montpellier 0-1 Metz
Montpellier suffered a second successive Ligue 1 defeat as Metz beat them 1-0 at the Stade de La Mosson.Frederic Hantz's hosts were trounced 5-1 on their travels to Lyon in midweek - and back in front of their own supporters, they had no answer either to a goal from Metz's prolific striker Mevlut Erdinc in first-half injury time.Erdinc scored from the penalty spot, after a foul by home captain Hilton, for his sixth goal in as many matches so far this campaign.Mid-table Metz, promoted last season, had to dig deep as Montpellier dominated the chances - but they got back to winning ways after their 3-0 defeat at home to Bordeaux on Wednesday.ends
Game Information
Stade de la Mosson
2:00 AM, 25 September 2016
Montpellier, France
Attendance: 9,752
French Ligue 1 Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Saint-Germain | 27 | 20 | 3 | 4 | +38 | 63 |
| Lens | 29 | 20 | 2 | 7 | +28 | 62 |
| Lille | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | +15 | 54 |
| Marseille | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | +18 | 52 |
| Lyon | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | +14 | 51 |
| Stade Rennais | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | +8 | 50 |
| AS Monaco | 29 | 15 | 4 | 10 | +7 | 49 |
| Strasbourg | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | +12 | 43 |
| Lorient | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | -4 | 41 |
| Toulouse | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 37 |
| Brest | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 36 |
| Paris FC | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | -8 | 35 |
| Angers | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | -14 | 34 |
| Le Havre AC | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | -13 | 30 |
| Nice | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -22 | 29 |
| AJ Auxerre | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -14 | 24 |
| Nantes | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | -21 | 19 |
| Metz | 29 | 3 | 6 | 20 | -37 | 15 |

