Montpellier 1-1 Rennes: result and report

Ligue 1 · Saturday 27 August 2016

Result

Montpellier 1-1 Rennes

Ligue 1 · Saturday 27 August 2016, 18:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Montpellier 1-1 Rennes: match report

Montpellier drew with Rennes 1-1 in Ligue 1 on Saturday 27 August 2016. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Daniel Congré opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Montpellier's goal came from Daniel Congré (22'). Rennes scored through Adama Diakhaby (64').

Discipline: Montpellier received 1 yellow card; Rennes received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Montpellier were 16th on 3 points from 2 and Rennes 13th on 3 points from 2. Montpellier went on to finish that season 15th with 39 points, and Rennes 10th with 50.

Montpellier lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Rennes in a 4-4-1-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Montpellier wins, 2 draws and 2 for Rennes.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Goal · Daniel CongréMontpellier · 1-0
  • 38'Yellow card · Anthony Vanden BorreMontpellier
  • 41'Yellow card · Wesley SaïdRennes
  • 59'Yellow card · Pedro MendesRennes
  • 64'Goal · Adama DiakhabyRennes · 1-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Montpellier 6, draws 2, Rennes 2.

Team news

Montpellier expected line-up (4-3-1-2)

Geoffrey Jourdren, Jérôme Roussillon, Vitorino Hilton, Daniel Congré, Mathieu Deplagne, Jonas Martin, Ellyes Skhiri, Ryad Boudebouz, Bryan Dabo, Souleymane Camara, Casimir Ninga

Rennes expected line-up (4-4-1-1)

Benoît Costil, Pedro Mendes, Ludovic Baal, Romain Danzé, Ramy Bensebaini, Gelson Fernandes, Benjamin André, Giovanni-Guy Yann Sio, Yoann Gourcuff, Ousmane Dembélé