Rennes 1-0 Montpellier: result and report

Ligue 1 · Sunday 7 May 2017

Result

Rennes 1-0 Montpellier

Ligue 1 · Sunday 7 May 2017, 13:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Rennes 1-0 Montpellier: match report

Rennes beat Montpellier 1-0 in Ligue 1 on Sunday 7 May 2017. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Firmin Ndombe Mubele of Rennes in the 80th minute.

Discipline: Rennes received 4 yellow cards; Montpellier received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Rennes were 10th on 44 points from 35 and Montpellier 15th on 39 points from 35. Rennes went on to finish that season 10th with 50 points, and Montpellier 15th with 39.

Rennes lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Montpellier in a 4-3-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Mathieu Deplagne of Montpellier (7.7), ahead of Benjamin André (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Rennes wins, 3 draws and 5 for Montpellier.

Going into the match Rennes's last five read L-D-W-L-D and Montpellier's L-L-W-W-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 26'Yellow card · Daniel CongréMontpellier
  • 42'Yellow card · Pedro MendesRennes
  • 72'Yellow card · Ludovic BaalRennes
  • 80'Goal · Firmin Ndombe MubeleRennes · 1-0
  • 83'Yellow card · Gelson FernandesRennes
  • 83'Yellow card · Ryad BoudebouzMontpellier
  • 83'Yellow card · Gelson FernandesRennes

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Rennes 2, draws 3, Montpellier 5.

Team news

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

Benoît Costil, Mexer, Pedro Mendes, Ramy Bensebaini, Joris Gnagnon, Benjamin André, Ludovic Baal, Sanjin Prcić, Nicolas Janvier, Firmin Ndombe Mubele, Yoann Gourcuff

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

Laurent Pionnier, Daniel Congré, Lukáš Pokorný, Nordi Mukiele, Mathieu Deplagne, Yacouba Sylla, Paul Lasne, Ryad Boudebouz, Ellyes Skhiri, Stéphane Sessègnon, Isaac Mbenza