Ligue 1 (Week 8) : Nice beats Saint-Etienne 4-1
FRANCE, Sep. 27, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 8: After five straigth victories against Lorient, Bastia, Montpellier, Nantes and Troyes, Saint-Etienne lost 4-1 against Nice.
Hatem Ben Arfa scored dual goals
Nice dominated the first half thanks to goals from Koziello ('5) and Ben Arfa Hatem ('39, '45). Leading 3-1 at the break, Nice players further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Seri Jean in the 53rd minute.
Saint-Etienne remains in second place with 16 points from 8 games, 4 points behind Paris Saint-Germain.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of September 27, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 20 |
| 2 | Saint-Etienne | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 3 | Rennes | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Reims | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Angers | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 6 | Caen | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Nice | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 14 |
| 8 | Lyon | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | Monaco | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 12 |
| 10 | Lorient | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Bastia | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 10 |
| 13 | Guingamp | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | Marseille | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | Lille | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 16 | Toulouse | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Nantes | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 7 |
| 18 | Montpellier | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 4 |
| 19 | Troyes | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 4 |
| 20 | GFC Ajaccio | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2015-2016
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Overview
Saint-Etienne
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Saint-Etienne 2-0 Nantes (20 Sep.)
- Previous game:Troyes 0-1 Saint-Etienne (23 Sep.)
- Next game:Caen - Saint-Etienne (4 Oct.)
OGC Nice
- Position: 7 +1
- Best performance of the season:Nice 6-1 Bordeaux (23 Sep.)
- Previous game:Nice 6-1 Bordeaux (23 Sep.)
- Next game:Rennes - Nice (18 Oct.)
Saint-Etienne
1:4
Nice
1:4 (1:3)
- 27 September 2015
- 21:00
- Saint-Étienne
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSG | 20 |
| 2 | Saint-Etienne | 16 |
| 3 |  Rennes | 15 |
| 4 |  Reims | 15 |
| 5 |  Angers | 15 |
Week 8 Results
| Friday 25 September 2015 | ||||
| Reims | 1-0 | Lille |  |
| Saturday 26 September 2015 | ||||
 | Nantes | 1-4 | PSG | |
 | Caen | 2-0 | GFC Ajaccio |  |
| Rennes | 1-1 | Troyes |  |
 | Bordeaux | 3-1 | Lyon |  |
 | Bastia | 3-0 | Toulouse |  |
| Sunday 27 September 2015 | ||||
 | Marseille | 1-2 | Angers | |
 | Guingamp | 3-3 | Monaco |  |
 | Montpellier | 2-1 | Lorient |  |
| Saint-Etienne | 1-4 | Nice | |