Ligue 1 (Week 31) : Angers defeats Lorient 5-1
FRANCE, Mar. 19, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 31: After losing 2-0 to Nantes on March 13, SCO returned to winning ways with a 5-1 victory over Lorient this Saturday.
Thomas Mangani scored dual goals
Angers dominated the first half thanks to goals from Ketkeophomphone Billy ('14), Mangani ('34) and Saïss ('40). Leading 3-1 at the break, SCO further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Ndoye Cheikh '81 and Mangani '90/penalty).
Angers SCO climbed to 10th place with 42 points from 31 games, only one point behind Lille.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of March 19, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 77 | 15 | 62 | 77 |
| 2 | Monaco | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 44 | 34 | 10 | 52 |
| 3 | Rennes | 31 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 47 | 38 | 9 | 48 |
| 4 | Nice | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 33 | 10 | 47 |
| 5 | Lyon | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 33 | 14 | 46 |
| 6 | Caen | 31 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 40 | -6 | 46 |
| 7 | Saint-Etienne | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 45 |
| 8 | Nantes | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 44 |
| 9 | Lille | 31 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 43 |
| 10 | Angers | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 42 |
| 11 | Marseille | 31 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 42 | 36 | 6 | 39 |
| 12 | Bastia | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 39 |
| 13 | Lorient | 31 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 47 | -5 | 39 |
| 14 | Guingamp | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 45 | -8 | 38 |
| 15 | Bordeaux | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 48 | -10 | 38 |
| 16 | Montpellier | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 38 | -2 | 36 |
| 17 | GFC Ajaccio | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 40 | -9 | 33 |
| 18 | Reims | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 44 | -10 | 33 |
| 19 | Toulouse | 31 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 49 | -17 | 26 |
| 20 | Troyes | 31 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 70 | -48 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2015-2016
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Overview
Angers SCO
- Position: 10 +2
- Best performance of the season:Angers 5-1 Lorient (19 Mar.)
- Previous game:Nantes 2-0 Angers (13 Mar.)
- Next game:Troyes - Angers (2 Apr.)
Lorient
- Position: 13 -2
- Best performance of the season:Lorient 4-1 Troyes (7 Nov.)
- Previous game:Lorient 1-1 Marseille (12 Mar.)
- Next game:Lorient - Lyon (3 Apr.)
Angers
5:1
Lorient
5:1 (3:1)
- 19 March 2016
- 20:00
- Angers
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSG | 77 |
| 2 |  Monaco | 52 |
| 3 |  Rennes | 48 |
| 4 |  Nice | 47 |
| 5 |  Lyon | 46 |
Week 31 Results
| Friday 18 March 2016 | ||||
 | Marseille | 2-5 | Rennes | |
| Saturday 19 March 2016 | ||||
 | Saint-Etienne | 3-0 | Montpellier |  |
| Angers | 5-1 | Lorient | |
 | Lille | 1-0 | Toulouse |  |
 | Reims | 0-1 | Guingamp |  |
 | Caen | 2-1 | Troyes |  |
| Lyon | 21:00 | Nantes |  |
| Sunday 20 March 2016 | ||||
 | Bordeaux | 14:00 | Bastia |  |
| Nice | 17:00 | GFC Ajaccio |  |
| PSG | 21:00 | Monaco | |