Ligue 1 (Week 18) : Nantes defeats Angers 2-0
FRANCE, Dec. 16, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 18: After losing 0-6 to Lyon on December 3 and 2-0 to Guingamp on December 3, Nantes bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Angers this Friday.
Nantes dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Belgian midfielder Guillaume Gillet in the 19th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Nantes players further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Harit Amine in the 48th minute.
Angers SCO are down in 13rd place with 19 points from 18 games, tie on points with Montpellier HSC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of December 16, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nice | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 20 | 40 |
| 2 | Monaco | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 16 | 37 | 39 |
| 3 | PSG | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 36 |
| 4 | Lyon | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 28 |
| 5 | Rennes | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 27 |
| 6 | Guingamp | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 26 |
| 7 | Toulouse | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | Saint-Etienne | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 25 |
| 9 | Marseille | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Bordeaux | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 24 |
| 11 | Lille | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 20 |
| 12 | Montpellier | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 19 |
| 13 | Angers | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 19 |
| 14 | Nancy | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 19 |
| 15 | Metz | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 31 | -15 | 18 |
| 16 | Bastia | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 17 |
| 17 | Dijon | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 16 |
| 18 | Nantes | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 16 |
| 19 | Caen | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 15 |
| 20 | Lorient | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 32 | -14 | 12 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2016-2017
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Overview
Angers SCO
- Position: 13 -1
- Best performance of the season:Angers 3-1 Dijon (10 Sep.)
- Previous game:Nancy 2-0 Angers (10 Dec.)
- Next game:Lyon - Angers (21 Dec.)
Nantes
- Position: 18 +1
- Best performance of the season:Angers 0-2 Nantes (16 Dec.)
- Previous game:Guingamp 2-0 Nantes (3 Dec.)
- Next game:Nantes - Montpellier (21 Dec.)
Angers
0:2
Nantes
0:2 (0:1)
- 16 December 2016
- 20:45
- Angers
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nice | 40 |
| 2 |  Monaco | 39 |
| 3 |  PSG | 36 |
| 4 |  Lyon | 28 |
| 5 |  Rennes | 27 |
Week 18 Results
| Friday 16 December 2016 | ||||
| Angers | 0-2 | Nantes | |
| Saturday 17 December 2016 | ||||
 | Guingamp | 17:00 | PSG | |
 | Toulouse | 20:00 | Nancy |  |
 | Montpellier | 20:00 | Bordeaux |  |
| Rennes | 20:00 | Bastia |  |
 | Lorient | 20:00 | Saint-Etienne |  |
| Sunday 18 December 2016 | ||||
 | Caen | 14:30 | Metz |  |
| Nice | 15:00 | Dijon |  |
 | Marseille | 17:00 | Lille |  |
| Monaco | 20:45 | Lyon | |