Ligue 2 (Week 17) : Valenciennes beats Chateauroux 1-0
FRANCE, Dec. 12, 2014 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 17: Two wins in a row for Valenciennes. After their 0-1 win against Nancy on December 1, the Athenians continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 1-0 victory over Chateauroux this Friday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Valenciennes striker Rydell Poepon goal in the 41st minute.
Valenciennes FC climbed to 9th place with 24 points from 17 games, only one point behind AJ Auxerre.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of December 12, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dijon | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 2 | Brest | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 31 |
| 3 | Troyes | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 30 |
| 4 | Sochaux | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 30 |
| 5 | Nancy | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 27 |
| 6 | GFC Ajaccio | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 26 |
| 7 | Angers | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Auxerre | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Valenciennes | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 24 |
| 10 | Le Havre | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 23 |
| 11 | Laval | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 23 |
| 12 | Ajaccio | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 | Creteil | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 20 |
| 14 | Niort | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 19 |
| 15 | Nimes | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 19 |
| 16 | Orleans | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 | Clermont | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 17 |
| 18 | Tours | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 14 |
| 19 | Chateauroux | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 14 |
| 20 | Arles-Avignon | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 28 | -15 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2014-2015
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Overview
Valenciennes FC
- Position: 9 +1
- Best performance of the season:Valenciennes 2-0 Orleans (26 Sep.)
- Previous game:Nancy 0-1 Valenciennes (1 Dec.)
- Next game:Laval - Valenciennes (19 Dec.)
LB Chateauroux
- Position: 19 -1
- Best performance of the season:Chateauroux 3-2 Clermont (15 Aug.)
- Previous game:Chateauroux 0-1 Niort (28 Nov.)
- Next game:Chateauroux - Dijon (19 Dec.)
Valenciennes
1:0
Chateauroux
1:0 (1:0)
- 12 December 2014
- 20:00
- Valenciennes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dijon | 32 |
| 2 |  Brest | 31 |
| 3 |  Troyes | 30 |
| 4 |  Sochaux | 30 |
| 5 |  Nancy | 27 |
Week 17 Results
| Friday 12 December 2014 | ||||
 | Niort | 0-1 | Sochaux | |
 | Orleans | 2-3 | Angers |  |
 | Creteil | 2-0 | Arles-Avignon |  |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 1-1 | Auxerre |  |
 | Le Havre | 0-1 | Laval |  |
| Valenciennes | 1-0 | Chateauroux | |
 | Ajaccio | 2-0 | Nancy | |
 | Clermont | 2-2 | Tours |  |
| Saturday 13 December 2014 | ||||
| Dijon | 14:00 | Brest | |
| Monday 15 December 2014 | ||||
| Troyes | 20:30 | Nimes |  |