Ligue 2 (Week 8) : Lens beats Valenciennes 1-0
FRANCE, Sep. 21, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 8: After a 0-1 victory over Creteil on September 18, the Athenians lost 1-0 against Lens.
All the action happened in the first half, with Lens striker Pablo Chavarria goal in the 23rd minute.
Valenciennes FC remains in fifth place with 11 points from 8 games, 2 points behind FC Bourg-Peronnas, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of September 21, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metz | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | Dijon | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
| 3 | Nancy | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Bourg-Peronnas | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Valenciennes | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Laval | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Brest | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 11 |
| 8 | Tours | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Creteil | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Paris FC | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | Le Havre | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Clermont | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Evian | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 14 | Auxerre | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 15 | Lens | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 7 |
| 16 | Red Star | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 6 |
| 17 | Niort | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 6 |
| 18 | Ajaccio | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 19 | Sochaux | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 4 |
| 20 | Nimes | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 3 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2015-2016
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Overview
Valenciennes FC
- Position: 5
- Best performance of the season:Red Star 1-5 Valenciennes (28 Aug.)
- Previous game:Creteil 0-1 Valenciennes (18 Sep.)
- Next game:Valenciennes - Tours (25 Sep.)
Lens
- Position: 15 +4
- Best performance of the season:Valenciennes 0-1 Lens (21 Sep.)
- Previous game:Lens 1-1 Tours (18 Sep.)
- Next game:Lens - Sochaux (25 Sep.)
Valenciennes
0:1
Lens
0:1 (0:1)
- 21 September 2015
- 20:30
- Valenciennes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Metz | 17 |
| 2 |  Dijon | 16 |
| 3 |  Nancy | 13 |
| 4 |  Bourg-Peronnas | 13 |
| 5 | Valenciennes | 11 |
Week 8 Results
| Monday 21 September 2015 | ||||
| Valenciennes | 0-1 | Lens | |
| Tuesday 22 September 2015 | ||||
 | Clermont | 21:00 | Ajaccio |  |
 | Le Havre | 21:00 | Metz | |
 | Laval | 21:00 | Bourg-Peronnas | |
| Nancy | 21:00 | Auxerre |  |
 | Sochaux | 21:00 | Dijon | |
 | Brest | 21:00 | Niort |  |
 | Evian | 21:00 | Red Star |  |
 | Nimes | 21:00 | Paris FC |  |
 | Tours | 21:00 | Creteil |  |