Ligue 2 (Week 9) : Nimes beats Metz 2-1
FRANCE, Sep. 25, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 9: After two straigth draws against Nancy and Le Havre, Metz lost 2-1 against Nimes.
Metz had started off well by taking the lead in the 41st minute with a goal by Santos Andre. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Crocodiles nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Mounié '79 and Cissokho '82).
Metz remains in second place with 18 points from 9 games, one point behind Dijon FCO, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of September 25, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dijon | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 19 |
| 2 | Metz | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | Bourg-Peronnas | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | Creteil | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Nancy | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Clermont | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Valenciennes | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Brest | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 12 |
| 8 | Red Star | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | Evian | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 11 | Tours | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | Laval | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Auxerre | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 11 |
| 14 | Paris FC | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 15 | Le Havre | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 10 |
| 16 | Lens | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 10 |
| 17 | Niort | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 8 |
| 18 | Ajaccio | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 7 |
| 19 | Nimes | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 7 |
| 20 | Sochaux | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 4 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2015-2016
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Overview
Metz
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Metz 2-0 Valenciennes (17 Aug.)
- Previous game:Le Havre 1-1 Metz (22 Sep.)
- Next game:Brest - Metz (3 Oct.)
Nimes Olympique
- Position: 19
- Best performance of the season:Metz 1-2 Nimes (25 Sep.)
- Previous game:Nimes 1-1 Paris FC (22 Sep.)
- Next game:Nimes - Red Star (2 Oct.)
Metz
1:2
Nimes
1:2 (1:0)
- 25 September 2015
- 20:00
- Metz
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dijon | 19 |
| 2 | Metz | 18 |
| 3 |  Bourg-Peronnas | 16 |
| 4 |  Creteil | 16 |
| 5 |  Nancy | 13 |
Week 9 Results
| Friday 25 September 2015 | ||||
| Bourg-Peronnas | 0-2 | Evian |  |
 | Red Star | 1-0 | Brest |  |
 | Ajaccio | 1-0 | Auxerre |  |
| Metz | 1-2 | Nimes | |
 | Lens | 1-0 | Sochaux |  |
 | Valenciennes | 0-0 | Tours |  |
| Creteil | 2-1 | Le Havre |  |
 | Niort | 1-1 | Clermont |  |
| Saturday 26 September 2015 | ||||
| Dijon | 14:00 | Laval |  |
| Monday 28 September 2015 | ||||
 | Paris FC | 20:30 | Nancy | |