Ligue 2 (Week 12) : Valenciennes defeats Brest 2-1
FRANCE, Oct. 23, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 12: After losing 1-0 to Sochaux on October 16 and 0-1 to Le Havre on October 16, the Athenians bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Brest this Friday.
Slidja Pierre scored dual goals
Valenciennes dominated the first half thanks to goals from Slidja Pierre ('33, '36). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Athenians further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by in the th minute.
Stade Brest are down in 11st place with 16 points from 12 games, tie on points with Tours FC.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of October 23, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| 2 | Metz | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 3 | Dijon | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | Bourg-Peronnas | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 19 |
| 5 | Creteil | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | Evian | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 17 |
| 7 | Clermont | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | Le Havre | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Auxerre | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 17 |
| 10 | Tours | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| 11 | Brest | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Laval | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 16 |
| 13 | Red Star | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 16 |
| 14 | Valenciennes | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 15 | Paris FC | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 13 |
| 16 | Lens | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 11 |
| 17 | Niort | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 10 |
| 18 | Nimes | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 8 |
| 19 | Sochaux | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 8 |
| 20 | Ajaccio | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 8 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2015-2016
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Overview
Stade Brest
- Position: 11 -3
- Best performance of the season:Creteil 0-2 Brest (16 Oct.)
- Previous game:Creteil 0-2 Brest (16 Oct.)
- Next game:Dijon - Brest (31 Oct.)
Valenciennes FC
- Position: 14 +1
- Best performance of the season:Red Star 1-5 Valenciennes (28 Aug.)
- Previous game:Valenciennes 0-1 Le Havre (16 Oct.)
- Next game:Valenciennes - Laval (30 Oct.)
Brest
1:2
Valenciennes
1:2 (0:2)
- 23 October 2015
- 20:00
- Brest
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nancy | 23 |
| 2 |  Metz | 23 |
| 3 |  Dijon | 22 |
| 4 |  Bourg-Peronnas | 19 |
| 5 |  Creteil | 19 |
Week 12 Results
| Friday 23 October 2015 | ||||
| Brest | 1-2 | Valenciennes | |
| Nancy | 3-1 | Bourg-Peronnas | |
 | Le Havre | 2-1 | Sochaux |  |
 | Laval | 1-1 | Tours |  |
 | Auxerre | 0-1 | Red Star |  |
 | Paris FC | 1-1 | Niort |  |
 | Ajaccio | 0-1 | Metz | |
 | Evian | 1-2 | Creteil | |
| Saturday 24 October 2015 | ||||
 | Nimes | 14:00 | Dijon | |
| Monday 26 October 2015 | ||||
 | Clermont | 20:30 | Lens |  |