Ligue 2 (Week 12) : Nancy beats Bourg-Peronnas 3-1
FRANCE, Oct. 23, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 12: Three wins in a row for Nancy. After their success against Ajaccio and Red Star, the Thistles continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 3-1 victory over Bourg-Peronnas this Friday.
Nancy midfielder Loïc Puyo opened the score in the 11th minute, before seeing Bourg-Peronnas catch up in the 39th minute thanks to Ogier Florent. 1-1 at half time. The Thistles eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Cetout ('59) and Dalé ('87).
AS Nancy-Lorraine climbed to first place with 23 points from 12 games, tie on points with runner-up Metz.
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
AS Nancy-Lorraine
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:Nancy 3-0 Ajaccio (2 Oct.)
- Previous game:Red Star 0-1 Nancy (16 Oct.)
- Next game:Lens - Nancy (2 Nov.)
FC Bourg-Peronnas
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:Bourg-Peronnas 4-2 Nimes (16 Oct.)
- Previous game:Bourg-Peronnas 4-2 Nimes (16 Oct.)
- Next game:Bourg-Peronnas - Auxerre (31 Oct.)
Nancy
3:1
Bourg-Peronnas
3:1 (1:1)
- 23 October 2015
- 20:00
- Tomblaine
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 |  |