Ligue 2 (Week 18) : Auxerre defeats Sochaux 2-1
FRANCE, Dec. 11, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 18: After their 0-0 draw against Dijon on December 1, AJA bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Sochaux this Friday.
Sochaux had started off well by taking the lead in the 18th minute with a goal by forward Raphaël Caceres. Trailing 1-0 at half time, AJA nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Vincent Alexandre '61 and Seck '74).
AJ Auxerre climbed to 7th place with 28 points from 18 games, tie on points with Le Havre AC.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of December 11, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dijon | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 33 |
| 2 | Nancy | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 33 |
| 3 | Metz | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | Red Star | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 30 |
| 5 | Clermont | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | Auxerre | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | Brest | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 26 |
| 9 | Lens | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 26 |
| 10 | Bourg-Peronnas | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 26 |
| 11 | Laval | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 22 |
| 12 | Evian | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 21 |
| 13 | Tours | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 21 |
| 14 | Creteil | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 20 |
| 15 | Valenciennes | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 18 |
| 16 | Niort | 18 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 17 |
| 17 | Ajaccio | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 17 |
| 18 | Nimes | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 17 |
| 19 | Sochaux | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 16 |
| 20 | Paris FC | 18 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2015-2016
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Overview
AJ Auxerre
- Position: 7 +1
- Best performance of the season:Auxerre 3-1 Creteil (27 Nov.)
- Previous game:Dijon 0-0 Auxerre (1 Dec.)
- Next game:Le Havre - Auxerre (18 Dec.)
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
- Position: 19 -2
- Best performance of the season:Nimes 0-2 Sochaux (6 Nov.)
- Previous game:Sochaux 2-2 Nancy (1 Dec.)
- Next game:Sochaux - Ajaccio (18 Dec.)
Auxerre
2:1
Sochaux
2:1 (0:1)
- 11 December 2015
- 20:00
- Auxerre
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dijon | 33 |
| 2 |  Nancy | 33 |
| 3 |  Metz | 30 |
| 4 |  Red Star | 30 |
| 5 |  Clermont | 28 |
Week 18 Results
| Friday 11 December 2015 | ||||
 | Ajaccio | 3-0 | Creteil |  |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 0-1 | Red Star | |
 | Paris FC | 0-1 | Lens |  |
 | Niort | 0-0 | Tours |  |
 | Evian | 0-2 | Brest |  |
| Auxerre | 2-1 | Sochaux | |
| Clermont | 4-1 | Laval |  |
 | Nimes | 2-2 | Le Havre |  |
| Saturday 12 December 2015 | ||||
| Metz | 14:00 | Dijon | |
| Monday 14 December 2015 | ||||
| Nancy | 20:30 | Valenciennes |  |