Ligue 2 (Week 18) : Nancy defeats Valenciennes 1-0
FRANCE, Dec. 14, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 18: After their 2-2 draw against Sochaux on December 1, the Thistles bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Valenciennes this Monday.
45 minutes of play and neither Nancy nor Valenciennes have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Nancy forward Maurice Dalé with just 5 minutes remaining in regulation time.
AS Nancy-Lorraine remains in second place with 36 points from 18 games, tie on points with Dijon FCO.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of December 14, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dijon | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 36 |
| 2 | Nancy | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 36 |
| 3 | Metz | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 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 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 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
AS Nancy-Lorraine
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Creteil 0-3 Nancy (20 Nov.)
- Previous game:Sochaux 2-2 Nancy (1 Dec.)
- Next game:Evian - Nancy (17 Dec.)
Valenciennes FC
- Position: 15
- Best performance of the season:Red Star 1-5 Valenciennes (28 Aug.)
- Previous game:Valenciennes 1-1 Ajaccio (1 Dec.)
- Next game:Valenciennes - Paris FC (18 Dec.)
Nancy
1:0
Valenciennes
1:0 (0:0)
- 14 December 2015
- 20:30
- Tomblaine
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dijon | 36 |
| 2 | Nancy | 36 |
| 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 | 1-2 | Dijon | |
| Monday 14 December 2015 | ||||
| Nancy | 1-0 | Valenciennes | |