Ligue 2 (Week 19) : Lens beats Bourg-Peronnas 2-0
FRANCE, Dec. 19, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 19: Three wins in a row for Lens. After their success against Nimes and Paris FC, Lens continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 2-0 victory over Bourg-Peronnas this Saturday.
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Benjamin Bourigeaud ('14) and Pablo Chavarria ('31).
Lens climbed to 7th place with 29 points from 19 games, only one point behind Metz.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of December 19, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 39 |
| 2 | Dijon | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 37 |
| 3 | Clermont | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 31 |
| 4 | Le Havre | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 31 |
| 5 | Red Star | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 31 |
| 6 | Metz | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 | Lens | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 29 |
| 8 | Auxerre | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 28 |
| 9 | Brest | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 26 |
| 10 | Bourg-Peronnas | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 26 |
| 11 | Laval | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 25 |
| 12 | Tours | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 24 |
| 13 | Evian | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 21 |
| 14 | Niort | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 20 |
| 15 | Creteil | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 20 |
| 16 | Sochaux | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 19 |
| 17 | Valenciennes | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 19 |
| 18 | Ajaccio | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 17 |
| 19 | Nimes | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 17 |
| 20 | Paris FC | 19 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 15 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2015-2016
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Overview
Lens
- Position: 7 +2
- Best performance of the season:Lens 2-0 Bourg-Peronnas (19 Dec.)
- Previous game:Paris FC 0-1 Lens (11 Dec.)
- Next game:Red Star - Lens (9 Jan.)
FC Bourg-Peronnas
- Position: 10
- Best performance of the season:Bourg-Peronnas 4-1 Paris FC (24 Nov.)
- Previous game:Bourg-Peronnas 0-1 Red Star (11 Dec.)
- Next game:Bourg-Peronnas - Creteil (8 Jan.)
Lens
2:0
Bourg-Peronnas
2:0 (2:0)
- 19 December 2015
- 14:00
- Lens
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nancy | 39 |
| 2 |  Dijon | 37 |
| 3 |  Clermont | 31 |
| 4 |  Le Havre | 31 |
| 5 |  Red Star | 31 |
Week 19 Results
| Thursday 17 December 2015 | ||||
 | Evian | 0-1 | Nancy | |
| Friday 18 December 2015 | ||||
| Dijon | 0-0 | Red Star | |
| Le Havre | 1-0 | Auxerre |  |
 | Laval | 3-2 | Nimes |  |
 | Valenciennes | 1-1 | Paris FC |  |
 | Brest | 1-2 | Clermont | |
 | Creteil | 2-3 | Niort |  |
 | Sochaux | 3-0 | Ajaccio |  |
| Saturday 19 December 2015 | ||||
| Lens | 2-0 | Bourg-Peronnas | |
 | Tours | 2-0 | Metz |  |