Ligue 2 (Week 20) : Clermont beats Evian 4-1
FRANCE, Jan. 8, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 20: Three wins in a row for Clermont. After their success against Laval and Brest, Clermont continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 4-1 victory over Evian this Friday.
Clermont dominated the first half thanks to goals from Boulaya Farid ('8), Dugimont ('11), Hunou ('18) and Diedhiou ('32 on penalty). Leading 4-0 at the break, Clermont players further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by in the th minute.
Clermont Foot remains in third place with 34 points from 20 games, 4 points behind Dijon FCO.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of January 8, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 42 |
| 2 | Dijon | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 38 |
| 3 | Clermont | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 34 |
| 4 | Le Havre | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 32 |
| 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 | Bourg-Peronnas | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 29 |
| 9 | Auxerre | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 29 |
| 10 | Tours | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 27 |
| 11 | Brest | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 26 |
| 12 | Laval | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 25 |
| 13 | Evian | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 21 |
| 14 | Niort | 20 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 21 |
| 15 | Nimes | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 20 |
| 16 | Valenciennes | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 20 |
| 17 | Creteil | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 20 |
| 18 | Sochaux | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 19 |
| 19 | Ajaccio | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 18 |
| 20 | Paris FC | 20 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 15 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2015-2016
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Overview
Clermont Foot
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Clermont 4-1 Evian (8 Jan.)
- Previous game:Brest 1-2 Clermont (18 Dec.)
- Next game:Nimes - Clermont (15 Jan.)
Evian
- Position: 13
- Best performance of the season:Evian 4-0 Valenciennes (6 Nov.)
- Previous game:Evian 0-1 Nancy (17 Dec.)
- Next game:Evian - Ajaccio (15 Jan.)
Clermont
4:1
Evian
4:1 (4:0)
- 8 January 2016
- 20:00
- Clermont-Ferrand
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nancy | 42 |
| 2 |  Dijon | 38 |
| 3 | Clermont | 34 |
| 4 |  Le Havre | 32 |
| 5 |  Red Star | 31 |
Week 20 Results
| Friday 8 January 2016 | ||||
| Nancy | 1-0 | Laval |  |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 5-1 | Creteil |  |
 | Paris FC | 1-3 | Tours |  |
 | Ajaccio | 1-1 | Le Havre | |
 | Niort | 2-2 | Dijon | |
 | Nimes | 2-0 | Brest |  |
 | Auxerre | 1-1 | Valenciennes |  |
| Clermont | 4-1 | Evian | |
| Saturday 9 January 2016 | ||||
| Red Star | 14:00 | Lens |  |
| Monday 11 January 2016 | ||||
 | Metz | 20:30 | Sochaux |  |