Ligue 2 (Week 20) : Nancy defeats Laval 1-0
FRANCE, Jan. 8, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 20: Three wins in a row for Nancy. After their success against Valenciennes and Evian, the Thistles continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 1-0 victory over Laval this Friday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Laval defender Mukiele Nordi own goal in the 16th minute.
AS Nancy-Lorraine remains in first place with 42 points from 20 games, a 4-point lead over runner-up 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
AS Nancy-Lorraine
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Creteil 0-3 Nancy (20 Nov.)
- Previous game:Evian 0-1 Nancy (17 Dec.)
- Next game:Brest - Nancy (16 Jan.)
Stade Laval
- Position: 12 -1
- Best performance of the season:Laval 2-0 Brest (1 Dec.)
- Previous game:Laval 3-2 Nimes (18 Dec.)
- Next game:Laval - Auxerre (15 Jan.)
Nancy
1:0
Laval
1:0 (1:0)
- 8 January 2016
- 20:00
- Tomblaine
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 |  |