Ligue 2 (Week 21) : Ajaccio beats Evian 2-0
FRANCE, Jan. 15, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 21: After their 1-1 draw against Le Havre on January 8, Ajaccio bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Evian this Friday.
Ajaccio dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by forward Mouaad Madri in the 39th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Ajaccio players further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Soares Ludovic into his own net in the 78th minute.
Evian are down in 15th place with 21 points from 21 games, 2 points behind Nimes Olympique.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of January 15, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 42 |
| 2 | Dijon | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 18 | 20 | 41 |
| 3 | Le Havre | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 35 |
| 4 | Clermont | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 34 |
| 5 | Metz | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 33 |
| 6 | Lens | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 33 |
| 7 | Red Star | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | Bourg-Peronnas | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 29 |
| 9 | Auxerre | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 29 |
| 10 | Tours | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 28 |
| 11 | Laval | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 28 |
| 12 | Brest | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 26 |
| 13 | Niort | 21 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 24 |
| 14 | Nimes | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 23 |
| 15 | Evian | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 21 |
| 16 | Ajaccio | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 21 |
| 17 | Creteil | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 38 | -15 | 21 |
| 18 | Valenciennes | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 20 |
| 19 | Sochaux | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 19 |
| 20 | Paris FC | 21 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 15 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2015-2016
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Overview
Evian
- Position: 15 -2
- Best performance of the season:Evian 4-0 Valenciennes (6 Nov.)
- Previous game:Clermont 4-1 Evian (8 Jan.)
- Next game:Niort - Evian (23 Jan.)
AC Ajaccio
- Position: 16 +3
- Best performance of the season:Ajaccio 3-0 Creteil (11 Dec.)
- Previous game:Ajaccio 1-1 Le Havre (8 Jan.)
- Next game:Ajaccio - Brest (25 Jan.)
Evian
0:2
Ajaccio
0:2 (0:1)
- 15 January 2016
- 20:00
- Evian
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nancy | 42 |
| 2 |  Dijon | 41 |
| 3 |  Le Havre | 35 |
| 4 |  Clermont | 34 |
| 5 |  Metz | 33 |
Week 21 Results
| Friday 15 January 2016 | ||||
 | Sochaux | 2-3 | Niort |  |
| Evian | 0-2 | Ajaccio | |
 | Nimes | 6-2 | Clermont | |
 | Tours | 0-0 | Red Star |  |
| Dijon | 3-0 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
| Le Havre | 2-1 | Paris FC |  |
 | Laval | 4-1 | Auxerre |  |
 | Creteil | 1-1 | Lens |  |
| Saturday 16 January 2016 | ||||
 | Brest | 14:00 | Nancy | |
| Monday 18 January 2016 | ||||
 | Valenciennes | 20:30 | Metz | |