Ligue 2 (Week 21) : Brest draw 1-1 with Nancy
FRANCE, Jan. 16, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 21: Nancy was held to a 1-1 draw by Brest on Saturday.
Brest players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Brest midfielder Bryan Pelé in the 16th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Nancy with a saving goal from Nancy midfielder Robic Antony on penalty in the 58th minute.
AS Nancy-Lorraine remains in first place with 43 points from 21 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up Dijon FCO.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of January 16, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 43 |
| 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 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 27 |
| 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
Stade Brest
- Position: 12 -1
- Best performance of the season:Brest 3-0 Tours (6 Nov.)
- Previous game:Nimes 2-0 Brest (8 Jan.)
- Next game:Ajaccio - Brest (25 Jan.)
AS Nancy-Lorraine
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Creteil 0-3 Nancy (20 Nov.)
- Previous game:Nancy 1-0 Laval (8 Jan.)
- Next game:Nancy - Nimes (22 Jan.)
Brest
1:1
Nancy
1:1 (1:0)
- 16 January 2016
- 14:00
- Brest
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy | 43 |
| 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 | 1-1 | Nancy | |
| Monday 18 January 2016 | ||||
 | Valenciennes | 20:30 | Metz | |