Ligue 2 (Week 22) : Evian beats Niort 3-0
FRANCE, Jan. 23, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 22: After five straigth defeats, Evian bounced back with a 3-0 victory over Niort this Saturday.
Evian dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Hoggas Kevin in the 38th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Evian players further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Keita '56 and Campanharo '82).
Evian climbed to 14th place with 24 points from 22 games, 2 points behind Nimes Olympique.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of January 23, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 43 |
| 2 | Dijon | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 42 |
| 3 | Metz | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 36 |
| 4 | Le Havre | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 35 |
| 5 | Red Star | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 35 |
| 6 | Clermont | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 34 |
| 7 | Lens | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 34 |
| 8 | Auxerre | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 32 |
| 9 | Bourg-Peronnas | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 30 |
| 10 | Tours | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 28 |
| 11 | Laval | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 28 |
| 12 | Brest | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 27 |
| 13 | Nimes | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 26 |
| 14 | Evian | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 24 |
| 15 | Niort | 22 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 24 |
| 16 | Valenciennes | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 24 |
| 17 | Ajaccio | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 21 |
| 18 | Creteil | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 40 | -16 | 21 |
| 19 | Sochaux | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 20 |
| 20 | Paris FC | 22 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 16 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2015-2016
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Overview
Chamois Niortais FC
- Position: 15 -2
- Best performance of the season:Niort 3-1 Ajaccio (30 Oct.)
- Previous game:Sochaux 2-3 Niort (15 Jan.)
- Next game:Laval - Niort (29 Jan.)
Evian
- Position: 14 +2
- Best performance of the season:Evian 4-0 Valenciennes (6 Nov.)
- Previous game:Evian 0-2 Ajaccio (15 Jan.)
- Next game:Evian - Metz (29 Jan.)
Niort
0:3
Evian
0:3 (0:1)
- 23 January 2016
- 14:00
- Niort
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nancy | 43 |
| 2 |  Dijon | 42 |
| 3 |  Metz | 36 |
| 4 |  Le Havre | 35 |
| 5 |  Red Star | 35 |
Week 22 Results
| Friday 22 January 2016 | ||||
| Nancy | 3-4 | Nimes |  |
| Metz | 2-1 | Creteil |  |
 | Auxerre | 2-1 | Tours |  |
 | Paris FC | 0-0 | Sochaux |  |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 0-0 | Valenciennes |  |
| Saturday 23 January 2016 | ||||
 | Lens | 1-1 | Dijon | |
| Niort | 0-3 | Evian | |
| Red Star | 2-0 | Laval |  |
| Monday 25 January 2016 | ||||
 | Ajaccio | 20:00 | Brest |  |
 | Clermont | 20:30 | Le Havre | |