Ligue 2 (Week 27) : Nimes beats Metz 2-1
FRANCE, Feb. 22, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 27: Metz crashed to their 2nd consecutive defeat as they lost 2-1 against Nimes.
Nimes dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Briancon Anthony in the 39th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Crocodiles further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Cissokho in stoppage time.
Metz are down in fifth place with 43 points from 27 games, one point behind Le Havre AC.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of February 22, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dijon | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 47 | 23 | 24 | 53 |
| 2 | Nancy | 27 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 45 | 24 | 21 | 52 |
| 3 | Red Star | 27 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 46 |
| 4 | Le Havre | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 44 |
| 5 | Metz | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 43 |
| 6 | Clermont | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 41 |
| 7 | Lens | 27 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 41 |
| 8 | Auxerre | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 40 |
| 9 | Tours | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 36 |
| 10 | Nimes | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 36 |
| 11 | Brest | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 36 |
| 12 | Ajaccio | 27 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 33 |
| 13 | Bourg-Peronnas | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 43 | -7 | 33 |
| 14 | Laval | 27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 32 |
| 15 | Evian | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 29 |
| 16 | Valenciennes | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 29 |
| 17 | Niort | 27 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 26 |
| 18 | Sochaux | 27 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 24 |
| 19 | Creteil | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 47 | -18 | 24 |
| 20 | Paris FC | 27 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 18 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2015-2016
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Overview
Nimes Olympique
- Position: 10 +1
- Best performance of the season:Nimes 6-2 Clermont (15 Jan.)
- Previous game:Paris FC 0-0 Nimes (12 Feb.)
- Next game:Red Star - Nimes (27 Feb.)
Metz
- Position: 5 -2
- Best performance of the season:Metz 5-0 Bourg-Peronnas (27 Nov.)
- Previous game:Metz 0-1 Le Havre (13 Feb.)
- Next game:Metz - Brest (26 Feb.)
Nimes
2:1
Metz
2:1 (1:0)
- 22 February 2016
- 20:30
- Nîmes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dijon | 53 |
| 2 |  Nancy | 52 |
| 3 |  Red Star | 46 |
| 4 |  Le Havre | 44 |
| 5 | Metz | 43 |
Week 27 Results
| Friday 19 February 2016 | ||||
| Nancy | 3-2 | Paris FC |  |
 | Sochaux | 0-0 | Lens |  |
 | Tours | 1-0 | Valenciennes |  |
 | Clermont | 2-1 | Niort |  |
 | Laval | 2-2 | Dijon | |
 | Auxerre | 0-0 | Ajaccio |  |
 | Evian | 1-1 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
 | Brest | 0-1 | Red Star | |
| Saturday 20 February 2016 | ||||
| Le Havre | 1-0 | Creteil |  |
| Monday 22 February 2016 | ||||
| Nimes | 2-1 | Metz | |