Ligue 2 (Week 29) : Nancy beats Red Star 2-0
FRANCE, Mar. 5, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 29: After losing 2-1 to Ajaccio on February 26, the Thistles returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Red Star this Saturday.
Nancy dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by midfielder Robic Antony in the 42nd minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Thistles further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Dalé in the 74th minute.
AS Nancy-Lorraine remains in second place with 55 points from 29 games, 4 points behind Dijon FCO.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of March 5, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dijon | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 24 | 28 | 59 |
| 2 | Nancy | 29 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 48 | 26 | 22 | 55 |
| 3 | Red Star | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 49 |
| 4 | Le Havre | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 48 |
| 5 | Lens | 29 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 45 |
| 6 | Metz | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 44 |
| 7 | Clermont | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 44 |
| 8 | Auxerre | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 42 |
| 9 | Brest | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 40 |
| 10 | Tours | 29 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 39 |
| 11 | Ajaccio | 29 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 37 |
| 12 | Nimes | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 38 | -1 | 37 |
| 13 | Laval | 29 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 34 |
| 14 | Bourg-Peronnas | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 46 | -8 | 34 |
| 15 | Valenciennes | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 30 |
| 16 | Evian | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 29 |
| 17 | Niort | 29 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 28 |
| 18 | Sochaux | 29 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 25 |
| 19 | Creteil | 29 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 49 | -19 | 25 |
| 20 | Paris FC | 29 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 33 | -14 | 20 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2015-2016
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Overview
AS Nancy-Lorraine
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Creteil 0-3 Nancy (20 Nov.)
- Previous game:Ajaccio 2-1 Nancy (26 Feb.)
- Next game:Bourg-Peronnas - Nancy (11 Mar.)
Red Star FC
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Red Star 3-1 Metz (1 Dec.)
- Previous game:Red Star 1-0 Nimes (27 Feb.)
- Next game:Red Star - Auxerre (14 Mar.)
Nancy
2:0
Red Star
2:0 (1:0)
- 5 March 2016
- 14:00
- Tomblaine
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dijon | 59 |
| 2 | Nancy | 55 |
| 3 | Red Star | 49 |
| 4 |  Le Havre | 48 |
| 5 |  Lens | 45 |
Week 29 Results
| Friday 4 March 2016 | ||||
 | Evian | 1-2 | Dijon | |
 | Laval | 1-1 | Lens | |
 | Auxerre | 1-1 | Niort |  |
| Le Havre | 3-2 | Valenciennes |  |
 | Brest | 2-1 | Creteil |  |
 | Ajaccio | 0-0 | Paris FC |  |
 | Nimes | 1-1 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
| Saturday 5 March 2016 | ||||
| Nancy | 2-0 | Red Star | |
 | Tours | 1-0 | Sochaux |  |
| Monday 7 March 2016 | ||||
 | Clermont | 20:30 | Metz |  |