Ligue 2 (Week 29) : Clermont beats Metz 2-1
FRANCE, Mar. 7, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 29: After a 2-2 draw with Brest on February 26, Metz lost 2-1 against Clermont.
Adrien Hunou scored dual goals
Metz forward Candeias Daniel opened the score in the 12th minute, before seeing Clermont catch up in the 15th minute thanks to Adrien Hunou. 1-1 at half time. Clermont eventually won the game in the second period with with another goal by Hunou with just 7 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Clermont Foot climbed to fifth place with 47 points from 29 games, only one point behind Le Havre AC.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of March 7, 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 | Clermont | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 47 |
| 6 | Lens | 29 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 45 |
| 7 | Metz | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 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
Clermont Foot
- Position: 5 +1
- Best performance of the season:Clermont 4-1 Evian (8 Jan.)
- Previous game:Bourg-Peronnas 1-2 Clermont (26 Feb.)
- Next game:Lens - Clermont (11 Mar.)
Metz
- Position: 7 -2
- Best performance of the season:Metz 5-0 Bourg-Peronnas (27 Nov.)
- Previous game:Metz 2-2 Brest (26 Feb.)
- Next game:Metz - Ajaccio (11 Mar.)
Clermont
2:1
Metz
2:1 (1:1)
- 7 March 2016
- 20:30
- Clermont-Ferrand
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dijon | 59 |
| 2 |  Nancy | 55 |
| 3 |  Red Star | 49 |
| 4 |  Le Havre | 48 |
| 5 | Clermont | 47 |
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 | 2-1 | Metz | |