Ligue 2 (Week 30) : Metz defeats Ajaccio 3-2
FRANCE, Mar. 11, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 30: After losing 2-1 to Clermont on March 7, Metz bounced back with a 3-2 victory over Ajaccio this Friday.
Diallo Habbib scored dual goals
Ajaccio had started off well by taking the lead thanks to goals by Marchetti Vincent ('5) and Toudic Julien ('38), while Metz only scored once Krivets ('27). Trailing 2-1 at half time, Metz players nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Diallo Habbib '66, '80).
Metz climbed to 6th place with 47 points from 30 games, only one point behind Clermont Foot.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of March 11, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dijon | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 24 | 28 | 59 |
| 2 | Nancy | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 48 | 28 | 20 | 55 |
| 3 | Red Star | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 49 |
| 4 | Le Havre | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 48 |
| 5 | Clermont | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 48 |
| 6 | Metz | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 47 |
| 7 | Lens | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 46 |
| 8 | Brest | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 33 | -1 | 43 |
| 9 | Auxerre | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 42 |
| 10 | Tours | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 40 |
| 11 | Ajaccio | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 37 |
| 12 | Nimes | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 38 | -1 | 37 |
| 13 | Bourg-Peronnas | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 46 | -6 | 37 |
| 14 | Laval | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 35 |
| 15 | Niort | 30 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 27 | 34 | -7 | 31 |
| 16 | Evian | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 30 |
| 17 | Valenciennes | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 30 |
| 18 | Sochaux | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 28 |
| 19 | Creteil | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 49 | -19 | 26 |
| 20 | Paris FC | 30 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 20 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2015-2016
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Overview
Metz
- Position: 6 +1
- Best performance of the season:Metz 5-0 Bourg-Peronnas (27 Nov.)
- Previous game:Clermont 2-1 Metz (7 Mar.)
- Next game:Paris FC - Metz (18 Mar.)
AC Ajaccio
- Position: 11
- Best performance of the season:Ajaccio 3-0 Creteil (11 Dec.)
- Previous game:Ajaccio 0-0 Paris FC (4 Mar.)
- Next game:Ajaccio - Niort (18 Mar.)
Metz
3:2
Ajaccio
3:2 (1:2)
- 11 March 2016
- 20:00
- Metz
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dijon | 59 |
| 2 |  Nancy | 55 |
| 3 |  Red Star | 49 |
| 4 |  Le Havre | 48 |
| 5 |  Clermont | 48 |
Week 30 Results
| Friday 11 March 2016 | ||||
 | Creteil | 0-0 | Evian |  |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 2-0 | Nancy | |
 | Sochaux | 1-0 | Le Havre | |
 | Tours | 1-1 | Laval |  |
 | Niort | 2-1 | Paris FC |  |
| Metz | 3-2 | Ajaccio | |
 | Lens | 1-1 | Clermont | |
 | Valenciennes | 0-1 | Brest |  |
| Saturday 12 March 2016 | ||||
| Dijon | 14:00 | Nimes |  |
| Monday 14 March 2016 | ||||
| Red Star | 20:30 | Auxerre |  |