Ligue 2 (Week 31) : Bourg-Peronnas beats Auxerre 2-1
FRANCE, Mar. 18, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 31: Two wins in a row for Bourg-Peronnas. After their 2-0 win against Nancy on March 11, Bourg-Peronnas continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 2-1 victory over Auxerre this Friday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by N Simba Vital ('82 on penalty) and Boussaha Lakdar ('84).
AJ Auxerre remains in 8th place with 45 points from 31 games, one point behind Lens, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of March 18, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dijon | 31 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 52 | 25 | 27 | 60 |
| 2 | Nancy | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 48 | 28 | 20 | 55 |
| 3 | Le Havre | 31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 51 |
| 4 | Metz | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 50 |
| 5 | Red Star | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 49 |
| 6 | Clermont | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 48 |
| 7 | Lens | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 46 |
| 8 | Auxerre | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 45 |
| 9 | Brest | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 33 | -1 | 44 |
| 10 | Ajaccio | 31 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 40 |
| 11 | Tours | 31 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 40 |
| 12 | Nimes | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 41 | -2 | 40 |
| 13 | Bourg-Peronnas | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 47 | -5 | 40 |
| 14 | Laval | 31 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 27 | 34 | -7 | 35 |
| 15 | Valenciennes | 31 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 33 |
| 16 | Evian | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 31 |
| 17 | Niort | 31 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 27 | 36 | -9 | 31 |
| 18 | Sochaux | 31 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 29 |
| 19 | Creteil | 31 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 50 | -17 | 29 |
| 20 | Paris FC | 31 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 20 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2015-2016
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Overview
AJ Auxerre
- Position: 8
- Best performance of the season:Auxerre 3-1 Evian (2 Feb.)
- Previous game:Red Star 0-2 Auxerre (14 Mar.)
- Next game:Lens - Auxerre (1 Apr.)
FC Bourg-Peronnas
- Position: 13
- Best performance of the season:Bourg-Peronnas 5-1 Creteil (8 Jan.)
- Previous game:Bourg-Peronnas 2-0 Nancy (11 Mar.)
- Next game:Bourg-Peronnas - Ajaccio (1 Apr.)
Auxerre
1:2
Bourg-Peronnas
1:2 (0:0)
- 18 March 2016
- 20:00
- Auxerre
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dijon | 60 |
| 2 |  Nancy | 55 |
| 3 |  Le Havre | 51 |
| 4 |  Metz | 50 |
| 5 |  Red Star | 49 |
Week 31 Results
| Friday 18 March 2016 | ||||
 | Brest | 0-0 | Dijon | |
| Auxerre | 1-2 | Bourg-Peronnas | |
| Le Havre | 2-0 | Tours |  |
 | Paris FC | 1-2 | Metz | |
 | Ajaccio | 2-0 | Niort |  |
 | Nimes | 1-3 | Creteil |  |
 | Laval | 0-3 | Valenciennes |  |
 | Evian | 0-0 | Sochaux |  |
| Saturday 19 March 2016 | ||||
| Nancy | 14:00 | Lens |  |
| Monday 21 March 2016 | ||||
 | Clermont | 20:30 | Red Star | |