Ligue 2 (Week 31) : Metz defeats Paris FC 2-1
FRANCE, Mar. 18, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 31: Two wins in a row for Metz. After their 3-2 win against Ajaccio on March 11, Metz continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 2-1 victory over Paris FC this Friday.
45 minutes of play and neither Metz nor Paris FC have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Ngbakoto ('65) and Milán ('74).
Metz climbed to fourth place with 50 points from 31 games, only one point behind Le Havre AC.
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
Paris Football Club
- Position: 20
- Best performance of the season:Paris FC 3-0 Le Havre (14 Aug.)
- Previous game:Niort 2-1 Paris FC (11 Mar.)
- Next game:Red Star - Paris FC (4 Apr.)
Metz
- Position: 4 +2
- Best performance of the season:Metz 5-0 Bourg-Peronnas (27 Nov.)
- Previous game:Metz 3-2 Ajaccio (11 Mar.)
- Next game:Metz - Niort (1 Apr.)
Paris FC
1:2
Metz
1:2 (0:0)
- 18 March 2016
- 20:00
- Paris
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 | |