Ligue 2 (Week 31) : Nancy beats Lens 1-0
FRANCE, Mar. 19, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 31: After losing 2-0 to Bourg-Peronnas on March 11, the Thistles returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Lens this Saturday.
Lens made Nancy doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Nancy midfielder Robic Antony in the 76th minute.
AS Nancy-Lorraine remains in second place with 58 points from 31 games, 2 points behind Dijon FCO.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of March 19, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dijon | 31 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 52 | 25 | 27 | 60 |
| 2 | Nancy | 31 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 49 | 28 | 21 | 58 |
| 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 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 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
AS Nancy-Lorraine
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Creteil 0-3 Nancy (20 Nov.)
- Previous game:Bourg-Peronnas 2-0 Nancy (11 Mar.)
- Next game:Dijon - Nancy (2 Apr.)
Lens
- Position: 7
- Best performance of the season:Lens 2-0 Brest (2 Feb.)
- Previous game:Lens 1-1 Clermont (11 Mar.)
- Next game:Lens - Auxerre (1 Apr.)
Nancy
1:0
Lens
1:0 (0:0)
- 19 March 2016
- 14:00
- Tomblaine
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dijon | 60 |
| 2 | Nancy | 58 |
| 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 | 1-0 | Lens | |
| Monday 21 March 2016 | ||||
 | Clermont | 20:30 | Red Star | |