Ligue 2 (Week 33) : Auxerre beats Metz 4-0
FRANCE, Apr. 8, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 33: After three straigth victories against Ajaccio, Paris FC and Niort, Metz lost 4-0 against Auxerre.
Gaëtan Courtet scored dual goals
Auxerre dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by forward Gaëtan Courtet in the 45th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, AJA further widened their lead in the second period by scoring three times (Sefil Sonhy '53, Puygrenier '77 and Courtet '90/penalty).
Metz are down in fifth place with 53 points from 33 games, 2 points behind Red Star FC.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of April 8, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dijon | 32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 52 | 25 | 27 | 61 |
| 2 | Nancy | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 49 | 28 | 21 | 59 |
| 3 | Le Havre | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 55 |
| 4 | Red Star | 33 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 55 |
| 5 | Metz | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 37 | 6 | 53 |
| 6 | Lens | 33 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 52 |
| 7 | Clermont | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 45 | 4 | 51 |
| 8 | Auxerre | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 48 |
| 9 | Brest | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 45 |
| 10 | Nimes | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 44 |
| 11 | Tours | 33 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 44 |
| 12 | Bourg-Peronnas | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 49 | -4 | 43 |
| 13 | Ajaccio | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 40 |
| 14 | Valenciennes | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 36 |
| 15 | Laval | 33 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 35 |
| 16 | Sochaux | 33 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 33 |
| 17 | Evian | 33 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 36 | -3 | 32 |
| 18 | Niort | 33 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 31 |
| 19 | Creteil | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 53 | -20 | 29 |
| 20 | Paris FC | 33 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 26 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2015-2016
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Overview
AJ Auxerre
- Position: 8
- Best performance of the season:Auxerre 4-0 Metz (8 Apr.)
- Previous game:Lens 3-0 Auxerre (1 Apr.)
- Next game:Creteil - Auxerre (15 Apr.)
Metz
- Position: 5 -1
- Best performance of the season:Metz 5-0 Bourg-Peronnas (27 Nov.)
- Previous game:Metz 2-0 Niort (1 Apr.)
- Next game:Bourg-Peronnas - Metz (15 Apr.)
Auxerre
4:0
Metz
4:0 (1:0)
- 8 April 2016
- 20:00
- Auxerre
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dijon | 61 |
| 2 |  Nancy | 59 |
| 3 |  Le Havre | 55 |
| 4 |  Red Star | 55 |
| 5 | Metz | 53 |
Week 33 Results
| Friday 8 April 2016 | ||||
 | Evian | 0-0 | Tours |  |
 | Brest | 0-0 | Le Havre | |
| Auxerre | 4-0 | Metz | |
 | Nimes | 2-0 | Valenciennes |  |
 | Ajaccio | 1-2 | Red Star | |
 | Paris FC | 2-0 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
 | Laval | 1-2 | Sochaux |  |
 | Niort | 0-1 | Lens |  |
| Saturday 9 April 2016 | ||||
 | Clermont | 14:00 | Dijon | |
| Monday 11 April 2016 | ||||
| Nancy | 20:30 | Creteil |  |