Ligue 2 (Week 33) : Nimes defeats Valenciennes 2-0
FRANCE, Apr. 8, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 33: After their 0-0 draw against Sochaux on April 1, the Crocodiles returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Valenciennes this Friday.
45 minutes of play and neither Nimes nor Valenciennes have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Fabre ('66) and Ripart Renaud ('70).
Nimes Olympique climbed to 10th place with 44 points from 33 games, only one point behind Stade Brest.
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
Nimes Olympique
- Position: 10 +2
- Best performance of the season:Nimes 6-2 Clermont (15 Jan.)
- Previous game:Sochaux 0-0 Nimes (1 Apr.)
- Next game:Tours - Nimes (15 Apr.)
Valenciennes FC
- Position: 14
- Best performance of the season:Red Star 1-5 Valenciennes (28 Aug.)
- Previous game:Valenciennes 1-0 Evian (1 Apr.)
- Next game:Valenciennes - Clermont (15 Apr.)
Nimes
2:0
Valenciennes
2:0 (0:0)
- 8 April 2016
- 20:00
- Nîmes
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 |  |