Ligue 2 (Week 33) : Lens beats Niort 1-0
FRANCE, Apr. 8, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 33: Two wins in a row for Lens. After their 3-0 win against Auxerre on April 1, Lens continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 1-0 victory over Niort this Friday.
Niort made Lens doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Lens midfielder Wylan Cyprien in the 77th minute.
Lens climbed to 6th place with 52 points from 33 games, only one point behind Metz.
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
Chamois Niortais FC
- Position: 18 -1
- Best performance of the season:Niort 3-1 Ajaccio (30 Oct.)
- Previous game:Metz 2-0 Niort (1 Apr.)
- Next game:Red Star - Niort (15 Apr.)
Lens
- Position: 6 +1
- Best performance of the season:Lens 3-0 Auxerre (1 Apr.)
- Previous game:Lens 3-0 Auxerre (1 Apr.)
- Next game:Lens - Ajaccio (15 Apr.)
Niort
0:1
Lens
0:1 (0:0)
- 8 April 2016
- 20:00
- Niort
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 |  |