Ligue 2 (Week 35) : Nimes defeats Lens 4-2
FRANCE, Apr. 22, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 35: After three straigth victories against Auxerre, Niort and Ajaccio, Lens lost 4-2 against Nimes.
Nimes dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by forward Ripart Renaud in the 45th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Crocodiles further widened their lead in the second period by scoring three times (Savanier '71/penalty, Briancon Anthony '73 and Mounié '78).
Lens are down in fifth place with 55 points from 35 games, one point behind Le Havre AC.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of April 22, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dijon | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 58 | 27 | 31 | 67 |
| 2 | Nancy | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 53 | 29 | 24 | 65 |
| 3 | Metz | 35 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 37 | 11 | 59 |
| 4 | Le Havre | 35 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 56 |
| 5 | Lens | 35 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 55 |
| 6 | Red Star | 35 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 55 |
| 7 | Clermont | 35 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 50 | 3 | 54 |
| 8 | Nimes | 35 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 44 | 3 | 50 |
| 9 | Auxerre | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 48 |
| 10 | Tours | 35 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 47 |
| 11 | Brest | 35 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 46 |
| 12 | Bourg-Peronnas | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 52 | -7 | 44 |
| 13 | Ajaccio | 35 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 41 |
| 14 | Laval | 35 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 30 | 39 | -9 | 39 |
| 15 | Valenciennes | 35 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 39 | -8 | 37 |
| 16 | Sochaux | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 36 |
| 17 | Niort | 35 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 39 | -10 | 35 |
| 18 | Evian | 35 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 33 |
| 19 | Creteil | 35 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 56 | -20 | 33 |
| 20 | Paris FC | 35 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 29 | 44 | -15 | 27 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2015-2016
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Overview
Nimes Olympique
- Position: 8 +1
- Best performance of the season:Nimes 6-2 Clermont (15 Jan.)
- Previous game:Tours 1-2 Nimes (15 Apr.)
- Next game:Le Havre - Nimes (29 Apr.)
Lens
- Position: 5 -1
- Best performance of the season:Lens 3-0 Auxerre (1 Apr.)
- Previous game:Lens 2-0 Ajaccio (15 Apr.)
- Next game:Lens - Paris FC (29 Apr.)
Nimes
4:2
Lens
4:2 (1:0)
- 22 April 2016
- 20:00
- Nîmes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dijon | 67 |
| 2 |  Nancy | 65 |
| 3 |  Metz | 59 |
| 4 |  Le Havre | 56 |
| 5 | Lens | 55 |
Week 35 Results
| Friday 22 April 2016 | ||||
 | Ajaccio | 1-1 | Valenciennes |  |
 | Clermont | 0-1 | Tours |  |
| Nimes | 4-2 | Lens | |
 | Niort | 0-0 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
 | Evian | 1-1 | Le Havre | |
 | Brest | 0-0 | Laval |  |
| Metz | 2-0 | Red Star |  |
 | Paris FC | 2-2 | Creteil |  |
| Saturday 23 April 2016 | ||||
 | Auxerre | 14:00 | Dijon | |
| Monday 25 April 2016 | ||||
| Nancy | 20:30 | Sochaux |  |