Ligue 2 (Week 37) : Metz beats Tours 2-1
FRANCE, May. 6, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 37: Four wins in a row for Metz. After their success against Bourg-Peronnas, Red Star and Dijon, Metz continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 2-1 victory over Tours this Friday.
Tours midfielder Khaoui Saif-eddine opened the score in the 21st minute, before seeing Metz catch up in the 29th minute thanks to Guido Milán. 1-1 at half time. Metz eventually won the game in the second period with with a goal by Ngbakoto in the 69th minute.
Metz remains in third place with 65 points from 37 games, 2 points behind Dijon FCO.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of May 6, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy | 37 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 55 | 30 | 25 | 71 |
| 2 | Dijon | 37 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 60 | 36 | 24 | 67 |
| 3 | Metz | 37 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 38 | 16 | 65 |
| 4 | Le Havre | 37 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 37 | 10 | 62 |
| 5 | Red Star | 37 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 61 |
| 6 | Clermont | 37 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 56 | 51 | 5 | 58 |
| 7 | Lens | 37 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 55 |
| 8 | Auxerre | 37 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 46 | 1 | 54 |
| 9 | Nimes | 37 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 51 |
| 10 | Tours | 37 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 47 |
| 11 | Bourg-Peronnas | 37 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 47 | 54 | -7 | 47 |
| 12 | Brest | 37 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 41 | -7 | 46 |
| 13 | Valenciennes | 37 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 40 | -4 | 43 |
| 14 | Ajaccio | 37 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 34 | 40 | -6 | 42 |
| 15 | Niort | 37 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 35 | 42 | -7 | 41 |
| 16 | Laval | 37 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 32 | 41 | -9 | 41 |
| 17 | Sochaux | 37 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 39 |
| 18 | Evian | 37 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 37 | 40 | -3 | 36 |
| 19 | Creteil | 37 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 40 | 62 | -22 | 34 |
| 20 | Paris FC | 37 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 31 | 48 | -17 | 30 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2015-2016
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Overview
Metz
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Metz 5-0 Bourg-Peronnas (27 Nov.)
- Previous game:Dijon 0-4 Metz (1 May.)
- Next game:Lens - Metz (13 May.)
Tours FC
- Position: 10
- Best performance of the season:Paris FC 1-3 Tours (8 Jan.)
- Previous game:Tours 1-2 Niort (29 Apr.)
- Next game:Tours - Nancy (13 May.)
Metz
2:1
Tours
2:1 (1:1)
- 6 May 2016
- 20:45
- Metz
