Ligue 2 (Week 7) : Orleans defeats RCS 3-1
FRANCE, Sep. 16, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 7: After a 2-0 victory over Troyes on September 12, RC Strasbourg lost 3-1 against Orleans.
Khaled Ayari scored dual goals
Orleans dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Tunisian forward Khaled Ayari in the 5th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, USO further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Ayari '50 and Aholou '68).
RC Strasbourg Alsace are down in third place with 12 points from 7 games, one point behind Reims.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of September 16, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amiens SC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Reims | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | RC Strasbourg | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Brest | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Sochaux | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Clermont | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Valenciennes | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | GFC Ajaccio | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Le Havre | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| 10 | Red Star | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 11 | Lens | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | Nimes | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Orleans | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Ajaccio | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 8 |
| 15 | Troyes | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 8 |
| 16 | Auxerre | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | Tours | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Bourg-Peronnas | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 6 |
| 19 | Laval | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 5 |
| 20 | Niort | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 4 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
US Orleans
- Position: 13 +4
- Best performance of the season:Orleans 3-1 RC Strasbourg (16 Sep.)
- Previous game:Laval 3-1 Orleans (9 Sep.)
- Next game:Lens - Orleans (20 Sep.)
RC Strasbourg Alsace
- Position: 3 -1
- Best performance of the season:Tours 1-3 RC Strasbourg (12 Aug.)
- Previous game:RC Strasbourg 2-0 Troyes (12 Sep.)
- Next game:RC Strasbourg - Red Star (19 Sep.)
Orleans
3:1
RC Strasbourg
3:1 (1:0)
- 16 September 2016
- 20:00
- Orleans
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amiens SC | 13 |
| 2 |  Reims | 13 |
| 3 | RC Strasbourg | 12 |
| 4 |  Brest | 11 |
| 5 |  Sochaux | 11 |
Week 7 Results
| Friday 16 September 2016 | ||||
 | Tours | 1-3 | Nimes |  |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 2-1 | Le Havre |  |
| Orleans | 3-1 | RC Strasbourg | |
 | Troyes | 1-1 | Niort |  |
 | Clermont | 1-1 | Lens |  |
 | Red Star | 1-0 | Laval |  |
 | Valenciennes | 1-1 | Ajaccio |  |
| Sochaux | 1-1 | Reims | |
| Saturday 17 September 2016 | ||||
| Brest | 16:15 | Auxerre |  |
| Tuesday 27 September 2016 | ||||
 | GFC Ajaccio | 18:30 | Amiens SC | |