Ligue 2 (Week 12) : Tours beats Valenciennes 4-1
FRANCE, Oct. 21, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 12: After their 0-0 draw against Orleans on October 14, TFC returned to winning ways with a 4-1 victory over Valenciennes this Friday.
Tours dominated the first half thanks to goals from Diarra Cheick ('6), Filippi ('11) and Bouanga ('43). Leading 3-1 at the break, TFC further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Raveloson Rayan in the 73rd minute.
Valenciennes FC are down in 8th place with 17 points from 12 games, tie on points with Lens, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of October 21, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brest | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 25 |
| 2 | Le Havre | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 | Amiens SC | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Troyes | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 21 |
| 5 | Reims | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| 6 | Sochaux | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 19 |
| 7 | Lens | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 17 |
| 8 | Valenciennes | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | GFC Ajaccio | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | RC Strasbourg | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 17 |
| 11 | Nimes | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 15 |
| 12 | Ajaccio | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 15 |
| 13 | Niort | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 14 |
| 14 | Clermont | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 13 |
| 15 | Bourg-Peronnas | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 11 |
| 16 | Red Star | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 11 |
| 17 | Tours | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 10 |
| 18 | Orleans | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 9 |
| 19 | Auxerre | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 9 |
| 20 | Laval | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 8 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Tours FC
- Position: 17 +3
- Best performance of the season:Tours 4-1 Valenciennes (21 Oct.)
- Previous game:Orleans 0-0 Tours (14 Oct.)
- Next game:Red Star - Tours (28 Oct.)
Valenciennes FC
- Position: 8 -1
- Best performance of the season:RC Strasbourg 2-4 Valenciennes (1 Oct.)
- Previous game:Valenciennes 3-1 Niort (14 Oct.)
- Next game:Valenciennes - Nimes (28 Oct.)
Tours
4:1
Valenciennes
4:1 (3:1)
- 21 October 2016
- 20:00
- Tours
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brest | 25 |
| 2 |  Le Havre | 22 |
| 3 | Amiens SC | 21 |
| 4 |  Troyes | 21 |
| 5 |  Reims | 19 |
Week 12 Results
| Friday 21 October 2016 | ||||
 | Laval | 0-1 | Brest | |
 | Niort | 2-1 | Clermont |  |
| Le Havre | 2-0 | Ajaccio |  |
| RC Strasbourg | 2-1 | Auxerre |  | |
 | Nimes | 0-0 | Sochaux |  |
| Tours | 4-1 | Valenciennes | |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 2-0 | Orleans |  |
| Troyes | 1-0 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
| Saturday 22 October 2016 | ||||
 | Lens | 15:00 | Reims | |
| Monday 24 October 2016 | ||||
| Amiens SC | 20:30 | Red Star |  | |