Ligue 2 (Week 12) : Troyes beats Bourg-Peronnas 1-0
FRANCE, Oct. 21, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 12: Four wins in a row for Troyes. After their success against Tours, Amiens SC and GFC Ajaccio, ESTAC continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 1-0 victory over Bourg-Peronnas this Friday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Malian forward Adama Niane on penalty in the 50th minute.
Troyes AC climbed to fourth place with 21 points from 12 games, tie on points with Amiens Sporting Club, 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
Troyes AC
- Position: 4 +2
- Best performance of the season:Troyes 3-1 Tours (23 Sep.)
- Previous game:Troyes 1-0 GFC Ajaccio (14 Oct.)
- Next game:Orleans - Troyes (28 Oct.)
FC Bourg-Peronnas
- Position: 15 -1
- Best performance of the season:Tours 0-2 Bourg-Peronnas (20 Sep.)
- Previous game:Bourg-Peronnas 2-4 Amiens SC (14 Oct.)
- Next game:Bourg-Peronnas - GFC Ajaccio (28 Oct.)
Troyes
1:0
Bourg-Peronnas
1:0 (0:0)
- 21 October 2016
- 20:00
- Troyes
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 |  | |