Ligue 2 (Week 13) : Lens beats Brest 2-1
FRANCE, Oct. 31, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 13: After two straigth victories against RC Strasbourg and Laval, Brest lost 2-1 against Lens.
Cvetinovic Dusan opened the score in the 23rd minute, before seeing Brest catch up in the 39th minute thanks to Neal Maupay. 1-1 at half time. Lens eventually won the game in the second period with with a goal by Lopez Cristian in the 73rd minute.
Stade Brest remains in first place with 25 points from 13 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up Reims.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of October 31, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brest | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 25 |
| 2 | Reims | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
| 3 | Amiens SC | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Le Havre | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 22 |
| 5 | Troyes | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Lens | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 | RC Strasbourg | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Sochaux | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | Nimes | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Valenciennes | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | GFC Ajaccio | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 12 | Niort | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 17 |
| 13 | Clermont | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 16 |
| 14 | Ajaccio | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 | Red Star | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 15 |
| 16 | Bourg-Peronnas | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 14 |
| 17 | Laval | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 11 |
| 18 | Orleans | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 10 |
| 19 | Tours | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 10 |
| 20 | Auxerre | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 9 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Stade Brest
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Red Star 0-3 Brest (12 Aug.)
- Previous game:Laval 0-1 Brest (21 Oct.)
- Next game:Tours - Brest (4 Nov.)
Lens
- Position: 6 +1
- Best performance of the season:Lens 4-2 Orleans (20 Sep.)
- Previous game:Lens 1-1 Reims (22 Oct.)
- Next game:Lens - Ajaccio (7 Nov.)
Brest
1:2
Lens
1:2 (1:1)
- 31 October 2016
- 20:30
- Brest
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brest | 25 |
| 2 |  Reims | 23 |
| 3 | Amiens SC | 22 |
| 4 |  Le Havre | 22 |
| 5 |  Troyes | 22 |
Week 13 Results
| Friday 28 October 2016 | ||||
| Reims | 1-0 | Le Havre | |
 | Ajaccio | 1-3 | Laval |  |
 | Red Star | 3-1 | Tours |  |
 | Valenciennes | 2-3 | Nimes |  |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 1-0 | GFC Ajaccio |  |
 | Orleans | 1-1 | Troyes | |
| Saturday 29 October 2016 | ||||
 | Sochaux | 1-2 | RC Strasbourg | |
 | Auxerre | 0-4 | Niort |  |
 | Clermont | 1-0 | Amiens SC | |
| Monday 31 October 2016 | ||||
| Brest | 1-2 | Lens | |