Ligue 2 (Week 14) : Troyes beats Valenciennes 2-0
FRANCE, Nov. 4, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 14: After their 1-1 draw against Orleans on October 28, ESTAC bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Valenciennes this Friday.
Troyes dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Tunisian forward Chaouki Ben Saada in the 14th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, ESTAC further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Niane in the 53rd minute.
Troyes AC climbed to third place with 25 points from 14 games, tie on points with Le Havre AC.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of November 4, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brest | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | Le Havre | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 25 |
| 3 | Troyes | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 25 |
| 4 | Reims | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Amiens SC | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 | Lens | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 | RC Strasbourg | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | GFC Ajaccio | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Niort | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | Nimes | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 19 |
| 11 | Sochaux | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | Valenciennes | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 | Clermont | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 17 |
| 14 | Ajaccio | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 | Bourg-Peronnas | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 15 |
| 16 | Red Star | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 15 |
| 17 | Orleans | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 11 |
| 18 | Laval | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 11 |
| 19 | Tours | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 10 |
| 20 | Auxerre | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Troyes AC
- Position: 3 +2
- Best performance of the season:Troyes 3-1 Tours (23 Sep.)
- Previous game:Orleans 1-1 Troyes (28 Oct.)
- Next game:Red Star - Troyes (18 Nov.)
Valenciennes FC
- Position: 12 -2
- Best performance of the season:RC Strasbourg 2-4 Valenciennes (1 Oct.)
- Previous game:Valenciennes 2-3 Nimes (28 Oct.)
- Next game:Valenciennes - Bourg-Peronnas (18 Nov.)
Troyes
2:0
Valenciennes
2:0 (1:0)
- 4 November 2016
- 20:00
- Troyes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brest | 28 |
| 2 |  Le Havre | 25 |
| 3 | Troyes | 25 |
| 4 |  Reims | 23 |
| 5 | Amiens SC | 23 |
Week 14 Results
| Friday 4 November 2016 | ||||
 | Tours | 0-1 | Brest | |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 2-1 | Red Star |  |
 | Niort | 2-0 | Sochaux |  |
| Troyes | 2-0 | Valenciennes | |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 0-0 | Orleans |  |
 | Nimes | 1-1 | Clermont |  |
 | Laval | 0-2 | Le Havre | |
| Amiens SC | 0-0 | Auxerre |  | |
| Saturday 5 November 2016 | ||||
| RC Strasbourg | 15:00 | Reims | | |
| Monday 7 November 2016 | ||||
 | Lens | 20:30 | Ajaccio |  |