Ligue 2 (Week 15) : Orleans beats Nimes 2-1
FRANCE, Nov. 18, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 15: After their 1-1 draw against Troyes on November 4 and 0-0 draw against Bourg-Peronnas on November 4, USO bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Nimes this Friday.
Nimes had started off well by taking the lead in the 19th minute with a goal by Ivorian forward Christian Kouakou. Trailing 1-0 at half time, USO nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Belkalem Essaid '58 and Nabab '81).
Nimes Olympique are down in 12nd place with 19 points from 15 games, one point behind RC Strasbourg Alsace.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of November 18, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brest | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | Troyes | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 28 |
| 3 | Reims | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 26 |
| 4 | Le Havre | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Lens | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 | Amiens SC | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 23 |
| 7 | Sochaux | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 22 |
| 8 | Niort | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Clermont | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | GFC Ajaccio | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | RC Strasbourg | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 20 |
| 12 | Nimes | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 19 |
| 13 | Ajaccio | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 19 |
| 14 | Valenciennes | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Bourg-Peronnas | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 16 |
| 16 | Red Star | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 15 |
| 17 | Laval | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 14 |
| 18 | Orleans | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 14 |
| 19 | Auxerre | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 11 |
| 20 | Tours | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
US Orleans
- Position: 18 -1
- Best performance of the season:Orleans 3-1 RC Strasbourg (16 Sep.)
- Previous game:Bourg-Peronnas 0-0 Orleans (4 Nov.)
- Next game:Orleans - Valenciennes (25 Nov.)
Nimes Olympique
- Position: 12 -2
- Best performance of the season:Tours 1-3 Nimes (16 Sep.)
- Previous game:Nimes 1-1 Clermont (4 Nov.)
- Next game:Nimes - Reims (25 Nov.)
Orleans
2:1
Nimes
2:1 (0:1)
- 18 November 2016
- 20:00
- Orleans
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brest | 28 |
| 2 |  Troyes | 28 |
| 3 |  Reims | 26 |
| 4 |  Le Havre | 25 |
| 5 |  Lens | 23 |
Week 15 Results
| Friday 18 November 2016 | ||||
 | Valenciennes | 3-3 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
 | Ajaccio | 2-0 | RC Strasbourg | |
| Orleans | 2-1 | Nimes | |
 | Sochaux | 2-1 | Tours |  |
 | Red Star | 1-2 | Troyes | |
| Reims | 0-2 | Laval |  |
 | Auxerre | 1-1 | Lens | |
 | Clermont | 3-1 | GFC Ajaccio |  |
| Saturday 19 November 2016 | ||||
| Le Havre | 15:00 | Amiens SC | |
| Monday 21 November 2016 | ||||
| Brest | 20:30 | Niort |  |