Ligue 2 (Week 17) : Lens beats Laval 1-0
FRANCE, Nov. 29, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 17: Two wins in a row for Lens. After their 1-0 win against Le Havre on November 25, Lens continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 1-0 victory over Laval this Tuesday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Fortune Kevin goal in the 45th minute.
Lens climbed to third place with 29 points from 17 games, 2 points behind Stade Brest.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of November 29, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troyes | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 31 |
| 2 | Brest | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 31 |
| 3 | Lens | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 29 |
| 4 | Reims | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 29 |
| 5 | Amiens SC | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 28 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 | Sochaux | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | RC Strasbourg | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 26 |
| 9 | Niort | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Nimes | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 22 |
| 11 | Valenciennes | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 22 |
| 12 | Ajaccio | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 21 |
| 13 | Clermont | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | GFC Ajaccio | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 21 |
| 15 | Bourg-Peronnas | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 20 |
| 16 | Red Star | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 18 |
| 17 | Laval | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 14 |
| 18 | Orleans | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 14 |
| 19 | Auxerre | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 14 |
| 20 | Tours | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Stade Laval
- Position: 17
- Best performance of the season:Ajaccio 1-3 Laval (28 Oct.)
- Previous game:RC Strasbourg 1-0 Laval (25 Nov.)
- Next game:Tours - Laval (9 Dec.)
Lens
- Position: 3 +1
- Best performance of the season:Lens 4-2 Orleans (20 Sep.)
- Previous game:Lens 1-0 Le Havre (25 Nov.)
- Next game:RC Strasbourg - Lens (10 Dec.)
Laval
0:1
Lens
0:1 (0:1)
- 29 November 2016
- 21:00
- Laval
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Troyes | 31 |
| 2 |  Brest | 31 |
| 3 | Lens | 29 |
| 4 |  Reims | 29 |
| 5 | Amiens SC | 28 |
Week 17 Results
| Monday 28 November 2016 | ||||
| Reims | 1-0 | Niort |  |
| Tuesday 29 November 2016 | ||||
 | Red Star | 1-0 | Orleans |  |
| Brest | 2-1 | Troyes | |
 | Sochaux | 1-1 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
 | Ajaccio | 1-1 | Amiens SC | |
| Laval | 0-1 | Lens | |
 | Auxerre | 2-0 | Nimes |  |
 | Le Havre | 0-1 | RC Strasbourg | |
 | Valenciennes | 0-0 | GFC Ajaccio |  |
 | Clermont | 0-0 | Tours |  |