Ligue 2 (Week 18) : RCS defeats Lens 3-1
FRANCE, Dec. 10, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 18: After two straigth victories against Le Havre and Laval, Lens lost 3-1 against RC Strasbourg.
RC Strasbourg dominated the first half thanks to goals from Grimm Jeremy ('9) and Bahoken Stephane ('31). Leading 2-0 at the break, RC Strasbourg players further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Seka Ernest in the 70th minute.
Lens remains in third place with 29 points from 18 games, 3 points behind Troyes AC.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of December 10, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brest | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 34 |
| 2 | Troyes | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 32 |
| 3 | Lens | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 | Reims | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 29 |
| 5 | Sochaux | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 29 |
| 6 | RC Strasbourg | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 29 |
| 7 | Amiens SC | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 28 |
| 8 | Le Havre | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 27 |
| 9 | Niort | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 25 |
| 10 | GFC Ajaccio | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 24 |
| 11 | Valenciennes | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 23 |
| 12 | Nimes | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 22 |
| 13 | Clermont | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 22 |
| 14 | Bourg-Peronnas | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 21 |
| 15 | Ajaccio | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 21 |
| 16 | Red Star | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 19 |
| 17 | Laval | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 15 |
| 18 | Auxerre | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 15 |
| 19 | Tours | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 15 |
| 20 | Orleans | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
RC Strasbourg Alsace
- Position: 6 +2
- Best performance of the season:RC Strasbourg 3-1 Lens (10 Dec.)
- Previous game:Le Havre 0-1 RC Strasbourg (29 Nov.)
- Next game:RC Strasbourg - Niort (16 Dec.)
Lens
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Lens 4-2 Orleans (20 Sep.)
- Previous game:Laval 0-1 Lens (29 Nov.)
- Next game:Lens - GFC Ajaccio (17 Dec.)
RC Strasbourg
3:1
Lens
3:1 (2:0)
- 10 December 2016
- 15:00
- Strasbourg
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brest | 34 |
| 2 |  Troyes | 32 |
| 3 | Lens | 29 |
| 4 |  Reims | 29 |
| 5 |  Sochaux | 29 |
Week 18 Results
| Friday 9 December 2016 | ||||
 | Nimes | 1-2 | Brest | |
| Amiens SC | 0-1 | Sochaux | | |
 | Niort | 1-1 | Le Havre |  |
| Troyes | 1-1 | Auxerre |  |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 4-1 | Ajaccio |  |
 | Red Star | 2-2 | Valenciennes |  |
 | Tours | 1-1 | Laval |  |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 1-1 | Clermont |  |
| Saturday 10 December 2016 | ||||
| RC Strasbourg | 3-1 | Lens | | |
| Monday 12 December 2016 | ||||
 | Orleans | 20:30 | Reims | |