Ligue 2 (Week 19) : RCS beats Niort 3-0
FRANCE, Dec. 16, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 19: Four wins in a row for RC Strasbourg. After their success against Laval, Le Havre and Lens, RC Strasbourg continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 3-0 victory over Niort this Friday.
Khalid Boutaïb scored dual goals
Niort made RC Strasbourg doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Grimm Jeremy ('70) and Boutaïb ('78 on penalty, '89).
RC Strasbourg Alsace climbed to second place with 32 points from 19 games, 3 points behind Stade Brest.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of December 16, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brest | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 35 |
| 2 | RC Strasbourg | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 32 |
| 3 | Troyes | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 32 |
| 4 | Sochaux | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 32 |
| 5 | Reims | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 30 |
| 6 | Amiens SC | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 29 |
| 7 | Lens | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 29 |
| 8 | Le Havre | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 27 |
| 9 | Nimes | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 25 |
| 10 | Clermont | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Niort | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 25 |
| 12 | Valenciennes | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 24 |
| 13 | GFC Ajaccio | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 24 |
| 14 | Bourg-Peronnas | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 22 |
| 15 | Ajaccio | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 21 |
| 16 | Red Star | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 19 |
| 17 | Tours | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Laval | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 16 |
| 19 | Auxerre | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 16 |
| 20 | Orleans | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 15 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
RC Strasbourg Alsace
- Position: 2 +4
- Best performance of the season:RC Strasbourg 3-0 Niort (16 Dec.)
- Previous game:RC Strasbourg 3-1 Lens (10 Dec.)
- Next game:Amiens SC - RC Strasbourg (14 Jan.)
Chamois Niortais FC
- Position: 11 -2
- Best performance of the season:Auxerre 0-4 Niort (29 Oct.)
- Previous game:Niort 1-1 Le Havre (9 Dec.)
- Next game:Niort - Laval (13 Jan.)
RC Strasbourg
3:0
Niort
3:0 (0:0)
- 16 December 2016
- 20:00
- Strasbourg
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brest | 35 |
| 2 | RC Strasbourg | 32 |
| 3 |  Troyes | 32 |
| 4 |  Sochaux | 32 |
| 5 |  Reims | 30 |
Week 19 Results
| Friday 16 December 2016 | ||||
 | Auxerre | 1-1 | Valenciennes |  |
 | Laval | 2-2 | Amiens SC | |
| Sochaux | 2-0 | Red Star |  |
 | Ajaccio | 1-2 | Nimes |  |
 | Le Havre | 0-2 | Tours |  |
| RC Strasbourg | 3-0 | Niort | | |
| Brest | 0-0 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
 | Clermont | 3-0 | Orleans |  |
| Saturday 17 December 2016 | ||||
 | Lens | 15:00 | GFC Ajaccio |  |
| Monday 19 December 2016 | ||||
| Reims | 20:30 | Troyes | |