Ligue 2 (Week 20) : Niort and Laval play out 2-2 draw
FRANCE, Jan. 13, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 20: The match between Niort and Laval ended in a 2-2 draw on Friday.
Laval players started off well by taking the lead thanks to goals by Alla Hassane ('9) and Coutadeur ('29) while Niort only scored once Grange ('15). However, even though they were leading 2-1 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Niort with a saving goal from Agouazi Laurent in the 64th minute.
Chamois Niortais FC are down in 12nd place with 26 points from 20 games, tie on points with Nimes Olympique.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of January 13, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brest | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 38 |
| 2 | Lens | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 35 |
| 3 | Reims | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 33 |
| 4 | RC Strasbourg | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 32 |
| 5 | Sochaux | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 32 |
| 6 | Troyes | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 32 |
| 7 | Amiens SC | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 29 |
| 8 | Clermont | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 28 |
| 9 | Le Havre | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 28 |
| 10 | GFC Ajaccio | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 27 |
| 11 | Nimes | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 26 |
| 12 | Niort | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 26 |
| 13 | Bourg-Peronnas | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 25 |
| 14 | Valenciennes | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 24 |
| 15 | Ajaccio | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 24 |
| 16 | Red Star | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 19 |
| 17 | Tours | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 18 |
| 18 | Laval | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 17 |
| 19 | Auxerre | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 16 |
| 20 | Orleans | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 15 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Chamois Niortais FC
- Position: 12 -1
- Best performance of the season:Auxerre 0-4 Niort (29 Oct.)
- Previous game:RC Strasbourg 3-0 Niort (16 Dec.)
- Next game:Niort - Amiens SC (20 Jan.)
Stade Laval
- Position: 18
- Best performance of the season:Ajaccio 1-3 Laval (28 Oct.)
- Previous game:Laval 2-2 Amiens SC (16 Dec.)
- Next game:Laval - Troyes (20 Jan.)
Niort
2:2
Laval
2:2 (1:2)
- 13 January 2017
- 20:00
- Niort
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brest | 38 |
| 2 |  Lens | 35 |
| 3 |  Reims | 33 |
| 4 | RC Strasbourg | 32 |
| 5 |  Sochaux | 32 |
Week 20 Results
| Friday 13 January 2017 | ||||
 | Troyes | 1-2 | Ajaccio |  |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 1-0 | Reims | |
| Niort | 2-2 | Laval | |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 2-0 | Auxerre |  |
 | Red Star | 1-3 | Clermont |  |
 | Nimes | 0-0 | Le Havre |  |
 | Tours | 2-3 | Lens | |
 | Orleans | 0-1 | Brest | |
| Saturday 14 January 2017 | ||||
| Amiens SC | 15:00 | RC Strasbourg | ||
| Monday 16 January 2017 | ||||
 | Valenciennes | 20:45 | Sochaux | |