Ligue 2 (Week 20) : Brest beats Orleans 1-0
FRANCE, Jan. 13, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 20: After their 0-0 draw against Bourg-Peronnas on December 16, Brest returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Orleans this Friday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Brest midfielder Bryan Pelé in the 72nd minute.
Stade Brest remains in first place with 38 points from 20 games, a 3-point lead over runner-up Lens.
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
US Orleans
- Position: 20
- Best performance of the season:Orleans 3-1 RC Strasbourg (16 Sep.)
- Previous game:Clermont 3-0 Orleans (16 Dec.)
- Next game:Ajaccio - Orleans (20 Jan.)
Stade Brest
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Red Star 0-3 Brest (12 Aug.)
- Previous game:Brest 0-0 Bourg-Peronnas (16 Dec.)
- Next game:Brest - Red Star (23 Jan.)
Orleans
0:1
Brest
0:1 (0:0)
- 13 January 2017
- 20:00
- Orleans
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 | |