Ligue 2 (Week 21) : Ajaccio beats Orleans 1-0
FRANCE, Jan. 20, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 21: Two wins in a row for Ajaccio. After their 1-2 win against Troyes on January 13, Ajaccio continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 1-0 victory over Orleans this Friday.
Orleans made Ajaccio doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Ajaccio forward Riad Nouri in the 74th minute.
AC Ajaccio climbed to 14th place with 27 points from 21 games, only one point behind Le Havre AC.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of January 20, 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 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 34 |
| 4 | Sochaux | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 33 |
| 5 | Amiens SC | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 32 |
| 6 | RC Strasbourg | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 32 |
| 7 | Troyes | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | GFC Ajaccio | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 30 |
| 9 | Clermont | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 29 |
| 10 | Niort | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 29 |
| 11 | Valenciennes | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 28 |
| 12 | Bourg-Peronnas | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 28 |
| 13 | Le Havre | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 28 |
| 14 | Ajaccio | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 27 |
| 15 | Nimes | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 26 |
| 16 | Laval | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 20 |
| 17 | Red Star | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 19 |
| 18 | Tours | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 18 |
| 19 | Auxerre | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 16 |
| 20 | Orleans | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 28 | -13 | 15 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
AC Ajaccio
- Position: 14 +1
- Best performance of the season:Ajaccio 3-1 Bourg-Peronnas (19 Aug.)
- Previous game:Troyes 1-2 Ajaccio (13 Jan.)
- Next game:Bourg-Peronnas - Ajaccio (27 Jan.)
US Orleans
- Position: 20
- Best performance of the season:Orleans 3-1 RC Strasbourg (16 Sep.)
- Previous game:Orleans 0-1 Brest (13 Jan.)
- Next game:Orleans - Sochaux (27 Jan.)
Ajaccio
1:0
Orleans
1:0 (0:0)
- 20 January 2017
- 20:00
- Ajaccio
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brest | 38 |
| 2 |  Lens | 35 |
| 3 |  Reims | 34 |
| 4 |  Sochaux | 33 |
| 5 | Amiens SC | 32 |
Week 21 Results
| Friday 20 January 2017 | ||||
 | Niort | 2-1 | Amiens SC | |
 | Le Havre | 1-2 | GFC Ajaccio |  |
| Reims | 0-0 | Valenciennes |  |
 | Auxerre | 0-2 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
 | Laval | 1-0 | Troyes |  |
| Sochaux | 3-3 | Clermont |  |
| Ajaccio | 1-0 | Orleans | |
| Saturday 21 January 2017 | ||||
| Lens | 15:00 | Nimes |  |
| Monday 23 January 2017 | ||||
| Brest | 20:45 | Red Star |  |
| Tuesday 21 February 2017 | ||||
| RC Strasbourg | 18:30 | Tours |  | |