Ligue 2 (Week 21) : Laval defeats Troyes 1-0
FRANCE, Jan. 20, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 21: After three straigth draws, the Tangos returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Troyes this Friday.
45 minutes of play and neither Laval nor Troyes have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Laval midfielder Mathieu Coutadeur in the 69th minute.
Troyes AC remains in 7th place with 32 points from 21 games, tie on points with RC Strasbourg Alsace, which has a game in hand.
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
Stade Laval
- Position: 16 +2
- Best performance of the season:Ajaccio 1-3 Laval (28 Oct.)
- Previous game:Niort 2-2 Laval (13 Jan.)
- Next game:GFC Ajaccio - Laval (27 Jan.)
Troyes AC
- Position: 7
- Best performance of the season:Troyes 3-1 Tours (23 Sep.)
- Previous game:Troyes 1-2 Ajaccio (13 Jan.)
- Next game:Troyes - Le Havre (27 Jan.)
Laval
1:0
Troyes
1:0 (0:0)
- 20 January 2017
- 20:00
- Laval
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 |  | |