Ligue 2 (Week 21) : Sochaux and Clermont tied at 3-3
FRANCE, Jan. 20, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 21: The match between Sochaux and Clermont ended in a 3-3 draw on Friday.
Sochaux players started off well by taking the lead thanks to goals by Sao ('16) and Andriatsima Faneva ('21). However, even though they were leading 2-0 at half time, and despite Fuchs Jeando goal ('90) in the second period, they could not prevent a comeback by Clermont with goals by Ludovic Genest ('63), Caddy Dorian ('72) and Wesley Jobello ('86).
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard climbed to fourth place with 33 points from 21 games, only one point behind Reims.
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
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
- Position: 4 +2
- Best performance of the season:Troyes 1-3 Sochaux (29 Jul.)
- Previous game:Valenciennes 2-1 Sochaux (16 Jan.)
- Next game:Orleans - Sochaux (27 Jan.)
Clermont Foot
- Position: 9 -1
- Best performance of the season:Clermont 3-0 Orleans (16 Dec.)
- Previous game:Red Star 1-3 Clermont (13 Jan.)
- Next game:Clermont - Auxerre (27 Jan.)
Sochaux
3:3
Clermont
3:3 (2:0)
- 20 January 2017
- 20:00
- Sochaux
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 |  | |