Ligue 2 (Week 22) : Brest defeats Valenciennes 1-0
FRANCE, Jan. 27, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 22: After losing 0-1 to Red Star on January 23, Brest returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Valenciennes this Friday.
45 minutes of play and neither Brest nor Valenciennes have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Joseph-monrose Steven in stoppage time.
Stade Brest remains in first place with 41 points from 22 games, a 6-point lead over runner-up Lens, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of January 27, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brest | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 41 |
| 2 | Lens | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 35 |
| 3 | Troyes | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 35 |
| 4 | Reims | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 34 |
| 5 | RC Strasbourg | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 33 |
| 6 | Sochaux | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 33 |
| 7 | Amiens SC | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 32 |
| 8 | GFC Ajaccio | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 31 |
| 9 | Bourg-Peronnas | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 31 |
| 10 | Nimes | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 30 |
| 11 | Niort | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 30 |
| 12 | Clermont | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 29 |
| 13 | Valenciennes | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 28 |
| 14 | Le Havre | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 28 |
| 15 | Ajaccio | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 27 |
| 16 | Red Star | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 22 |
| 17 | Laval | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 21 |
| 18 | Tours | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 19 |
| 19 | Auxerre | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 19 |
| 20 | Orleans | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 18 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Valenciennes FC
- Position: 13 -1
- Best performance of the season:RC Strasbourg 2-4 Valenciennes (1 Oct.)
- Previous game:Reims 0-0 Valenciennes (20 Jan.)
- Next game:Laval - Valenciennes (3 Feb.)
Stade Brest
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Red Star 0-3 Brest (12 Aug.)
- Previous game:Brest 0-1 Red Star (23 Jan.)
- Next game:Brest - Sochaux (4 Feb.)
Valenciennes
0:1
Brest
0:1 (0:0)
- 27 January 2017
- 20:00
- Valenciennes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brest | 41 |
| 2 |  Lens | 35 |
| 3 |  Troyes | 35 |
| 4 |  Reims | 34 |
| 5 | RC Strasbourg | 33 |
Week 22 Results
| Friday 27 January 2017 | ||||
 | Clermont | 0-1 | Auxerre |  |
 | Orleans | 1-0 | Sochaux |  |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 1-1 | Laval |  |
 | Tours | 0-0 | Niort |  |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 3-2 | Ajaccio |  |
 | Nimes | 2-2 | RC Strasbourg | |
| Troyes | 2-1 | Le Havre |  |
| Valenciennes | 0-1 | Brest | |
| Saturday 28 January 2017 | ||||
| Amiens SC | 15:00 | Lens | | |
| Monday 30 January 2017 | ||||
 | Red Star | 20:45 | Reims | |