Ligue 2 (Week 23) : RCS beats GFC Ajaccio 2-0
FRANCE, Feb. 3, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 23: After their 2-2 draw against Nimes on January 27, RC Strasbourg returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over GFC Ajaccio this Friday.
GFC Ajaccio made RC Strasbourg doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Boutaïb ('52 on penalty) and Guillaume ('72).
RC Strasbourg Alsace climbed to third place with 36 points from 22 games, 2 points behind Reims.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of February 3, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brest | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 41 |
| 2 | Reims | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 38 |
| 3 | RC Strasbourg | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 36 |
| 4 | Lens | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 36 |
| 5 | Troyes | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 36 |
| 6 | Amiens SC | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 35 |
| 7 | Nimes | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 33 |
| 8 | Sochaux | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 33 |
| 9 | Niort | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 33 |
| 10 | Bourg-Peronnas | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 31 |
| 11 | GFC Ajaccio | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 31 |
| 12 | Ajaccio | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 30 |
| 13 | Valenciennes | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 29 |
| 14 | Clermont | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 29 |
| 15 | Le Havre | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 29 |
| 16 | Red Star | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 23 |
| 17 | Laval | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 22 |
| 18 | Tours | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 20 |
| 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
RC Strasbourg Alsace
- Position: 3 +3
- Best performance of the season:RC Strasbourg 3-0 Niort (16 Dec.)
- Previous game:Nimes 2-2 RC Strasbourg (27 Jan.)
- Next game:Troyes - RC Strasbourg (7 Feb.)
Gazelec Ajaccio
- Position: 11 -3
- Best performance of the season:GFC Ajaccio 4-1 Ajaccio (9 Dec.)
- Previous game:GFC Ajaccio 1-1 Laval (27 Jan.)
- Next game:GFC Ajaccio - Reims (7 Feb.)
RC Strasbourg
2:0
GFC Ajaccio
2:0 (0:0)
- 3 February 2017
- 20:00
- Strasbourg
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brest | 41 |
| 2 |  Reims | 38 |
| 3 | RC Strasbourg | 36 |
| 4 |  Lens | 36 |
| 5 |  Troyes | 36 |
Week 23 Results
| Friday 3 February 2017 | ||||
 | Niort | 3-2 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
 | Ajaccio | 2-1 | Clermont |  |
 | Le Havre | 1-1 | Red Star |  |
| Reims | 1-1 | Tours |  |
 | Laval | 0-0 | Valenciennes |  |
| RC Strasbourg | 2-0 | GFC Ajaccio | | |
| Amiens SC | 1-2 | Nimes |  | |
| Lens | 0-0 | Troyes | |
| Saturday 4 February 2017 | ||||
| Brest | 15:00 | Sochaux |  |
 | Auxerre | 15:00 | Orleans |  |