Ligue 2 (Week 24) : Orleans beats Laval 2-1
FRANCE, Feb. 7, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 24: Three wins in a row for Orleans. After their success against Sochaux and Auxerre, USO continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 2-1 victory over Laval this Tuesday.
Laval made Orleans doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Ayari ('87 on penalty) and Gomis Arthur ('88).
US Orleans climbed to 17th place with 24 points from 24 games, 2 points behind Red Star FC.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of February 7, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brest | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 45 |
| 2 | Troyes | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 39 |
| 3 | Reims | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 39 |
| 4 | Amiens SC | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 38 |
| 5 | Lens | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 37 |
| 6 | Nimes | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 28 | 9 | 36 |
| 7 | RC Strasbourg | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 36 |
| 8 | Sochaux | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 33 |
| 9 | Niort | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 33 |
| 10 | Bourg-Peronnas | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 32 |
| 11 | GFC Ajaccio | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 32 |
| 12 | Valenciennes | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 30 |
| 13 | Clermont | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 30 |
| 14 | Le Havre | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 30 |
| 15 | Ajaccio | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 30 |
| 16 | Red Star | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 26 |
| 17 | Orleans | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 24 |
| 18 | Laval | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 22 |
| 19 | Auxerre | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 29 | -13 | 22 |
| 20 | Tours | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 37 | -12 | 20 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
US Orleans
- Position: 17 +1
- Best performance of the season:Orleans 3-1 RC Strasbourg (16 Sep.)
- Previous game:Auxerre 0-2 Orleans (4 Feb.)
- Next game:RC Strasbourg - Orleans (13 Feb.)
Stade Laval
- Position: 18 -1
- Best performance of the season:Ajaccio 1-3 Laval (28 Oct.)
- Previous game:Laval 0-0 Valenciennes (3 Feb.)
- Next game:Laval - Red Star (10 Feb.)
Orleans
2:1
Laval
2:1 (0:0)
- 7 February 2017
- 21:00
- Orleans
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brest | 45 |
| 2 |  Troyes | 39 |
| 3 |  Reims | 39 |
| 4 | Amiens SC | 38 |
| 5 |  Lens | 37 |
Week 24 Results
| Monday 6 February 2017 | ||||
 | Red Star | 2-0 | Ajaccio |  |
 | Valenciennes | 0-0 | Le Havre |  |
| Tuesday 7 February 2017 | ||||
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 0-0 | Lens | |
 | Nimes | 3-0 | Niort |  |
| Troyes | 4-0 | RC Strasbourg | |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 1-1 | Reims | |
 | Sochaux | 0-1 | Auxerre |  |
 | Clermont | 1-1 | Brest | |
 | Tours | 0-3 | Amiens SC | |
| Orleans | 2-1 | Laval | |