Ligue 2 (Week 25) : Niort defeats Troyes 3-2
FRANCE, Feb. 10, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 25: After a 4-0 victory over RC Strasbourg on February 7, ESTAC lost 3-2 against Niort.
Troyes forward Chaouki Ben Saada opened the score in the 35th minute, before seeing Niort catch up in the 45th minute thanks to Sambia Junior. 1-1 at half time. “Les Chamois” eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Lamkel Ze Didier ('52) and Choplin ('89).
Troyes AC are down in third place with 39 points from 25 games, 2 points behind Amiens Sporting Club.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of February 10, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brest | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 45 |
| 2 | Amiens SC | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 41 |
| 3 | Troyes | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 39 |
| 4 | Reims | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 39 |
| 5 | Nimes | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 | Lens | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 37 |
| 7 | RC Strasbourg | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 36 |
| 8 | Niort | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 36 |
| 9 | Le Havre | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 33 |
| 10 | Sochaux | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 33 |
| 11 | Ajaccio | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 33 |
| 12 | Bourg-Peronnas | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 32 |
| 13 | GFC Ajaccio | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 32 |
| 14 | Clermont | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 30 |
| 15 | Valenciennes | 25 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 30 |
| 16 | Red Star | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 27 |
| 17 | Auxerre | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 25 |
| 18 | Orleans | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 24 |
| 19 | Laval | 25 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 23 |
| 20 | Tours | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 21 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Chamois Niortais FC
- Position: 8 +1
- Best performance of the season:Auxerre 0-4 Niort (29 Oct.)
- Previous game:Nimes 3-0 Niort (7 Feb.)
- Next game:GFC Ajaccio - Niort (17 Feb.)
Troyes AC
- Position: 3 -1
- Best performance of the season:Troyes 4-0 RC Strasbourg (7 Feb.)
- Previous game:Troyes 4-0 RC Strasbourg (7 Feb.)
- Next game:Troyes - Nimes (17 Feb.)
Niort
3:2
Troyes
3:2 (1:1)
- 10 February 2017
- 20:00
- Niort
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brest | 45 |
| 2 | Amiens SC | 41 |
| 3 | Troyes | 39 |
| 4 |  Reims | 39 |
| 5 |  Nimes | 37 |
Week 25 Results
| Friday 10 February 2017 | ||||
 | Auxerre | 3-1 | Brest | |
| Niort | 3-2 | Troyes | |
 | Le Havre | 3-0 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
| Nimes | 1-1 | Tours |  |
| Amiens SC | 4-0 | GFC Ajaccio |  | |
 | Laval | 1-1 | Red Star |  |
 | Ajaccio | 3-2 | Valenciennes |  |
| Saturday 11 February 2017 | ||||
| Reims | 15:00 | Sochaux |  |
| Monday 13 February 2017 | ||||
| RC Strasbourg | 19:00 | Orleans |  | |
 | Lens | 20:45 | Clermont |  |