Ligue 2 (Week 29) : Niort defeats Valenciennes 2-1
FRANCE, Mar. 10, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 29: After their 1-1 draw against Orleans on March 4, “Les Chamois” returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Valenciennes this Friday.
Niort dominated the first half thanks to goals from Lamkel Ze Didier ('18) and Roye ('34). Leading 2-0 at the break, “Les Chamois” further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by in the th minute.
Chamois Niortais FC climbed to 9th place with 40 points from 29 games, tie on points with Gazelec Ajaccio.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of March 10, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reims | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 49 |
| 2 | Brest | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 49 |
| 3 | Lens | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 46 |
| 4 | Nimes | 29 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 45 |
| 5 | Amiens SC | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 45 |
| 6 | Troyes | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 30 | 8 | 44 |
| 7 | RC Strasbourg | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 43 |
| 8 | GFC Ajaccio | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Niort | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 41 | -4 | 40 |
| 10 | Le Havre | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 39 |
| 11 | Sochaux | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 38 |
| 12 | Bourg-Peronnas | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 38 |
| 13 | Clermont | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 37 |
| 14 | Ajaccio | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 39 | -7 | 37 |
| 15 | Valenciennes | 29 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 37 | -1 | 34 |
| 16 | Orleans | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 31 |
| 17 | Red Star | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 31 |
| 18 | Auxerre | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 29 |
| 19 | Laval | 29 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 26 |
| 20 | Tours | 29 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 48 | -13 | 26 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Chamois Niortais FC
- Position: 9 +4
- Best performance of the season:Auxerre 0-4 Niort (29 Oct.)
- Previous game:Orleans 1-1 Niort (4 Mar.)
- Next game:Clermont - Niort (17 Mar.)
Valenciennes FC
- Position: 15
- Best performance of the season:RC Strasbourg 2-4 Valenciennes (1 Oct.)
- Previous game:Valenciennes 2-1 RC Strasbourg (6 Mar.)
- Next game:Valenciennes - Tours (17 Mar.)
Niort
2:1
Valenciennes
2:1 (2:0)
- 10 March 2017
- 20:00
- Niort
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Reims | 49 |
| 2 |  Brest | 49 |
| 3 |  Lens | 46 |
| 4 |  Nimes | 45 |
| 5 | Amiens SC | 45 |
Week 29 Results
| Friday 10 March 2017 | ||||
| Reims | 3-0 | Ajaccio |  |
 | Laval | 0-0 | Auxerre |  |
| Nimes | 2-0 | Red Star |  |
 | Tours | 3-1 | Orleans |  |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 3-1 | Troyes |  |
| Niort | 2-1 | Valenciennes | |
 | Le Havre | 0-1 | Clermont |  |
| Amiens SC | 2-1 | Bourg-Peronnas |  | |
| Saturday 11 March 2017 | ||||
| RC Strasbourg | 15:00 | Brest | | |
| Monday 13 March 2017 | ||||
| Lens | 20:45 | Sochaux |  |