Ligue 2 (Week 30) : Lens beats Reims 2-0
FRANCE, Mar. 18, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 30: Four wins in a row for Lens. After their success against Valenciennes, Red Star and Sochaux, Lens continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 2-0 victory over Reims this Saturday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Jeanvier Julian ('50 own) and Zoubir Abdellah ('70).
Lens remains in first place with 52 points from 30 games, tie on points with runner-up Stade Brest.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of March 18, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lens | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 31 | 12 | 52 |
| 2 | Brest | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 52 |
| 3 | Reims | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 49 |
| 4 | Amiens SC | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 48 |
| 5 | Troyes | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 47 |
| 6 | RC Strasbourg | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 39 | 6 | 46 |
| 7 | Nimes | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 45 |
| 8 | Niort | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 41 | -3 | 43 |
| 9 | GFC Ajaccio | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 41 |
| 10 | Sochaux | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 41 |
| 11 | Le Havre | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 40 |
| 12 | Bourg-Peronnas | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 42 | -2 | 38 |
| 13 | Ajaccio | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 39 | -7 | 38 |
| 14 | Clermont | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 37 |
| 15 | Valenciennes | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 34 |
| 16 | Orleans | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 32 |
| 17 | Red Star | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 31 |
| 18 | Tours | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 48 | -9 | 29 |
| 19 | Auxerre | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 29 |
| 20 | Laval | 30 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 26 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Reims
- Position: 3 -1
- Best performance of the season:Reims 3-0 Ajaccio (10 Mar.)
- Previous game:Reims 3-0 Ajaccio (10 Mar.)
- Next game:Le Havre - Reims (31 Mar.)
Lens
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Lens 4-2 Orleans (20 Sep.)
- Previous game:Lens 2-1 Sochaux (13 Mar.)
- Next game:Lens - Brest (1 Apr.)
Reims
0:2
Lens
0:2 (0:0)
- 18 March 2017
- 15:00
- Reims
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lens | 52 |
| 2 |  Brest | 52 |
| 3 | Reims | 49 |
| 4 | Amiens SC | 48 |
| 5 |  Troyes | 47 |
Week 30 Results
| Friday 17 March 2017 | ||||
 | Clermont | 0-1 | Niort |  |
 | Valenciennes | 0-4 | Tours |  |
 | Red Star | 0-1 | Amiens SC | |
| Brest | 3-0 | Laval |  |
 | Ajaccio | 0-0 | Le Havre |  |
 | Orleans | 1-1 | GFC Ajaccio |  |
 | Sochaux | 2-1 | Nimes |  |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 2-4 | Troyes | |
| Saturday 18 March 2017 | ||||
| Reims | 0-2 | Lens | |
| Monday 20 March 2017 | ||||
 | Auxerre | 20:45 | RC Strasbourg | |