Ligue 2 (Week 31) : Nimes defeats Valenciennes 1-0
FRANCE, Mar. 31, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 31: After losing 2-1 to Sochaux on March 17, the Crocodiles bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Valenciennes this Friday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Nimes striker Ripart Renaud goal in the 28th minute.
Nimes Olympique climbed to 6th place with 48 points from 31 games, only one point behind RC Strasbourg Alsace, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of March 31, 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 | Troyes | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 34 | 12 | 50 |
| 4 | Reims | 31 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 50 |
| 5 | RC Strasbourg | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 39 | 8 | 49 |
| 6 | Nimes | 31 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 48 |
| 7 | Amiens SC | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 48 |
| 8 | Niort | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 41 | -2 | 46 |
| 9 | Le Havre | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 41 |
| 10 | Sochaux | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 41 |
| 11 | GFC Ajaccio | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 41 |
| 12 | Bourg-Peronnas | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 44 | -1 | 41 |
| 13 | Clermont | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 40 |
| 14 | Ajaccio | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 40 | -7 | 39 |
| 15 | Valenciennes | 31 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 36 | 42 | -6 | 34 |
| 16 | Tours | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 49 | -7 | 32 |
| 17 | Orleans | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 32 |
| 18 | Red Star | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 43 | -14 | 31 |
| 19 | Auxerre | 31 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 36 | -15 | 29 |
| 20 | Laval | 31 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 27 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Nimes Olympique
- Position: 6 +1
- Best performance of the season:Nimes 3-0 Niort (7 Feb.)
- Previous game:Sochaux 2-1 Nimes (17 Mar.)
- Next game:Clermont - Nimes (7 Apr.)
Valenciennes FC
- Position: 15
- Best performance of the season:RC Strasbourg 2-4 Valenciennes (1 Oct.)
- Previous game:Valenciennes 0-4 Tours (17 Mar.)
- Next game:Valenciennes - Troyes (7 Apr.)
Nimes
1:0
Valenciennes
1:0 (1:0)
- 31 March 2017
- 20:00
- Nîmes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lens | 52 |
| 2 |  Brest | 52 |
| 3 |  Troyes | 50 |
| 4 |  Reims | 50 |
| 5 | RC Strasbourg | 49 |
Week 31 Results
| Friday 31 March 2017 | ||||
| Troyes | 4-2 | Orleans |  |
 | Laval | 1-1 | Ajaccio |  |
 | Le Havre | 1-1 | Reims | |
 | Niort | 1-0 | Auxerre |  |
| Amiens SC | 0-1 | Clermont |  | |
| Nimes | 1-0 | Valenciennes | |
 | Tours | 3-1 | Red Star |  |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 2-3 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
| Saturday 1 April 2017 | ||||
| Lens | 15:00 | Brest | |
| Monday 3 April 2017 | ||||
| RC Strasbourg | 20:45 | Sochaux |  | |