Ligue 2 (Week 33) : Nimes beats Orleans 2-0
FRANCE, Apr. 14, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 33: Three wins in a row for Nimes. After their success against Valenciennes and Clermont, the Crocodiles continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 2-0 victory over Orleans this Friday.
Téji Savanier scored dual goals
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 two goals by Nimes forward Téji Savanier at '51 and '85 (on penalty).
Nimes Olympique climbed to third place with 54 points from 33 games, only one point behind Lens, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of April 14, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brest | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 34 | 12 | 59 |
| 2 | Lens | 32 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 49 | 36 | 13 | 55 |
| 3 | Nimes | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 49 | 34 | 15 | 54 |
| 4 | Troyes | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 38 | 11 | 53 |
| 5 | RC Strasbourg | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 40 | 10 | 53 |
| 6 | Amiens SC | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 51 |
| 7 | Reims | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 51 |
| 8 | Niort | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 41 | 46 | -5 | 47 |
| 9 | GFC Ajaccio | 33 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 45 |
| 10 | Le Havre | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 44 |
| 11 | Sochaux | 33 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 42 |
| 12 | Clermont | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 41 |
| 13 | Bourg-Peronnas | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 43 | 47 | -4 | 41 |
| 14 | Valenciennes | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 40 | 42 | -2 | 40 |
| 15 | Ajaccio | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 46 | -10 | 39 |
| 16 | Tours | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 51 | -5 | 36 |
| 17 | Orleans | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 35 |
| 18 | Auxerre | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 32 |
| 19 | Red Star | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 49 | -18 | 31 |
| 20 | Laval | 33 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 30 | 40 | -10 | 30 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Nimes Olympique
- Position: 3 +1
- Best performance of the season:Nimes 3-0 Niort (7 Feb.)
- Previous game:Clermont 2-3 Nimes (7 Apr.)
- Next game:Reims - Nimes (21 Apr.)
US Orleans
- Position: 17 -1
- Best performance of the season:Orleans 3-1 RC Strasbourg (16 Sep.)
- Previous game:Orleans 1-0 Bourg-Peronnas (7 Apr.)
- Next game:Valenciennes - Orleans (21 Apr.)
Nimes
2:0
Orleans
2:0 (0:0)
- 14 April 2017
- 20:00
- Nîmes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brest | 59 |
| 2 |  Lens | 55 |
| 3 | Nimes | 54 |
| 4 |  Troyes | 53 |
| 5 | RC Strasbourg | 53 |
Week 33 Results
| Friday 14 April 2017 | ||||
| Amiens SC | 2-0 | Le Havre |  | |
 | Tours | 3-1 | Sochaux |  |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 4-4 | Clermont |  |
| Nimes | 2-0 | Orleans | |
| Troyes | 3-2 | Red Star |  |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 0-2 | Valenciennes |  |
 | Niort | 0-3 | Brest | |
 | Laval | 5-2 | Reims |  |
| Saturday 15 April 2017 | ||||
| Lens | 15:00 | Auxerre |  |
| Monday 17 April 2017 | ||||
| RC Strasbourg | 20:45 | Ajaccio |  | |