Ligue 2 (Week 5) : Valenciennes defeats Niort 4-1
FRANCE, Aug. 25, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 5: After two straigth victories against Auxerre and Tours, “Les Chamois” lost 4-1 against Valenciennes.
Roudet Sebastien scored dual goals
Valenciennes dominated the first half thanks to goals from Dos Santos ('27), Mothiba Lebo ('33) and Roudet Sebastien ('34). Leading 3-0 at the break, the Athenians further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Roudet Sebastien in the 67th minute.
Valenciennes FC climbed to 6th place with 8 points from 5 games, tie on points with Lorient, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of August 25, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Havre | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 2 | Reims | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | Ajaccio | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Chateauroux | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Lorient | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | Valenciennes | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Clermont | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Niort | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Sochaux | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 8 |
| 10 | Orleans | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | Brest | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Nimes | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Paris FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 7 |
| 14 | Bourg-Peronnas | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | GFC Ajaccio | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Nancy | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | Auxerre | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 3 |
| 18 | US Quevilly | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 2 |
| 19 | Lens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 0 |
| 20 | Tours | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2017-2018
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Overview
Valenciennes FC
- Position: 6 +4
- Best performance of the season:Valenciennes 4-1 Niort (25 Aug.)
- Previous game:Le Havre 1-0 Valenciennes (18 Aug.)
- Next game:Nancy - Valenciennes (8 Sep.)
Chamois Niortais FC
- Position: 8 -3
- Best performance of the season:Niort 2-0 Auxerre (11 Aug.)
- Previous game:Niort 2-1 Tours (18 Aug.)
- Next game:Niort - Paris FC (8 Sep.)
Valenciennes
4:1
Niort
4:1 (3:0)
- 25 August 2017
- 20:00
- Valenciennes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Le Havre | 12 |
| 2 |  Reims | 12 |
| 3 |  Ajaccio | 11 |
| 4 |  Chateauroux | 9 |
| 5 |  Lorient | 8 |
Week 5 Results
| Friday 25 August 2017 | ||||
| Valenciennes | 4-1 | Niort | |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 2-0 | GFC Ajaccio |  |
 | Tours | 1-3 | Ajaccio | |
 | Nimes | 1-0 | Le Havre | |
 | Sochaux | 1-5 | Chateauroux | |
 | Paris FC | 2-1 | Auxerre |  |
| US Quevilly | 0-2 | Clermont |  | |
 | Brest | 2-1 | Nancy |  |
| Saturday 26 August 2017 | ||||
| Lorient | 15:00 | Reims | |
| Monday 28 August 2017 | ||||
 | Orleans | 20:45 | Lens |  |