Ligue 2 (Week 7) : Valenciennes beats Lens 1-0
FRANCE, Sep. 15, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 7: After losing 3-0 to Nancy on September 8, the Athenians returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Lens this Friday.
Lens made Valenciennes doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Valenciennes defender Baptiste Aloé in the 76th minute.
Valenciennes FC climbed to 10th place with 11 points from 7 games, tie on points with Clermont Foot.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of September 15, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorient | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 2 | Orleans | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Le Havre | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 4 | Nimes | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Brest | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Paris FC | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Reims | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | Chateauroux | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Clermont | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Valenciennes | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Sochaux | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Ajaccio | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Bourg-Peronnas | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 9 |
| 14 | GFC Ajaccio | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 15 | Niort | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 8 |
| 16 | Nancy | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 6 |
| 17 | US Quevilly | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 5 |
| 18 | Auxerre | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 4 |
| 19 | Tours | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 1 |
| 20 | Lens | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2017-2018
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Overview
Valenciennes FC
- Position: 10 +2
- Best performance of the season:Valenciennes 4-1 Niort (25 Aug.)
- Previous game:Nancy 3-0 Valenciennes (8 Sep.)
- Next game:Ajaccio - Valenciennes (19 Sep.)
Lens
- Position: 20
- Previous game:Lens 2-3 Lorient (9 Sep.)
- Next game:Lens - US Quevilly (18 Sep.)
Valenciennes
1:0
Lens
1:0 (0:0)
- 15 September 2017
- 20:00
- Valenciennes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lorient | 17 |
| 2 |  Orleans | 14 |
| 3 |  Le Havre | 13 |
| 4 |  Nimes | 13 |
| 5 |  Brest | 13 |
Week 7 Results
| Friday 15 September 2017 | ||||
| US Quevilly | 2-0 | Nancy |  | |
 | Paris FC | 2-0 | Tours |  |
| Lorient | 2-0 | Ajaccio |  |
| Valenciennes | 1-0 | Lens | |
| Brest | 1-0 | Le Havre | |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 2-1 | Clermont |  |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 3-0 | Chateauroux |  |
| Orleans | 3-1 | Niort |  |
| Nimes | 3-0 | Auxerre |  |
| Saturday 16 September 2017 | ||||
 | Sochaux | 15:00 | Reims |  |