Ligue 2 (Week 15) : Lens beats Niort 3-1
FRANCE, Nov. 20, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 15: After their 0-0 draw against Chateauroux on November 4 and 1-1 draw against Nancy on November 4, Lens returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Niort this Monday.
Diarra Souleymane scored dual goals
Lens dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Fortune Kevin in the 10th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Lens players further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Diarra Souleymane '63, '90).
Chamois Niortais FC are down in 14th place with 19 points from 15 games, tie on points with US Orleans.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of November 20, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reims | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 32 |
| 2 | Lorient | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 | Nimes | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 28 |
| 4 | Ajaccio | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 | Clermont | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 26 |
| 6 | Paris FC | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 26 |
| 7 | Le Havre | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 25 |
| 8 | Sochaux | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 24 |
| 9 | Chateauroux | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 23 |
| 10 | Brest | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Valenciennes | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 21 |
| 12 | GFC Ajaccio | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 20 |
| 13 | Orleans | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 19 |
| 14 | Niort | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 19 |
| 15 | Auxerre | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 18 |
| 16 | Nancy | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 16 |
| 17 | Lens | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 14 |
| 18 | Bourg-Peronnas | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 32 | -14 | 13 |
| 19 | US Quevilly | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 27 | -15 | 8 |
| 20 | Tours | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 29 | -21 | 5 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2017-2018
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Overview
Lens
- Position: 17 +1
- Best performance of the season:Bourg-Peronnas 0-6 Lens (13 Oct.)
- Previous game:Nancy 1-1 Lens (4 Nov.)
- Next game:Le Havre - Lens (25 Nov.)
Chamois Niortais FC
- Position: 14 -2
- Best performance of the season:Nimes 1-5 Niort (22 Sep.)
- Previous game:Niort 1-1 Clermont (3 Nov.)
- Next game:Niort - Chateauroux (24 Nov.)
Lens
3:1
Niort
3:1 (1:0)
- 20 November 2017
- 20:45
- Lens
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Reims | 32 |
| 2 |  Lorient | 29 |
| 3 |  Nimes | 28 |
| 4 |  Ajaccio | 28 |
| 5 |  Clermont | 26 |
Week 15 Results
| Friday 17 November 2017 | ||||
| US Quevilly | 1-0 | Orleans |  | |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 1-1 | Le Havre |  |
| Clermont | 1-0 | Auxerre |  |
 | Sochaux | 2-1 | Nimes | |
 | Chateauroux | 1-0 | Tours |  |
 | Nancy | 2-2 | Ajaccio | |
| Reims | 1-1 | Paris FC |  |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 1-3 | Valenciennes |  |
| Saturday 18 November 2017 | ||||
| Lorient | 4-2 | Brest |  |
| Monday 20 November 2017 | ||||
| Lens | 3-1 | Niort | |