Ligue 2 (Week 16) : Valenciennes beats Lorient 4-2
FRANCE, Nov. 24, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 16: After a 4-2 victory over Brest on November 18, Lorient lost 4-2 against Valenciennes.
Mothiba Lebo scored dual goals
Valenciennes dominated the first half thanks to goals from Roudet Sebastien ('16) and Mothiba Lebo ('42). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Athenians further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Mothiba Lebo '69 and Mauricio Tony '79/penalty).
Lorient are down in fourth place with 29 points from 16 games, tie on points with Clermont Foot.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of November 24, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reims | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 35 |
| 2 | Nimes | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 31 |
| 3 | Clermont | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 29 |
| 4 | Lorient | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 29 |
| 5 | Paris FC | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 29 |
| 6 | Ajaccio | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 28 |
| 7 | Le Havre | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 25 |
| 8 | Brest | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 25 |
| 9 | Valenciennes | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 24 |
| 10 | Sochaux | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 24 |
| 11 | Chateauroux | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 | GFC Ajaccio | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 23 |
| 13 | Niort | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 22 |
| 14 | Orleans | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 19 |
| 15 | Auxerre | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 19 |
| 16 | Nancy | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 17 |
| 17 | Lens | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 14 |
| 18 | Bourg-Peronnas | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 36 | -18 | 13 |
| 19 | US Quevilly | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 8 |
| 20 | Tours | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 31 | -22 | 5 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2017-2018
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Overview
Valenciennes FC
- Position: 9 +2
- Best performance of the season:Valenciennes 4-1 Niort (25 Aug.)
- Previous game:Bourg-Peronnas 1-3 Valenciennes (17 Nov.)
- Next game:Sochaux - Valenciennes (28 Nov.)
Lorient
- Position: 4 -2
- Best performance of the season:Lorient 3-0 Chateauroux (14 Aug.)
- Previous game:Lorient 4-2 Brest (18 Nov.)
- Next game:Lorient - Nimes (28 Nov.)
Valenciennes
4:2
Lorient
4:2 (2:0)
- 24 November 2017
- 20:00
- Valenciennes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Reims | 35 |
| 2 |  Nimes | 31 |
| 3 |  Clermont | 29 |
| 4 | Lorient | 29 |
| 5 |  Paris FC | 29 |
Week 16 Results
| Friday 24 November 2017 | ||||
 | Brest | 1-0 | Sochaux |  |
| Nimes | 4-0 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
| Paris FC | 2-0 | US Quevilly | |
| Valenciennes | 4-2 | Lorient | |
 | Ajaccio | 0-1 | Reims | |
 | Auxerre | 1-1 | Nancy |  |
 | Tours | 1-2 | GFC Ajaccio |  |
 | Niort | 2-1 | Chateauroux |  |
 | Orleans | 1-2 | Clermont | |
| Saturday 25 November 2017 | ||||
 | Le Havre | 15:15 | Lens |  |