This weekend, Ligue 2 clubs returned to the championship for the 19th day of the 2025-2026 financial year. This Friday evening, ten clubs were on deck to launch this new weekend of competition. Here is the summary and results of the five meetings on January 16.
Bastia, last in Ligue 2, had an opportunity to come back to within a point of Laval, 17th this Friday evening. The two teams faced each other at the Stade Francis-le-Basser in a clash of relegators. The Corsicans wanted to carry out a major operation to reintegrate themselves into the race to maintain their position.
For their part, the Amiens hoped to move away from the red zone on the Annecy pitch. The Picards were only three points ahead of Laval before the start of the 18th day of the championship.
Montpellier wanted to move forward after a series of four games in a row without a victory. If the MHSC largely won (4-0) in Metz in the Cup, the Hérault club has not won in Ligue 2 since November 7 and hoped to stop this series on the lawn of Boulogne-sur-Mer.
ASSE ejected from the top five of Ligue 2?
Before hosting Clermont this Saturday evening, ASSE could be relegated to sixth place in Ligue 2 in the event of positive results for two of its competitors. On home turf, Dunkirk hosted Pau and was able to take a six-point lead over their opponent and temporarily settle on the podium.
At the same time, Le Mans traveled to the Stade Paul Lignon in Rodez. Le Mans wanted to continue their good series and win to temporarily take a three-point lead over the Greens.
Summary of meetings
Annecy 2-0 Amiens (Scorer: Ben Touré, Kylian Jusseron)
Rodez 1-1 Le Mans (Scorers: Ibrahima Balde for Rodez – Théo Eyoum for Le Mans)
Boulogne 1-0 Montpellier (Scorer: Corentin Fatou)
Dunkirk 3-1 Pau (Dunkirk scorers: Thomas Robinet and Anton Sekongo x2 – Giovanni Versini for Pau)
Laval 0-2 Bastia (Scorers: Jérémy Sebas and Felix Tomi)
| # | Team | Pts | J | G | N | D | BP | BC | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troyes | 38 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 16 | +15 |
| 2 | Dunkirk | 33 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 21 | +14 |
| 3 | Reims | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 21 | +13 |
| 4 | Red Star | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 16 | +8 |
| 5 | Saint-Étienne | 31 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 25 | +10 |
| 6 | Le Mans | 31 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 18 | +4 |
| 7 | Pau | 27 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 31 | -4 |
| 8 | Guingamp | 26 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 30 | -2 |
| 9 | Annecy | 25 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 20 | +3 |
| 10 | Montpellier | 25 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 20 | -1 |
| 11 | Rodez | 25 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 26 | -4 |
| 12 | Clermont | 22 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -2 |
| 13 | Grenoble | 21 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 22 | -3 |
| 14 | Nancy | 21 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 23 | -6 |
| 15 | Boulogne-sur-Mer | 19 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 29 | -10 |
| 16 | Amiens | 18 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 29 | -7 |
| 17 | Laval | 15 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 28 | -14 |
| 18 | Bastia | 14 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 25 | -14 |
