Ligue 2: Amiens and Clermont in the tough, Bastia expanding – results of summer preparations

A few days before the season was launched League 2it’s time to consider summer preparations. Between teams full of confidence, those with a bit of doubt and others waiting for the competition to start getting a real idea of ​​their abilities, several trends emerged ahead of the first weekend of co – competition. Preview.

Clermont is moving forward with doubts

While it’s always dangerous to try to learn lessons from the summer preparations, we can still point out that only one Ligue 2 team enters the new season without winning a single game . This team is just that Clermont. Despite promising recruitment (Saivet, Bassouamina, Da Silva), the relegated side from Ligue 1 ended their summer campaign with three draws and two defeats.

Considering the game against Valenciennes, which is not officially a warm-up game, Amiens so avoid being stupid. With two draws and three defeats to his credit, including a very important one against him Dunkirk (1-5), the Picardy club showed serious shortcomings, even in their recent draw against FC Metz. Meanwhile, AC Ajaccio held Paris FC (1-1) while Guingamp and Lorient did not decide between themselves (1-1).

Grenoble has not lost a game

The last weekend before the start of the competition was also an opportunity for some clubs to compete against opponents from lower divisions, with more success than obstacles. Annie (FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (N) 1-0), Caen (FC Versailles (N) 3-1), Laval (US Orléans (N) 3-2) and Grenoble (Nîmes Olympique (N) 4-1), they managed to keep their levels. But this is not true for Troyes (Valenciennes FC (N) 2-2) and the FC Paris (UNFP FC 1-1).

Among the good students of the summer, Bastia hit hard by beating Angers (2-1), after Lucciana (0-3), Annecy (3-1) and Ajaccio (1- 2) to demolish. The only team that did not lose, Grenoble finished with a great success against Nîmes (4-1), all after defeating Saint-Etienne (5-3), Auxerre (3-0) and Bourg-en – Bresse (3-0). With the exception of Rodez (0-0), which ended with success against Clermont (4-1), no team faced a teamOswald Tanchot.

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Club by club report:

Ajaccio : 2 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss
Amiens : 1V, 2N, 3D
Annie : 3V, 2N, 1D
Bastia : 4V, 0N, 2D
Caen : 1V, 0N, 5D
Clermont : 0V, 3N, 2D
Dunkirk : 2V, 2N, 1D
Grenoble : 4V, 1N, 0D
Guingamp : 4V, 1N, 2D
Laval : 3V, 2N, 2D
Lorient : 2V, 2N, 1D
Martigues : 3V, 0N, 2D
Metz : 4V, 2N, 1D
FC Paris : 3V, 2N, 1D
Pau : 2V, 1N, 2D
Red Star : 2V, 1N, 2D
Rodez : 2V, 1N, 3D
Troyes : 1V, 1N, 4D