Paris (AFP)

The leader against the third: the match between Paris FC and Caen, opening (3:00 p.m.) at the Charléty Stadium, is the main course of the 9th day of L2.

The Caen defense, the most airtight in Ligue 2 with that of Amiens (4 goals conceded), will it manage to stem the Parisian attack, the most generous in the League with that of Auxerre (14 goals each)?

This will be the major stake of this meeting between Caen, which went back down to Ligue 2 last season, and Paris FC, which has been flirting with the elite for several seasons.

Niort (4th) will not be able to join in the fight at the top of the table since his match against Grenoble has been postponed because of too many cases of Covid-19 in the Isère workforce.

Troyes, the second, goes for its part, also on Saturday evening, to the Isle of Beauty at AC Ajaccio, in bad shape in 18th place.

While waiting for the closing match of the day, Monday between two teams which were still in Ligue 1 last season: Amiens and Toulouse at the Licorne.

Program for the 9th day of Ligue 2:

Saturday October 31

(3:00 p.m.) Paris FC - Caen

(19h00) Guingamp - Sochaux

AC Ajaccio - Troyes

Chambly - Dunkirk

Le Havre - Pau

Nancy - Chateauroux

Rodez - Auxerre

Valenciennes - Clermont

Monday November 2

(8:45 p.m.) Amiens - Toulouse

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postponed

Niort - Grenoble

Ranking: Pts JGNP bp bc dif

1. Paris FC 19 8 6 1 1 14 6 8

2. Troyes 14 8 4 2 2 9 5 4

3. Caen 14 8 4 2 2 6 4 2

4. Niort 14 8 4 2 2 10 9 1

5. Sochaux 13 8 3 4 1 10 8 2

6. Le Havre 13 8 4 1 3 7 8 -1

7. Grenoble 12 7 4 0 3 11 7 4

8. Clermont 12 8 3 3 2 9 5 4

9. Auxerre 12 8 4 0 4 14 11 3

10. Toulouse 12 8 3 3 2 11 8 3

11. Valenciennes 11 8 3 2 3 6 5 1

12. Amiens 11 8 3 2 3 5 4 1

13. Guingamp 10 8 3 1 4 7 8 -1

14. Dunkirk 10 8 3 1 4 6 7 -1

15. Nancy 8 7 2 2 3 7 7 0

16. Châteauroux 8 8 2 2 4 7 8 -1

17. Rodez 8 8 2 2 4 6 14 -8

18. AC Ajaccio 7 8 2 1 5 5 11 -6

19. Pau 6 8 1 3 4 6 10 -4

20. Chambly 5 8 1 2 5 6 17 -11

Editor's note: The first two in the standings go up to L1.

A pre-jump-off will oppose the 4th to the 5th in one match, the winner will then face the 3rd.

The winner will qualify for the accession jump-off in L1, against the 18th in the first division and in home and away matches.

The last two descend in National 1, the 18th competing in a jump-off with the 3rd in National 1.

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