Playing his future over 90 minutes of football when there were 38 days on the program. Such is the fate of nine Ligue 2 clubs which, this Friday June 2 (8:45 p.m.), will compete for the places of accession to Ligue 1 and relegated to National. This concerns Le Havre, Metz and Bordeaux at the top of the table and Valenciennes, Annecy, Pau, Rodez, Laval and Dijon in the lower part. Here are all the challenges of this 38th and last day of Ligue 2.
Le Havre promoted if…
The Normans, victims of a huge air pocket at the end of the season when they flew over the championship, still have their destiny between their feet. Les Havrais, still leaders of the division with three points ahead of their opponents Metz and Bordeaux, will be promoted tonight if they win or draw against Dijon.
In the event of defeat, the Ciel et Marine will have to hope that Metz or Bordeaux do not win. The two clubs challenging Bastia and Rodez respectively. A last scenario can allow Le Havre to go up: in the event of defeat by a goal difference and Bordeaux does not win by more than a goal difference. Le Havre being in a position of strength since it has the advantage in direct confrontations.
FC Metz promoted if…
For Metz, it will be necessary, in any case, to achieve a better result than Bordeaux or as well. The Messins can also hope to come back if they win against Bastia and Le Havre loses.
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The people of Lorraine will have their destiny linked to that of Bordeaux in the event of a draw or defeat. If Metz and Bordeaux achieve the same result, FCM will be promoted. The goal is to maintain a goal difference equal to or greater than Bordeaux, since they have the advantage in direct confrontations (Metz having won 3-0 in the first leg and lost 2-0 in the return).
The Girondins promoted if…
For Bordeaux, it looks much more complicated but different scenarios could be favorable to them… It will be necessary that the Bordeaux people, opposed to Rodez, win and that Metz does not win in Bastia. If the Girondins win, they can also pass Le Havre if they lose against Dijon by two goals (Le Havre having the advantage in direct confrontations).
Finally, a last scenario, more improbable, could occur: that where Metz and Bordeaux would lose. In this case, the FCGB would pass in front of Metz if the Messins lose by five goals and Bordeaux only lose by one goal. Metz currently having a goal difference of +27 when Bordeaux are at +24.
Laval holds up if…
For the fight concerning the maintenance, let’s focus only on Laval, club of Mayenne. The Laval residents, in bad shape in seventeenth place, still have several scenarios that would prove favorable this Friday evening. In the event of a victory against Amiens, Laval would remain in Ligue 2 if Valenciennes, Annecy, Pau or Rodez lose.
A second scenario would allow the Mayenne people to maintain themselves. If Pau or Rodez draws and Laval wins, the Tango will stay in Ligue 2.
If Pau and Rodez win, it would be played with Annecy and Valenciennes if these two clubs draw. In this case, the maintenance would be played at goal average.
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The Mayenne are at -13, the Haut-Savoyards at -11, the Nordists at -5. Laval should therefore win by at least two goals to save themselves, since Tango won and drew against Annecy (0-1; 1-1), the second criterion in the League to decide between two tied teams.
In the event of a draw, the Laval residents will have to hope that two of these three scenarios occur: a defeat for Pau against Caen, a defeat for Rodez at Bordeaux, a draw or a defeat for Dijon at Le Havre. The goal difference could count, but Rodez is difficult to catch up (-6 against -13). If the Palois lose, it is the Mayenne who would save themselves, despite a tie on points, since they would have a better goal average.
