Ligue 2 Review #6: Metz hit six against Martigues to take top spot, and more!

FC Metz 6-0 Martigues: Les Grenats blow apart Martigues to claim top spot 

Metz were expected to compete at the top end of the Ligue 2 table, but it has taken until Matchday 6 for Les Grenats to taste the top of the league with a 6-0 win over struggling Martigues. Cheikh Sabaly's hatrick, a brace from Mathieu Udol, and a strike from Ibou Sane secured a morale-boosting second win of the season for Stéphane Le Mignan's side.

Paris FC 2-0 EAG Guingamp: J.Lopez & Kebbal secure win for Les Parisiens

Paris FC got back to winning ways against Guingamp, ending a run of two defeats on the bounce to return to second place in Ligue 2. Julien Lopéz opened the scoring with a finish at the back post (10') before Illan Kebbal converted his second half penalty (75') to secure all three points for Les Parisiens.

PFC have now won 7 of their last 8 home games in Ligue 2, the same number as in the previous 16 (4 draws, 5 defeats). They now look forward to a derby clash with Red Star FC next Saturday (14:00 CET). 

Dunkerque 2-1 SC Bastia: Les Maritimes knock Bastia off top spot with fourth straight win

All was going well for the Corsican side, when Amine Boutrah scored his second goal in two games to fire Bastia back to the top of the table (36'). Yet, a penalty from Yacine Bammou (65') and Anton Sekongo's late finish (83') saw the Seasiders clinch a fourth straight win in Ligue 2 BKT.

Dunkerque now have 12 points after six Ligue 2 matches, their highest total at this stage of the season. Les Nordistes have won each of their last 4 L2 matches, which is now their longest winning streak in the division since January-February 1995 (5).

Caen 2-1 Amiens: Alexandre Mendy brace earns Caen straight second win 

Last season's Ligue 2 BKT top scorer Alexandre Mendy got off the mark with a brace against Amiens to earn Les Vikings a second win of the season. Louis Matoufa scored for Amiens (26') to cancel out Mendy's opening strike (13'), before the striker provided the winner for the Normand side with ten minutes to go (81'). 

Elsewhere in Ligue 2:

• AC Ajaccio earned their second win of the season against a Grenoble side that started the evening in second place. Moussa Soumano and Tim Jabol-Folcarelli were the scorers for the Corsican side. 
• Three goals in nine minutes (including a brace from Malik Tchokounte) saw Laval overcome a one-goal deficit against Rodez to seal their second win of the season.
• Pau FC continued their bright start to the season with a 1-0 win over FC Lorient thanks to Pathé Mboup's 35th minute strike.
• Hacène Benali scored his first Ligue 2 BKT goal as Red Star bounced back from two straight defeats with a draw against Clermont Foot (1-1). Mehdi Baaloudj scored for Les Grenats in the first half.

Full Ligue 2 BKT matchday 6 results: 

AC Ajaccio 2-0 Grenoble

SM Caen 2-1 Amiens

Dunkerque 2-1 SC Bastia

Paris FC 2-0 EA Guingamp

Rodez AF 1-3 Laval MFC

FC Annecy 1-0 Troyes

Clermont 1-1 Red Star FC

FC Metz 6-0 FC Martigues

Pau FC 1-0 FC Lorient

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