Season trivia for Ligue 2 2020/2021
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2020/2021 Ligue 2 season in France.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Mickaël Le Bihan and Mathias Autret. Together they were behind 7 goals for Auxerre in the 2020/2021 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2020/2021 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Mohamed Bayo, playing for Clermont, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 13 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Clermont-USL Dunkerque.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2020/2021 was 6 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Mickaël Le Bihan (Auxerre) - October 2020
Rhys Healey (Toulouse) - December 2020
Most braces by player
Mickaël Le Bihan in Auxerre scored (at least) two goals in a match 5 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2020/2021 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2020/2021 season was Pape Ibnou Ba in Chamois Niortais, in total he did it 10 times.
Most last goals in a match
In total, there were 2 players who scored the last goal of the match the most times, 6 times to be precise, and the players who did it were these:
Mohamed Bayo (Clermont)
Mickaël Le Bihan (Auxerre)
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2020/2021 season was Stijn Spierings, in total he scored 7 penalties for his Toulouse.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Yoann Touzghar was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2020/2021 season, in total he scored 3 stoppage time goals for his Troyes.
Most own goals by player
3 players share the less-than-honourable title of most own goals during the 2020/2021 season in Ligue 2. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were:
Most own goals by team
Nancy scored 7 own goals in all their matches, making them the best at it in the entire league during the 2020/2021 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 2 players who scored in 6 consecutive matches during the 2020/2021 season, and the players who achieved this were Yoann Touzghar (Troyes) and Rhys Healey (Toulouse).
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Mickaël Le Bihan in Auxerre who had the longest streak of matches in a row with at least one assist, achieving this in 4 consecutive matches.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Rhys Healey in Toulouse scored or assisted in 7 consecutive matches during the 2020/2021 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Mickaël Le Bihan in Auxerre who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 12 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Mohamed Bayo in Clermont scored a total of 15 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Ligue 2 during the 2020/2021 season.
Most matches in a row without losing
Auxerre were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2020/2021 season, playing 13 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Pau had a streak of 6 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Ligue 2 during the 2020/2021 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Rodez managed the feat of not winning a single match in 14 consecutive matches during the 2020/2021 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Auxerre were best at during the 2020/2021 season, they came back to win 4 matches in total.
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