Ligue 2 Predictions & Betting Tips
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Ligue 2 Betting Tips
FreeTips is your first stop for free betting tips in Ligue 2, the second football division in French football. The 2024-25 season features 18 clubs including Paris FC, Lorient, Metz, Dunkerque, Annecy, Guingamp and Amiens.
The top two clubs earn direct promotion to Ligue 1 with teams finishing third to fifth competing in the promotion play-offs. The competition currently features one of the high profile rivalries in France - Bastia vs Ajaccio in Derby Corse.
Le Havre are the most successful club in the competition have won six titles, Nancy next best with five. Metz, Lens, Nice and Lille have all won four Ligue 2 titles.
Freetips' experienced football experts provide regular Ligue 2 predictions and betting tips. Our analysts use their vast knowledge and understanding of the betting markets, odds and stats to provide you with consistent winning picks from France.
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Betting on Ligue 2
Financial capabilities play a large role in Ligue 2, clubs with significantly larger budgets having a big advantage over their rivals, particularly those that achieved promotion from the Championnat National.
Focus on clubs that got relegated from Ligue 1, they are likely to retain some of their players that can help them immediately return to the top flight in France.
Lorient were relegated from Ligue 1 in 2023-24 and have a great chance to earn promotion back to Ligue 1 with young forward Eli Junior Kroupi leading the way.
Promoted clubs can often struggle in Ligue 2, Red Star and Martigues the obvious candidates to be battling against relegation.
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News
Stay in touch with all the news from Ligue 2 including player features, reviews and the latest match schedule. The Ligue 2 website has all of the important information during the season.
Ligue 2 Champions & Runners-Up
| Season | Winners | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | tbc | tbc |
| 2023-24 | Auxerre (2) | Angers |
| 2022-23 | Le Havre (6) | Metz |
| 2021-22 | Toulouse (3) | Ajaccio |
| 2020-21 | Troyes (2) | Clermont |
| 2019-20 | Lorient (1) | Lens |
| 2018-19 | Metz (4) | Brest |
| 2017-18 | Reims (2) | Nîmes |
| 2016-17 | Strasbourg (3) | Amiens |
| 2015-16 | Nancy (5) | Dijon |
| 2014-15 | Troyes (1) | Gazélec Ajaccio |
| 2013-14 | Metz (3) | Lens |
| 2012-13 | Monaco (1) | Guingamp |
| 2011-12 | Bastia (2) | Reims |
| 2010-11 | Evian (1) | Ajaccio |
| 2009-10 | Caen (2) | Brest |
| 2008-09 | Lens (4) | Montpellier |
| 2007-08 | Le Havre (5) | Nantes |
| 2006-07 | Metz (2) | Caen |
| 2005-06 | Valenciennes (2) | Sedan |
| 2004-05 | Nancy (4) | Le Mans |
| 2003-04 | Saint-Étienne (3) | Caen |
| 2002-03 | Toulouse (2) | Le Mans |
| 2001-02 | Ajaccio (2) | Strasbourg |
| 2000-01 | Sochaux (2) | Lorient |
| 1999-2000 | Lille (4) | Guingamp |
| 1998-99 | Saint-Étienne (2) | Sedan |
| 1997-98 | Nancy (3) | Lorient |
| 1996-97 | Châteauroux (1) | Toulouse |
| 1995-96 | Caen (1) | Marseille |
| 1994-95 | Marseille (1) | Guingamp |
| 1993-94 | Nice (4) | Rennes |
| 1992-93 | Gr. A: Martigues (1) | Gr. A: Cannes |
| 1992-93 | Gr. B: Angers | Gr. B: Rennes |
| 1991-92 | Gr. A: Valenciennes | Gr. A: Angers |
| 1991-92 | Gr. B: Bordeaux (1) | Gr. B: Strasbourg |
| 1990-91 | Gr. A: Nîmes | Gr. A: Strasbourg |
| 1990-91 | Gr. B: Le Havre (4) | Gr. B: Lens |
| 1989-90 | Gr. A: Nancy (2) | Gr. A: Strasbourg |
| 1989-90 | Gr. B: Rennes | Gr. B: Valenciennes |
| 1988-89 | Gr. A: Mulhouse | Gr. A: Brest |
| 1988-89 | Gr. B: Lyon (3) | Gr. B: Nîmes |
| 1987-88 | Gr. A: Sochaux | Gr. A: Lyon |
| 1987-88 | Gr. B: Strasbourg (2) | Gr. B: Caen |
| 1986-87 | Gr. A: Niort | Gr. A: Caen |
| 1986-87 | Gr. B: Montpellier (3) | Gr. B: Lyon |
| 1985-86 | Gr. A: Saint-Étienne | Gr. A: Alès |
| 1985-86 | Gr. B: RCF Paris (1) | Gr. B: Mulhouse |
| 1984-85 | Gr. A: Le Havre (3) | Gr. A: Mulhouse |
| 1984-85 | Gr. B: Nice | Gr. B: Saint-Étienne |
| 1983-84 | Gr. A: Marseille | Gr. A: Nice |
| 1983-84 | Gr. B: Tours (1) | Gr. B: RCF Paris |
| 1982-83 | Gr. A: Rennes (2) | Gr. A: Nîmes |
| 1982-83 | Gr. B: Toulon | Gr. B: Reims |
| 1981-82 | Gr. A: Toulouse (1) | Gr. A: Thonon |
| 1981-82 | Gr. B: Rouen | Gr. B: Mulhouse |
| 1980-81 | Gr. A: Montpellier | Gr. A: Toulouse |
| 1980-81 | Gr. B: Brest (1) | Gr. B: Nœux-les-Mines |
| 1979-80 | Gr. A: Tours | Gr. A: Rennes |
| 1979-80 | Gr. B: Auxerre (1) | Gr. B: Avignon |
| 1978-79 | Gr. A: Gueugnon (1) | Gr. A: Avignon |
| 1978-79 | Gr. B: Brest | Gr. B: Lens |
| 1977-78 | Gr. A: Angers | Gr. A: Besançon |
| 1977-78 | Gr. B: Lille (3) | Gr. B: Paris FC |
| 1976-77 | Gr. A: Monaco | Gr. A: Gueugnon |
| 1976-77 | Gr. B: Strasbourg (1) | Gr. B: Rouen |
| 1975-76 | Gr. A: Rennes | Gr. A: Laval |
| 1975-76 | Gr. B: Angers (2) | Gr. B: Red Star |
| 1974-75 | Gr. A: Valenciennes | Gr. A: Rouen |
| 1974-75 | Gr. B: Nancy (1) | Gr. B: Avignon |
| 1973-74 | Gr. A: Lille (2) | Gr. A: Valenciennes |
| 1973-74 | Gr. B: Red Star | Gr. B: Paris Saint-Germain |
| 1972-73 | Gr. A: Lens (3) | Gr. A: Boulogne |
| 1972-73 | Gr. B: Troyes | Gr. B: Monaco |
| 1971-72 | Gr. A: Sedan | Gr. A: Troyes |
| 1971-72 | Gr. B: Valenciennes (1) | Gr. B: Limoges |
| 1971-72 | Gr. C: Strasbourg | Gr. C: Avignon |
| 1970-71 | Gr. North: Lille | Gr. North: Chaumont |
| 1970-71 | Gr. Center: Paris Saint-Germain (1) | Gr. Center: Rouen |
| 1970-71 | Gr. South: Monaco | Gr. South: Avignon |
| 1969-70 | Nice (3) | Nancy |
| 1968-69 | Angers (1) | Angoulême |
| 1967-68 | Bastia (1) | Nîmes |
| 1966-67 | Ajaccio (1) | Metz |
| 1965-66 | Reims (1) | Marseille |
| 1964-65 | Nice (2) | Red Star |
| 1963-64 | Lille (1) | Sochaux |
| 1962-63 | Saint-Étienne (1) | Nantes |
| 1961-62 | Grenoble (2) | Valenciennes |
| 1960-61 | Montpellier (2) | Metz |
| 1959-60 | Grenoble (1) | FC Nancy |
| 1958-59 | Le Havre (2) | Stade Français |
| 1957-58 | FC Nancy (2) | Rennes |
| 1956-57 | Alès (2) | Béziers |
| 1955-56 | Rennes (1) | Angers |
| 1954-55 | Sedan (1) | Red Star |
| 1953-54 | Lyon (2) | Troyes |
| 1952-53 | Toulouse (1) | Monaco |
| 1951-52 | Stade Français (1) | Montpellier |
| 1950-51 | Lyon (1) | Metz |
| 1949-50 | Nîmes (1) | Le Havre |
| 1948-49 | Lens (2) | Bordeaux |
| 1947-48 | Nice (1) | Colmar |
| 1946-47 | Sochaux (1) | Alès |
| 1945-46 | Gr. North: FC Nancy (1) | Gr. North: Stade Français |
| 1945-46 | Gr. South: Montpellier (1) | Gr. South: Toulouse |
| 1938-39 | Red Star (2) | Rennes |
| 1937-38 | Le Havre (1) | Saint-Étienne |
| 1936-37 | Lens (1) | Valenciennes |
| 1935-36 | Rouen (1) | RC Roubaix |
| 1934-35 | Metz (1) | Valenciennes |
| 1933-34 | Gr. North: Red Star (1) | Gr. North: Rouen |
| 1933-34 | Gr. South: Alès (1) | Gr. South: Saint-Étienne |
Performances by Club
| Club | Winners | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|
| Le Havre | 6 | 1 |
| Nancy | 5 | 1 |
| Metz | 4 | 4 |
| Lens | 4 | 2 |
| Nice | 4 | 1 |
| Lille | 4 | 1 |
| Montpellier | 3 | 3 |
| Saint-Étienne | 3 | 3 |
| Strasbourg | 3 | 2 |
| Toulouse | 3 | 1 |
| Lyon | 3 | - |
| Rennes | 2 | 5 |
| Valenciennes | 2 | 5 |
| Angers | 2 | 4 |
| Red Star | 2 | 3 |
| Sochaux | 2 | 2 |
| Ajaccio | 2 | 2 |
| Caen | 2 | 2 |
| Troyes | 2 | 2 |
| Alès | 2 | 1 |
| FC Nancy | 2 | 1 |
| Reims | 2 | 1 |
| Grenoble | 2 | - |
| Bastia | 2 | - |
| Auxerre | 2 | - |
| Nîmes | 1 | 3 |
| Sedan | 1 | 3 |
| Brest | 1 | 3 |
| Marseille | 1 | 3 |
| Monaco | 1 | 3 |
| Rouen | 1 | 2 |
| Stade Français | 1 | 2 |
| Lorient | 1 | 2 |
| Toulouse (1937) | 1 | 1 |
| Tours | 1 | 1 |
| Bordeaux | 1 | 1 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | - |
| Gueugnon | 1 | - |
| RCF Paris | 1 | - |
| Martigues | 1 | - |
| Châteauroux | 1 | - |
| Evian | 1 | - |
| Guingamp | - | 3 |
| Nantes | - | 2 |
| Le Mans | - | 2 |
| RC Roubaix | - | 1 |
| Colmar | - | 1 |
| Béziers | - | 1 |
| Angoulême | - | 1 |
| Toulon | - | 1 |
| Niort | - | 1 |
| Mulhouse | - | 1 |
| Gazélec Ajaccio | - | 1 |
| Dijon | - | 1 |
| Amiens | - | 1 |
| Clermont | - | 1 |
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Ligue 2 FAQ
When is the 2024-25 Ligue 2 season being played?
The 2024-25 Ligue 2 season is being played from 16 August 2024 to 10 May 2025.
How many teams play in Ligue 2?
A total of 18 teams play in Ligue 2.
What teams play in Ligue 2?
The teams playing in the 2024-25 Ligue 2 season are Ajaccio, Amiens, Annecy, Bastia, Caen, Clermont, Dunkerque, Grenoble, Guingamp, Laval, Lorient, Martigues, Metz, Paris FC, Pau, Red Star, Rodez and Troyes.
Who has won the most titles in Ligue 2?
Le Havre have won the most titles in Ligue 2, claiming six with Nancy next best with five titles.
Where can I bet on Ligue 2?
Bet on Ligue 2 with an online bookmaker or multiple bookmakers to get the best prices and odds.
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