Stade Malherbe signed a fourth straight victory in the league on Saturday.
Fourth day and fourth success for Caen, which this day got the better of Ajaccio thanks to a hat-trick from Mendy (3-0).
The only leaders now, the Normans have a three-point lead over Amiens, beaten earlier in the day by Bordeaux (2-0); Grenoble pointing to four units after their draw at Auxerre (0-0).
Then follow Guingamp and Bastia, respectively winners of Pau (4-0) and Troyes (3-2), as well as Laval, which obtained the sharing of points on the lawn of Quevilly-Rouen (0-0).
Note the first success of the season for Angers, in Dunkirk (0-1), and the relief also for Valenciennes and Paris FC at the expense of Rodez (0-1) and Concarneau (3-0).
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On Monday, Annecy and Saint-Etienne will close this fourth act of Ligue 2.