Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Bourgoin-Jallieu (1st, 54 pts) held a 32-point advantage over Aix (12th, 22 pts). The last five rounds placed Aix 8th in the league for form — higher than their 12th in the standings. Per game in the league, Aix were scoring 0.88 and conceding 1.88, Bourgoin-Jallieu 1.58 and 0.58, against a competition average of 1.37 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Bourgoin-Jallieu, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Aix had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Bourgoin-Jallieu, 10.
The match was played at Stade Municipal Jacques Forestier in Aix-les-Bains. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Aix led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.