Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Olympique d'Alès 1st with 60 points, Alberes Argelès 7th with 34, 26 apart. Olympique d'Alès's recent output lagged their position: 5th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Olympique d'Alès 2 scored and 0.85 conceded per game, Alberes Argelès 1.35 and 1.38, with the league averaging 1.39.
Alberes Argelès were unbeaten in 5, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
Stade Pierre Pibarot in Alès staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000.




