Match Report
The table read 6th (Bourg-en-Bresse, 54 pts) against 2nd (Annecy, 66 pts), 12 points apart. Bourg-en-Bresse had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 6th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.62/1.09 for Bourg-en-Bresse and 1.62/0.88 for Annecy (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.25.
Annecy came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Bourg-en-Bresse 5/15, Annecy 13/15.
Stade Marcel-Verchère in Bourg-en-Bresse, capacity 11,400, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Bourg-en-Bresse led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.