| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épinal | 15 | W1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6/15 | 4-5 |
| Annecy | 15 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7/15 | 7-6 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épinal | 7 | 30 | 41 | 6 | WLWLD | 8 | -1 |
| Annecy | 2 | 30 | 57 | 18 | WWLWW | 3 | -1 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2018-03-10
On paper the standings were lopsided — Annecy 2nd with 57 points, Épinal 7th with 41, 16 apart. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, Épinal ran at 1.4 scored and 1.2 conceded, Annecy at 1.7 and 1.1.
The match was played at Stade de la Colombière in Epinal (capacity 7,200). On the scoreboard, Annecy led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
