Match Report
Annecy went into the game 7th in the table on 52 points; Grenoble Foot 38 sat 12th on 39 — a 13-point gap. Annecy had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 7th overall. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Annecy ran at 1.44 scored and 1.15 conceded, Grenoble Foot 38 at 0.97 and 1.15.
Momentum sat with Annecy, winners of their last three, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Annecy 2, draws 1, Grenoble Foot 38 5, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 38% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 63% of the meetings produced three or more.
Parc des Sports staged the fixture, a ground that holds 16,109. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Annecy led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Annecy: Thibault Rambaud (43') · Grenoble Foot 38: Yadaly Diaby (79')
Key stats
Possession: Annecy 53% · Grenoble Foot 38 47% · Total shots: 14-6 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 7-0