Match Report
11 points and 6 places separated them: Auxerre II 7th with 42, Metz II 13th with 31. Metz II's recent output outran their position: 4th on form over five rounds, 13th in the table. Against a league average of 1.17 goals per team per game, Auxerre II ran at 1.1 scored and 1.17 conceded, Metz II at 1.03 and 1.3.
Auxerre II had won three straight. Metz II had gone 6 games without a win. Recent form was uneven: 10/15 points for Auxerre II, 2/15 for Metz II.
The match was played at Stade Pierre-Bouillot (Auxerre) in Auxerre. On the scoreboard, Auxerre II led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-2.