Match Report
The table gap was wide: 29 points between Metz II (1st, 77 pts) and Auxerre III (4th, 48 pts). The last five rounds placed Auxerre III no better than 11th for form, against 4th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.44 goals per team per game, Metz II ran at 2.23 scored and 0.7 conceded, Auxerre III at 2 and 1.23.
Metz II arrived on a run of three straight wins. Over the last five, Metz II had taken 13 of 15 points to Auxerre III's 6.
It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.


