2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auxerre III | 12 | D2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6/15 | 5-6 |
| Niort II | 13 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7/15 | 10-5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auxerre III | 12 | 31 | 39 | 0 | WLLDL | 15 | -3 |
| Niort II | 3 | 32 | 54 | 15 | LWLWL | 12 | -9 |
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 2009-02-28
On the table this was a mismatch: Niort II (3rd, 54 pts) held a 15-point advantage over Auxerre III (12th, 39 pts). Recent form told a different story for Niort II: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Against a league average of 1.4 goals per team per game, Auxerre III ran at 1.32 scored and 1.32 conceded, Niort II at 1.75 and 1.28.
The match was played at Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps in annexe 3 (capacity 3,000).
