Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Aviron Bayonnais 8th with 37 points, Gueret 13th with 14, 23 apart. Against a league average of 1.43 goals per team per game, Gueret ran at 0.85 scored and 2.35 conceded, Aviron Bayonnais at 1.5 and 1.23.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Gueret. Aviron Bayonnais arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 11 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Gueret 4/15, Aviron Bayonnais 12/15.
Stade Léo Lagrange staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Gueret: T. Marquez (57') · Aviron Bayonnais: R. Renard (85')