Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Balma (5th, 55 pts) held a 22-point advantage over Brive (15th, 33 pts). The last five rounds placed Balma no better than 11th for form, against 5th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Balma ran at 1.19 scored and 0.84 conceded, Brive at 1.03 and 1.5.
Stade Municipal de Balma, capacity 2,900, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.




