Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Belfort 2nd with 56 points, Illzach Modenheim 9th with 38, 18 apart. Belfort's recent output lagged their position: 14th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Belfort 1.67 scored and 0.77 conceded per game, Illzach Modenheim 1.43 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.44.
Momentum sat with Belfort, winners of their last five. Illzach Modenheim had lost three in a row. Belfort had banked 15 of the last 15 points on offer; Illzach Modenheim, 3.
Stade Roger-Serzian in Belfort, capacity 5,500, hosted the game.


