Match Report
In the standings it was Pontarlier 7th on 36 points, Belfort 10th on 30 — separated by 6. Belfort's recent output outran their position: 4th on form over five rounds, 10th in the table. Per game in the league, Pontarlier were scoring 1.46 and conceding 1.19, Belfort 1.42 and 1.31, against a competition average of 1.4 goals per team per game.
Pontarlier had not lost in 10 games.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Pontarlier, 1 draw and 1 for Belfort, at 3.5 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 75% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 75%.
The match was played at Stade Paul Robbe 1 (capacity 3,600). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Pontarlier led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.