| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Béziers | 15 | W3 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13/15 | 12-5 |
| Saint-Étienne | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10/15 | 9-5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Béziers | 840 | 1 | 0 | -3 | L | 657 | +183 |
| Saint-Étienne | 269 | 5 | 6 | 1 | WDDLD | 201 | +68 |
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 2012-01-04
Saint-Étienne (269th, 6 pts) visited Béziers (840th, 0 pts) with 6 points between them. The last five rounds placed Béziers 657th in the league for form — higher than their 840th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 0/3 for Béziers and 1.2/1 for Saint-Étienne (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.57.
Béziers entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
The match was played at Stade du Sesquiers in Mèze.
