Match Report
Béziers (19th, 38 pts) visited Valenciennes (13th, 43 pts) with 5 points between them. On the form table Béziers stood 9th over the last five rounds, despite being 19th overall. Per game in the league, Valenciennes were scoring 1.37 and conceding 1.61, Béziers 0.87 and 1.32, against a competition average of 1.1 goals per team per game.
The venue was Stade du Hainaut in Valenciennes, with room for 24,926 spectators. The referee was S. Frappart, with 100 matches in our database and 2.1 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Valenciennes led 3-2 at the break, before 6 more goals closed it at 5-6.