Match Report
In the standings it was Bordeaux 12th on 50 points, Pau 10th on 51 — separated by 1. Pau had been under-performing their position — 19th on five-round form against 10th in the table. Against a league average of 1.23 goals per team per game, Bordeaux ran at 1.32 scored and 1.37 conceded, Pau at 1.58 and 1.5.
Defeat had followed defeat for Pau — three in succession, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
The match was played at Stade Matmut-Atlantique in Bordeaux (capacity 42,115). On the scoreboard, Bordeaux led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-2.