Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Quevilly Rouen 1st with 62 points, Boulogne Billancourt AC 11th with 38, 24 apart. Boulogne Billancourt AC had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 11th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.67/0.73 for Quevilly Rouen and 1.43/1.33 for Boulogne Billancourt AC (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.34.
Quevilly Rouen had drawn their last three.
The referee was R. Landry, with 82 matches in our database and 1.7 yellows per game on average. Stade Robert Diochon in Le Petit-Quevilly, capacity 12,018, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Quevilly Rouen led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-1.