Match Report
Boulogne went into the game 14th in the table on 40 points; Vannes sat 17th on 32 — an 8-point gap. The last five rounds placed Boulogne 10th in the league for form — higher than their 14th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.08 goals per team per game, Boulogne ran at 1.06 scored and 1.18 conceded, Vannes at 1.03 and 1.32.
The venue was Stade de la Libération in Boulogne-sur-Mer, with room for 15,204 spectators. With 97 matches recorded and 1.8 yellow cards per game, T. Léonard was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 2-2 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-5.