Match Report
Épinal went into the game 8th in the table on 40 points; Bourges Foot 18 sat 2nd on 52 — a 12-point gap. Épinal had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 8th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Épinal 1.07 scored and 1.23 conceded per game, Bourges Foot 18 1.17 and 0.8, with the league averaging 1.25.
Bourges Foot 18 were unbeaten in 9. Over the last five, Épinal had taken 5 of 15 points to Bourges Foot 18's 11.
Stade de la Colombière staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,200. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Épinal: Jeremy Colin (14') · Bourges Foot 18: 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Épinal 47% · Bourges Foot 18 53% · On target: 1-1 · Corners: 4-1