Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Brest 2nd with 74 points, Gazélec Ajaccio 18th with 39, 35 apart. Per game in the league, Gazélec Ajaccio were scoring 0.79 and conceding 1.42, Brest 1.68 and 0.92, against a competition average of 1.1 goals per team per game.
Brest entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 5/15 points for Gazélec Ajaccio, 11/15 for Brest.
E. Wattellier officiated: 96 games logged, averaging 1.4 yellow cards each. The venue was Stade Ange Casanova in Ajaccio, with room for 2,885 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Gazélec Ajaccio led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.