Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Brest 2nd with 74 points, Niort 12th with 47, 27 apart. Against a league average of 1.1 goals per team per game, Brest ran at 1.68 scored and 0.92 conceded, Niort at 0.89 and 1.08.
Niort's winless run stood at 6. Over the last five, Brest had taken 12 of 15 points to Niort's 4.
Stade Francis-Le Ble in Brest staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,931. W. Lavis officiated: 33 games logged, averaging 0.5 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, Brest led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-0.