Match Report
The table read 2nd (Thionville Lusitanos, 10 pts) against 9th (Caen, 6 pts), 4 points apart. Caen's recent output outran their position: 5th on form over five rounds, 9th in the table. Against a league average of 1.11 goals per team per game, Thionville Lusitanos ran at 2.5 scored and 1 conceded, Caen at 2 and 1.25.
Caen entered with three wins in a row. Thionville Lusitanos had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Caen, 10.
D. Bovolenta took charge of the match — our records show 37 games refereed with an average of 0.5 yellow cards per game. Caen led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 4-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Thionville Lusitanos: Karim Bouhmidi (21'), Muamer Aljic (53'), Fadel Gobitaka (63'), Karim Bouhmidi (67') · Caen: Fahd El Khoumisti (14'), Mohamed Hafid (16'), Armand Gnanduillet (88')
Key stats
Possession: Thionville Lusitanos 26% · Caen 74% · Total shots: 13-16 · On target: 8-7 · Corners: 6-4