Match Report
13 points and 4 places separated them: Metz 2nd with 70, Carquefou 6th with 57. The last five rounds placed Metz no better than 11th for form, against 2nd in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.63/0.97 for Metz and 1.39/0.92 for Carquefou (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.19.
Metz carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
Stade Saint-Symphorien in Saint-Symphorien staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,000. Metz led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.


