Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — FC Laval 1st with 47 points, Celtix du Haut-Richelieu 9th with 24, 23 apart. Per game in the league, Celtix du Haut-Richelieu were scoring 1.45 and conceding 1.64, FC Laval 1.82 and 1, against a competition average of 1.44 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with FC Laval, winners of their last six, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Celtix du Haut-Richelieu had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; FC Laval, 15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Celtix du Haut-Richelieu wins, 2 for FC Laval, 1 draw, at 4.4 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 0% of meetings won. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
FC Laval led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.