Match Report
The table gap was wide: 23 points between Clermont II (7th, 38 pts) and Chalon-sur-Saone (14th, 15 pts). The last five rounds placed Clermont II no better than 12th for form, against 7th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Clermont II 1.65 scored and 1.27 conceded per game, Chalon-sur-Saone 0.85 and 2.15, with the league averaging 1.26.
Clermont II had gone 5 games without a win. Chalon-sur-Saone had gone 9 games without a win.
Stade Gabriel Montpied in Clermont-Ferrand, capacity 11,980, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Clermont II led 2-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 4-2.


