Match Report
Granville went into the game 3rd in the table on 43 points; Chambly sat 4th on 38 — a 5-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Granville: only 14th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Scoring rates set the scale: Granville 1.35 scored and 1.19 conceded per game, Chambly 1.5 and 0.96, with the league averaging 1.34.
Granville had lost four in a row. 5 matches unbeaten backed Chambly's arrival, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Granville against 11/15 for Chambly.
The venue was Stade Louis-Dior in Granville, with room for 27,670 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-0.