Match Report
In the standings it was Chartres 8th on 38 points, Mantes 78 12th on 37 — separated by 1. Mantes 78's recent output outran their position: 2nd on form over five rounds, 12th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Chartres 1.6 scored and 1.4 conceded per game, Mantes 78 1.07 and 1.3, with the league averaging 1.29.
Chartres had gone 5 games without a win. The last-five ledger: Chartres 3/15, Mantes 78 10/15.
Stade Jacques Couvret in Chartres hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.