Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Grenoble Foot 38 4th with 65 points, Châteauroux 20th with 23, 42 apart. Grenoble Foot 38 had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.2 goals per team per game, Grenoble Foot 38 ran at 1.34 scored and 0.92 conceded, Châteauroux at 0.84 and 1.53.
Châteauroux had not won in 13 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Grenoble Foot 38 win, 1 for Châteauroux, 2 draws, at 1.5 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 0% of the wins in this fixture. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Stade des Alpes in Grenoble staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,068. On the scoreboard, Grenoble Foot 38 led 2-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-2.