Match Report
Châteauroux, 16th on 33 points, faced a 25-point deficit to Le Mans (2nd, 58). Châteauroux had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.5/1.06 for Le Mans and 1.25/1.94 for Châteauroux (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.2.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Le Mans. Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Châteauroux.
6 meetings are on record — 3 won by Le Mans, 1 by Châteauroux, 2 drawn, at 2.33 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 83% of the meetings.
Stade de La Pincenardière in Mulsanne staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,000. J. Lomi took charge of the match — our records show 62 games refereed with an average of 1.3 yellow cards per game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Le Mans led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Le Mans: Brandon Agounon (27' og), Samuel Yohou (47')