Match Report
The table gap was wide: 19 points between Lens (2nd, 53 pts) and Châteauroux (15th, 34 pts). The last five rounds placed Châteauroux 5th in the league for form — higher than their 15th in the standings. Per game in the league, Châteauroux were scoring 0.79 and conceding 1.36, Lens 1.39 and 0.86, against a competition average of 1.11 goals per team per game.
Lens had drawn their last three.
Stade Gaston Petit in Chateauroux, capacity 17,072, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Châteauroux led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 3-2.