Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Metz 1st with 81 points, Châteauroux 11th with 48, 33 apart. The last five rounds placed Châteauroux 2nd in the league for form — higher than their 11th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Metz 1.58 scored and 0.61 conceded per game, Châteauroux 0.97 and 1.11, with the league averaging 1.1.
Châteauroux had drawn three in a row, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
The match was played at Stade Saint-Symphorien in Saint-Symphorien (capacity 26,661). On the scoreboard, Metz led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.