Match Report
The table gap was wide: 20 points between Orléans (6th, 51 pts) and Châteauroux (15th, 31 pts). Recent form flatters Châteauroux's table spot — 8th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 15th. Against a league average of 1.21 goals per team per game, Orléans ran at 1.31 scored and 1.31 conceded, Châteauroux at 1.09 and 1.53.
Châteauroux had not won in 7 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 1 Orléans win, 4 for Châteauroux, 2 draws, at 2.43 goals per meeting.
Stade de la Source, capacity 7,533, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Orléans: Florent Sanchez (16'), Florent Sanchez (67') · Châteauroux: Paul Wade (29'), Mehdi Beneddine (78')
Key stats
Possession: Orléans 51% · Châteauroux 49% · Total shots: 9-9 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 3-2