Match Report
Châteauroux, 20th on 23 points, faced a 47-point deficit to Toulouse (3rd, 70). In league terms the two rates read 1.87/1.11 for Toulouse and 0.84/1.53 for Châteauroux (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.2.
Nine consecutive wins preceded this game for Toulouse, having scored in 14 consecutive games. Châteauroux had not won in 15 games. Over the last five, Toulouse had taken 15 of 15 points to Châteauroux's 2.
The venue was Stadium de Toulouse in Toulouse, with room for 33,150 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.