Match Report
The table read 10th (Laval II, 33 pts) against 1st (Chauray, 43 pts), 10 points apart. The last five rounds placed Laval II 2nd in the league for form — higher than their 10th in the standings. Per game in the league, Laval II were scoring 1.31 and conceding 1.23, Chauray 1.15 and 0.92, against a competition average of 1.27 goals per team per game.
Laval II had not won in 7 games, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Momentum sat with Chauray, winners of their last four, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Laval II against 13/15 for Chauray.
The venue was Stade des Gandonnières N° 5, with room for 1,000 spectators.