Match Report
3 points and 1 places separated them: Monthey 4th with 50, Chênois 3rd with 53. Monthey had been under-performing their position — 15th on five-round form against 4th in the table.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Chênois, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Monthey have 0 wins to Chênois's 1, with 3 draws, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
The venue was Stade Philippe Pottier, with room for 3,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-3.