Match Report
Cholet, 18th on 32 points, faced an 18-point deficit to Nancy (6th, 50). The last five rounds placed Nancy no better than 10th for form, against 6th in the standings. Per game in the league, Nancy were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.35, Cholet 1 and 1.62, against a competition average of 1.27 goals per team per game.
Five consecutive wins preceded this game for Nancy. 7 games without a win framed Cholet's arrival. The five-game form split read 15/15 points for Nancy against 1/15 for Cholet.
The match was played at Stade Marcel-Picot in Tomblaine (capacity 20,087). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.