Match Report
35 points for Cholet (7th), 28 for Saumur (13th): a 7-point gap. Saumur had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Against a league average of 1.31 goals per team per game, Cholet ran at 1.28 scored and 1.32 conceded, Saumur at 0.8 and 1.12.
Saumur had lost 13 in a row. Recent form was uneven: 7/15 points for Cholet, 0/15 for Saumur.
The venue was Stade Pierre Blouen, with room for 20,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.