Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Cholet (1st, 45 pts) held a 22-point advantage over Thouars (14th, 23 pts). The last five rounds placed Thouars 10th in the league for form — higher than their 14th in the standings. Per game in the league, Cholet were scoring 1.31 and conceding 0.81, Thouars 1.04 and 1.69, against a competition average of 1.27 goals per team per game.
Stade Pierre Blouen in Cholet staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Cholet led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.


