Match Report
In the standings it was Echirolles 10th on 31 points, Clermont II 7th on 38 — separated by 7. Echirolles had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.19/1.62 for Echirolles and 1.65/1.27 for Clermont II (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.26.
Echirolles arrived off four straight defeats. Echirolles had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Clermont II, 7.
The venue was Stade Eugène Thénard in Échirolles, with room for 1,800 spectators.


