Match Report
The table gap was wide: 21 points between Clermont II (4th, 41 pts) and Lyon Duchere II (13th, 20 pts). Clermont II ranked just 11th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Clermont II 1.96 scored and 1.62 conceded per game, Lyon Duchere II 1.04 and 1.77, with the league averaging 1.37.
Momentum sat with Clermont II, winners of their last three.
The referee was D. Bovolenta, with 37 matches in our database and 0.5 yellows per game on average. Stade Gabriel Montpied in Clermont-Ferrand staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,980. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Clermont II led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.