Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Clermont (2nd, 72 pts) held a 31-point advantage over Niort (18th, 41 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Clermont 1.61 scored and 0.66 conceded per game, Niort 0.89 and 1.53, with the league averaging 1.2.
Niort had not won in 5 games. Recent form was uneven: 10/15 points for Clermont, 4/15 for Niort.
Stade Gabriel Montpied in Clermont-Ferrand, capacity 11,980, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.




