Match Report
The table read 11th (Valenciennes II, 29 pts) against 13th (Compiegne, 20 pts), 9 points apart. Valenciennes II had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall. Against a league average of 1.4 goals per team per game, Valenciennes II ran at 1.31 scored and 1.62 conceded, Compiegne at 1.15 and 2.27.
Valenciennes II arrived off three straight defeats.
The match was played at Stade Centre Formation VAFC in Famars (capacity 1,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Valenciennes II led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.




