Match Report
27 points separated the sides: Saint-Étienne 3rd on 65, Concarneau 19th on 38. The last five rounds placed Saint-Étienne no better than 8th for form, against 3rd in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.26/0.82 for Saint-Étienne and 1.03/1.5 for Concarneau (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.23.
Saint-Étienne arrived on a run of three straight wins. Defeat had followed defeat for Concarneau — three in succession. The last-five ledger: Saint-Étienne 13/15, Concarneau 1/15.
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Etienne staged the fixture, a ground that holds 42,000. Saint-Étienne led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.