Match Report
The table gap was wide: 38 points between Dunkerque (1st, 70 pts) and Metz II (17th, 32 pts). The last five rounds placed Dunkerque no better than 7th for form, against 1st in the standings. Against a league average of 1.14 goals per team per game, Metz II ran at 0.97 scored and 1.38 conceded, Dunkerque at 1.38 and 0.59.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Dunkerque, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
The venue was Stade Dezavelle in Longeville-lès-Metz, with room for 3,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.


