Match Report
Dunkerque, 19th on 31 points, faced an 18-point deficit to Nîmes (10th, 49). Nîmes had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Per game in the league, Nîmes were scoring 1.16 and conceding 1.34, Dunkerque 0.74 and 1.39, against a competition average of 1.15 goals per team per game.
Dunkerque's winless run stood at 10.
Stade des Costières in Nimes staged the fixture, a ground that holds 40. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.