Match Report
Niort, 13th with 46 points, sat 15 points above Dunkerque (19th, 31). The last five rounds placed Niort no better than 18th for form, against 13th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.15 goals per team per game, Niort ran at 1.03 scored and 1.11 conceded, Dunkerque at 0.74 and 1.39.
Niort had won five straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games. 9 games without a win framed Dunkerque's arrival. Niort had banked 15 of the last 15 points on offer; Dunkerque, 2.
The match was played at Stade René Gaillard in Niort (capacity 10,406). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.