Match Report
Metz II went into the game 13th in the table on 31 points; Entente SSG sat 16th on 24 — a 7-point gap. Metz II had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Per game in the league, Metz II were scoring 1.03 and conceding 1.3, Entente SSG 0.67 and 1.53, against a competition average of 1.17 goals per team per game.
5 games without a win framed Metz II's arrival. Entente SSG's winless run stood at 7.
B. Moustier took charge of the match — our records show 21 games refereed with an average of 0.6 yellow cards per game. The match was played at Stade Dezavelle in Longeville-lès-Metz (capacity 3,000). Entente SSG led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.