| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martigues | 15 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8/15 | 6-4 |
| Épinal | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9/15 | 6-6 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martigues | 2 | 34 | 59 | 15 | DWWLW | 3 | -1 |
| Épinal | 17 | 34 | 33 | -12 | LWDLL | 16 | +1 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2024-03-01
On paper the standings were lopsided — Martigues 2nd with 59 points, Épinal 17th with 33, 26 apart. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Martigues ran at 1.29 scored and 0.85 conceded, Épinal at 1.15 and 1.5.
The venue was Stade Francis Turcan in Martigues, with room for 11,500 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
