Match Report
The table read 17th (Épinal, 33 pts) against 11th (Nîmes, 44 pts), 11 points apart. Recent form flatters Nîmes's table spot — 2nd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 11th. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Épinal ran at 1.15 scored and 1.5 conceded, Nîmes at 1.06 and 1.26.
Épinal had not won in 6 games.
T. LeProdhomme took charge of the match — our records show 50 games refereed with an average of 1.9 yellow cards per game. The match was played at Stade de la Colombière in Epinal (capacity 7,200). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Épinal led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.