Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Épinal 1st with 58 points, Olympique St Quentin 11th with 38, 20 apart. The last five rounds placed Olympique St Quentin 4th in the league for form — higher than their 11th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.1/1.47 for Olympique St Quentin and 1.83/1.13 for Épinal (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.29.
Épinal entered with five wins in a row, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Stade Philippe Roth in Stade Philippe Roth staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.