Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Épinal (1st, 58 pts) and Racing Besançon (6th, 43 pts). Racing Besançon's recent output outran their position: 2nd on form over five rounds, 6th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.83/1.13 for Épinal and 1.07/1.03 for Racing Besançon (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.29.
Épinal came in having won six on the spin, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 15/15 points for Épinal against 7/15 for Racing Besançon.
Stade de la Colombière in Epinal staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,200. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.


