2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Dizier | 5 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8/15 | 5-6 |
| Épinal | 7 | D1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3/15 | 7-10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Dizier | 6 | 30 | 45 | 7 | WDLDW | 4 | +2 |
| Épinal | 1 | 30 | 59 | 25 | WDLWL | 6 | -5 |
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 2009-02-21
Saint-Dizier went into the game 6th in the table on 45 points; Épinal sat 1st on 59 — a 14-point gap. On recent form Épinal sat only 6th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Saint-Dizier 1.1 scored and 0.87 conceded per game, Épinal 2.1 and 1.27, with the league averaging 1.38.
Épinal's winless run stood at 5.
Stade Marcel Jacquin in Stade Marcel Jacquin, capacity 6,990, hosted the game.
