2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selongey | 5 | D1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3/15 | 5-9 |
| Épinal | 8 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6/15 | 8-9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selongey | 10 | 30 | 40 | -5 | WLLDL | 14 | -4 |
| 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 2009-03-07
19 points separated the sides: Épinal 1st on 59, Selongey 10th on 40. Recent form told a different story for Épinal: only 6th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Selongey ran at 1.47 scored and 1.63 conceded, Épinal at 2.1 and 1.27.
Selongey had not won in 5 games.
Stade des Courvelles in Selongey staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,500.
