Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Saumur (4th, 52 pts) held a 22-point advantage over ES Buxerolles (15th, 30 pts). The last five rounds placed ES Buxerolles 9th in the league for form — higher than their 15th in the standings. Per game in the league, Saumur were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.09, ES Buxerolles 1.34 and 2.38, against a competition average of 1.4 goals per team per game.
ES Buxerolles had been beaten in three straight games.
The venue was Stade des Rives du Thouet in Saumur, with room for 1,500 spectators.


