Match Report
The table read 8th (Fontenay Vendée Foot, 32 pts) against 5th (La Chataigneraie, 39 pts), 7 points apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Fontenay Vendée Foot 1.15 scored and 1.46 conceded per game, La Chataigneraie 1.54 and 1.65, with the league averaging 1.38.
A win had eluded Fontenay Vendée Foot for 5 matches. La Chataigneraie's unbeaten run stood at 5. From the last five rounds, Fontenay Vendée Foot held 2 points of 15 and La Chataigneraie 11.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by Fontenay Vendée Foot, 1 by La Chataigneraie, 1 drawn, at 4 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 75% of the meetings went to the host. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 75% of the meetings.
Stade Emmanuel Murzeau staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: La Chataigneraie led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.