Match Report
22 points separated the sides: France 1st on 22, Gibraltar 5th on 0. Gibraltar had been under-performing their position — 47th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Per game in the league, France were scoring 3.63 and conceding 0.38, Gibraltar 0 and 5.13, against a competition average of 1.44 goals per team per game.
Gibraltar entered with eight losses in a row. The last-five ledger: France 12/15, Gibraltar 0/15.
Allianz Riviera in Nice, capacity 36,178, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: France led 7-0 at the break, before 7 more goals closed it at 14-0.