Match Report
43 points for Istres (7th), 35 for Fréjus St-Raphaël (11th): an 8-point gap. Istres's recent output lagged their position: 13th on form over five rounds while 7th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.4/1.07 for Istres and 1.23/1.67 for Fréjus St-Raphaël (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.31.
Istres had gone 5 games without a win.
4 meetings are on record — 1 won by Istres, 2 by Fréjus St-Raphaël, 1 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting.
Stade Parsemain, capacity 17,363, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Istres led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-0.
Goal scorers
Istres: Amine Mokhtari (61'), Foued Kadir (20'), Amine Mokhtari (51'), Simon Cara (82')
Key stats
Corners: 2-2