Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Pau 1st with 48 points, Gazélec Ajaccio 17th with 19, 29 apart. On the form table Gazélec Ajaccio stood 10th over the last five rounds, despite being 17th overall. Against a league average of 1.19 goals per team per game, Gazélec Ajaccio ran at 0.6 scored and 1.4 conceded, Pau at 1.72 and 0.8.
Gazélec Ajaccio had lost three in a row. The last-five ledger: Gazélec Ajaccio 4/15, Pau 10/15.
The match was played at Stade Ange Casanova in Ajaccio (capacity 2,885). Gazélec Ajaccio led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.