Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Valence (2nd, 71 pts) held a 59-point advantage over Gueugnon II (17th, 12 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Gueugnon II 0.5 scored and 2.28 conceded per game, Valence 1.78 and 0.97, with the league averaging 1.29.
Defeat had not touched Valence in 6 games. From the last five rounds, Gueugnon II held 4 points of 15 and Valence 13.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 0-4.


