Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Guingamp 6th with 55 points, Nîmes 19th with 36, 19 apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.34/1.21 for Guingamp and 1.16/1.63 for Nîmes (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.2.
Guingamp were unbeaten in 8.
Stade du Roudourou in Guingamp, capacity 5,820, hosted the game. With 79 matches recorded and 1.6 yellow cards per game, A. Valnet was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Guingamp led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.