Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Nîmes 2nd with 59 points, Istres 7th with 43, 16 apart. On recent form Istres sat only 13th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 7th overall. Per game in the league, Nîmes were scoring 1.53 and conceding 0.83, Istres 1.4 and 1.07, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
Istres's unbeaten run stood at 6.
Stade des Costières staged the fixture, a ground that holds 18,482. On the scoreboard, Nîmes led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-0.
Goal scorers
Nîmes: 3 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Nîmes 62% · Istres 38% · Total shots: 11-7 · On target: 8-1 · Corners: 8-1