Match Report
Istres went into the game 7th in the table on 43 points; Saint-Priest sat 15th on 30 — a 13-point gap. Istres's recent output lagged their position: 13th on form over five rounds while 7th in the table. Per game in the league, Istres were scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.07, Saint-Priest 1.17 and 1.67, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
Saint-Priest's winless run stood at 5. The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Istres against 2/15 for Saint-Priest.
The match was played at Stade Parsemain (capacity 17,363). On the scoreboard, Saint-Priest led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Istres: Zaïd Amir (53') · Saint-Priest: Habib Kone (22'), Marwane Benhmida (45')
Key stats
Corners: 9-6