Match Report
The table gap was wide: 18 points between Paulhan Pézenas (1st, 45 pts) and J. Villenave (14th, 27 pts). J. Villenave had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.92/1.31 for Paulhan Pézenas and 1.23/1.58 for J. Villenave (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.32.
Momentum sat with Paulhan Pézenas, winners of their last three. Three consecutive defeats weighed on J. Villenave. The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Paulhan Pézenas against 4/15 for J. Villenave.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: Paulhan Pézenas led 3-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 5-1.
Goal scorers
Paulhan Pézenas: Robin Taillan (7'), Said Habouch (20'), Stéphane Lalaoui (41'), Said Habouch (45'), Anibal Koné (80') · J. Villenave: Brice Maso (81')