Match Report
41 points for Jura Sud Foot (4th), 29 for Olympique d'Alès (10th): a 12-point gap. Olympique d'Alès had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Jura Sud Foot 1.31 scored and 0.88 conceded per game, Olympique d'Alès 0.88 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.15.
Jura Sud Foot were unbeaten in 5. Olympique d'Alès entered with four losses in a row. Jura Sud Foot had banked 9 of the last 15 points on offer; Olympique d'Alès, 1.
Stade du Champ de Bienne in Saint-Claude staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.