Match Report
The table read 4th (La Roche-sur-Yon, 39 pts) against 10th (Le Poire-sur-Vie II, 34 pts), 5 points apart. Le Poire-sur-Vie II had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, La Roche-sur-Yon ran at 1.46 scored and 1.19 conceded, Le Poire-sur-Vie II at 1.19 and 1.
La Roche-sur-Yon entered with three wins in a row. Le Poire-sur-Vie II were winless in 8. From the last five rounds, La Roche-sur-Yon held 9 points of 15 and Le Poire-sur-Vie II 3.
The match was played at Stade Henri Desgrange in La Roche-sur-Yon (capacity 1,800). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.