Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Lorient 1st with 71 points, Laval 7th with 50, 21 apart. Per game in the league, Lorient were scoring 2 and conceding 0.91, Laval 1.29 and 1.12, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Five consecutive wins preceded this game for Lorient, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Lorient 15/15, Laval 5/15.
The match was played at Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir in Lorient (capacity 18,110). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Laval: Amine Cherni (87')