Match Report
The table gap was wide: 25 points between Le Havre (1st, 75 pts) and Quevilly Rouen (11th, 50 pts). Le Havre had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Le Havre were scoring 1.21 and conceding 0.5, Quevilly Rouen 1.24 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.2 goals per team per game.
15 matches unbeaten backed Le Havre's arrival.
The match was played at Stade Charles Argentin in Le Havre (capacity 25,181). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.