Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Le Havre 4th with 66 points, Tours 20th with 23, 43 apart. Tours ranked 15th in the league on five-round form, well above their 20th table position. Per game in the league, Le Havre were scoring 1.39 and conceding 0.89, Tours 0.89 and 1.79, against a competition average of 1.36 goals per team per game.
Le Havre had gone 6 games without a win, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Tours had been beaten in four straight games.
Stade Océane staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,181. On the scoreboard, Le Havre led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Le Havre: J. Mateta (10'), J. Mateta (4')
Key stats
Possession: Le Havre 53% · Tours 47% · Total shots: 17-7 · On target: 8-1 · Corners: 8-2