Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Le Havre 1st with 75 points, Valenciennes 16th with 45, 30 apart. Le Havre had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.2 goals per team per game, Le Havre ran at 1.21 scored and 0.5 conceded, Valenciennes at 1.11 and 1.29.
Level finishes had become the habit for Valenciennes: three in a row.
5 meetings are on record — 3 won by Le Havre, 0 by Valenciennes, 2 drawn, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 20% of those meetings.
Stade Océane in Le Havre, capacity 25,181, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Valenciennes led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-2 the final score.