2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mans | 15 | W2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10/15 | 10-4 |
| Saint-Malo | 15 | D4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7/15 | 6-5 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mans | 1 | 30 | 60 | 32 | WDLLW | 6 | -5 |
| Saint-Malo | 3 | 30 | 48 | 10 | LWDLL | 12 | -9 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2018-03-24
60 points for Le Mans (1st), 48 for Saint-Malo (3rd): a 12-point gap. Saint-Malo had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Le Mans 1.97 scored and 0.9 conceded per game, Saint-Malo 1.47 and 1.13, with the league averaging 1.29.
Saint-Malo had drawn four in a row.
Stade de La Pincenardière in Mulsanne, capacity 25,000, hosted the game.
