Match Report
22 points separated the sides: Le Mans 3rd on 59, Tours 14th on 37. Tours had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Tours 0.62 scored and 0.85 conceded per game, Le Mans 1.12 and 0.85, with the league averaging 1.09.
Stade de la Vallée du Cher, capacity 16,327, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Tours: Yann Mabella (56'), Béni Nkololo (78')
Key stats
Possession: Tours 37% · Le Mans 63% · On target: 7-1 · Corners: 3-4