Match Report
9 points and 3 places separated them: Le Puy-en-Velay 7th with 47, Valenciennes 10th with 38. Le Puy-en-Velay had been under-performing their position — 15th on five-round form against 7th in the table. Per game in the league, Le Puy-en-Velay were scoring 1.41 and conceding 1.19, Valenciennes 1.09 and 1.31, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
Le Puy-en-Velay had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Valenciennes, 4.
The venue was Stade Charles Massot, with room for 4,800 spectators. Le Puy-en-Velay led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Le Puy-en-Velay: Marvin Adélaide (52'), Yann Diebold (87'), Renald Xhemo (45')
Key stats
Possession: Le Puy-en-Velay 53% · Valenciennes 47% · Total shots: 11-3 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 6-2