Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sablé 7th with 36 points, Les Sables 13th with 21, 15 apart. Recent form flatters Les Sables's table spot — 6th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 13th. Against a league average of 1.41 goals per team per game, Les Sables ran at 0.77 scored and 1.81 conceded, Sablé at 1.65 and 1.73.
Sablé had not won in 5 games.
Stade de la Rudelière in Les Sables-d'Olonne staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-1 full-time score.