Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Racing Besançon 1st with 64 points, Lyon Duchère 15th with 35, 29 apart. Racing Besançon had been under-performing their position — 5th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, Lyon Duchère ran at 1.25 scored and 1.59 conceded, Racing Besançon at 1.28 and 0.69.
Lyon Duchère arrived off three straight defeats, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for Lyon Duchère, 10/15 for Racing Besançon.
Stade de Balmont in Lyon, capacity 5,438, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.


