Match Report
Marignane Gignac CB, 1st with 56 points, sat 18 points above Olympique d'Alès (9th, 38). Marignane Gignac CB had been under-performing their position — 7th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Olympique d'Alès were scoring 1.37 and conceding 1.2, Marignane Gignac CB 1.23 and 0.77, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive draws preceded this one for Olympique d'Alès. Marignane Gignac CB's unbeaten run stood at 5. Olympique d'Alès had banked 7 of the last 15 points on offer; Marignane Gignac CB, 13.
The match was played at Stade Pierre Pibarot in Alès (capacity 20,000). Marignane Gignac CB led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-2.