Match Report
3 points and 5 places separated them: Monthey 11th with 8, Naters 6th with 11. Monthey had been under-performing their position — 27th on five-round form against 11th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.43/1.29 for Monthey and 2.43/2.71 for Naters (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.61.
Four consecutive draws preceded this one for Monthey, having scored in 8 consecutive games. 5 matches unbeaten backed Naters's arrival, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Over the last five, Monthey had taken 4 of 15 points to Naters's 11.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 0 for Monthey, 3 for Naters and 3 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 17% of the wins in this matchup. These meetings skew tight — only 17% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at Stade Philippe Pottier (capacity 3,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-1.