Match Report
34 points for Nantes II (13th), 41 for Saumur (8th): a 7-point gap. Nantes II had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.03/1.37 for Nantes II and 1.2/1.17 for Saumur (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.18.
Nantes II had lost three in a row. Saumur arrived on a run of four straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Nantes II against 12/15 for Saumur.
The match was played at Stade Marcel-Saupin in Nantes (capacity 1,880). Nantes II led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.




