Match Report
Nantes II went into the game 13th in the table on 34 points; Stade Bordelais sat 14th on 29 — a 5-point gap. Nantes II's recent output outran their position: 8th on form over five rounds, 13th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Nantes II 1.03 scored and 1.37 conceded per game, Stade Bordelais 1.07 and 1.6, with the league averaging 1.18.
Nantes II carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this. Stade Bordelais entered with five losses in a row. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for Nantes II against 0/15 for Stade Bordelais.
The venue was Stade Marcel-Saupin in Nantes, with room for 1,880 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.