Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Olympique d'Alès (1st, 60 pts) held a 27-point advantage over Narbonne (9th, 33 pts). Olympique d'Alès ranked just 5th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. In league terms the two rates read 2/0.85 for Olympique d'Alès and 1.27/1.69 for Narbonne (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.39.
Narbonne arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
Stade Pierre Pibarot in Alès, capacity 20,000, hosted the game.




