Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Reims 1st with 88 points, Niort 15th with 42, 46 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Reims 1.95 scored and 0.63 conceded per game, Niort 1.24 and 1.58, with the league averaging 1.36.
Reims came in having won four on the spin. Recent form was uneven: 13/15 points for Reims, 6/15 for Niort.
Stade Auguste-Delaune II in Reims staged the fixture, a ground that holds 21,029. Reims led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.