Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Niort (3rd, 58 pts) held a 17-point advantage over Villefranche (13th, 41 pts). The last five rounds placed Niort no better than 10th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Per game in the league, Villefranche were scoring 1.06 and conceding 1.26, Niort 1.71 and 1.24, against a competition average of 1.27 goals per team per game.
Stade Armand Chouffet in Villefranche-sur-Saône, capacity 3,200, hosted the game. With 56 matches recorded and 1.4 yellow cards per game, G. Henry was the man in the middle. Niort led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-4 full-time score.