Match Report
The table gap was wide: 18 points between PK-35 (2nd, 48 pts) and NJS (6th, 30 pts). NJS had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Against a league average of 1.67 goals per team per game, NJS ran at 1.55 scored and 1.36 conceded, PK-35 at 2.23 and 0.95.
PK-35 entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: NJS 7/15, PK-35 13/15.
The venue was Stade René Gaillard in Niort, with room for 10,406 spectators. On the scoreboard, NJS led 2-0 at the break; 5 second-half goals set the final 5-2.