Match Report
23 points separated the sides: Olympique Lyonnais II 5th on 47, Sochaux II 16th on 24. On recent form Olympique Lyonnais II sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Against a league average of 1.11 goals per team per game, Sochaux II ran at 0.77 scored and 1.4 conceded, Olympique Lyonnais II at 1.3 and 1.37.
Sochaux II had not won in 7 games. Olympique Lyonnais II came in having won six on the spin, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Sochaux II against 15/15 for Olympique Lyonnais II.
The venue was Stade René Blum, with room for 1,900 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Olympique Lyonnais II: Mour Paye (67')