Match Report
23 points separated the sides: Orléans 12th on 46, Tours 20th on 23. Recent form flatters Tours's table spot — 15th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 20th. In league terms the two rates read 0.89/1.79 for Tours and 1.37/1.61 for Orléans (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.36.
Tours had gone 5 games without a win. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Tours against 8/15 for Orléans.
The match was played at Stade de la Vallée du Cher in Tours (capacity 16,327). On the scoreboard, Tours led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.