Match Report
Valenciennes, 20th on 29 points, faced a 22-point deficit to Pau (10th, 51). Valenciennes's recent output outran their position: 2nd on form over five rounds, 20th in the table. Against a league average of 1.23 goals per team per game, Valenciennes ran at 0.68 scored and 1.42 conceded, Pau at 1.58 and 1.5.
Defeat had followed defeat for Valenciennes — four in succession. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for Valenciennes, 7/15 for Pau.
Stade du Hainaut in Valenciennes staged the fixture, a ground that holds 24,926. On the scoreboard, Pau led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-4.