Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Rouen 1st with 69 points, Rennes II 13th with 28, 41 apart. On the form table Rennes II stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 13th overall. Per game in the league, Rouen were scoring 1.93 and conceding 0.97, Rennes II 1.43 and 2.1, against a competition average of 1.45 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Rouen in 8 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Rennes II arrived off four straight defeats. Recent form was uneven: 11/15 points for Rouen, 3/15 for Rennes II.
The venue was Stade Robert Diochon in Le Petit-Quevilly, with room for 12,018 spectators. Rouen led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-0 full-time score.




