Match Report
The table gap was wide: 47 points between Strasbourg (1st, 70 pts) and Saint-Die (13th, 23 pts). In league terms the two rates read 0.97/2.1 for Saint-Die and 2.2/0.47 for Strasbourg (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.44.
Defeat had followed defeat for Saint-Die — four in succession. Momentum sat with Strasbourg, winners of their last four, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Saint-Die 1/15, Strasbourg 12/15.
The match was played at Stade Emile Jeanpierre (capacity 1,335). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.


