Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Saint-Die (11th, 35 pts) held a 19-point advantage over Thionville (16th, 16 pts). Recent form flatters Saint-Die's table spot — 6th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 11th. Scoring rates set the scale: Saint-Die 1.27 scored and 1.4 conceded per game, Thionville 0.87 and 2.43, with the league averaging 1.44.
A win had eluded Thionville for 5 matches. From the last five rounds, Saint-Die held 7 points of 15 and Thionville 1.
The match was played at Stade Emile Jeanpierre in Stade Emile Jeanpierre (capacity 1,335).


