Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Saint-Étienne II 3rd with 48 points, Velay 12th with 22, 26 apart. Against a league average of 1.53 goals per team per game, Velay ran at 0.96 scored and 1.69 conceded, Saint-Étienne II at 1.81 and 1.08.
Saint-Étienne II entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 5/15 points for Velay against 13/15 for Saint-Étienne II.
The match was played at Stade Victor Reignier in Polignac (capacity 1,000).




