| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne | 15 | L2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7/15 | 3-3 |
| Tours | 15 | D1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4/15 | 5-8 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne | 158 | 5 | 3 | -4 | WLLLL | 941 | -783 |
| Tours | 121 | 1 | 3 | 1 | W | 941 | -820 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2016-07-09
Level on 3 points, Saint-Étienne (158th) and Tours (121st) met as equals in the table. Tours ranked just 941st in the league on five-round form despite their 121st table position. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.8 for Saint-Étienne and 1/0 for Tours (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.75.
The match was played at Stade Louis Darragon. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
