Bourg-en-bresse 01 – Villefranche

Bourg‑en‑Bresse 01 edged out Villefranche 3‑2 at home, pulling themselves up to 18th place with three points after finally breaking a run of five defeats; their record now reads one win, no draws and five losses, with a goal difference of minus eight. Villefranche remain a spot above them in 17th, having collected four points from one win, one draw and four defeats, and sit on a –8 goal difference as well. The narrow victory also gave Bourg‑en‑Bresse the upper hand in their head‑to‑head this season, having won the sole previous encounter. Both sides stay in the lower half of the table, still a long way from safety.