On the 18th of December, Guingamp plays host to Amiens SC in a meeting of these two Coupe de France teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Guingamp recorded a 0-2 loss against Caen. Nuno Da Costa struck first for Caen in the 14th minute, then Alexandre Mendy added another in the 81st minute on a penalty shot At the end of 90 a dissapointed Guingamp couldn’t manage to score, and Caen took the shutout win. Guingamp is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while amiens SC is fresh off their 4-1 win against Grenoble Foot 38. Toluwalase Arokodare struck first for Amiens SC in the 35th minute, then Toluwalase Arokodare added another in the 43rd minute on a feed from Mamadou Fofana. Amiens SC is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Guingamp won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Toluwalase Arokodare has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the midfielder has scored seven goals for Amiens SC. For Guingamp, their top scorers are Charles Abi and Matthias Phaeton, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.