Week 21 brings us a match on Jan 15th, where Nancy hosts Bastia at Stade Marcel-picot in a clash of the Ligue 2. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Nancy is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Rennes. Jeremy Doku struck first for Rennes in the 58th minute on a feed from Lorenz Assignon, then in the 78th minute, Bondo sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Mickaël Biron . Nancy is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while bastia sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Quevilly Rouen. Benjamin Santelli struck first for Bastia in the 14th minute on a feed from Christophe Vincent, then Kylian Kaiboue added another in the 80th minute on a feed from Julien Le Cardinal In the end, Quevilly Rouen couldn’t muster any offence and Bastia ran away with the shutout win. Bastia is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stade Armand-césari, Bastia and Nancy battled to a 1-1 draw. Idriss Saadi struck first for Bastia in the 12th minute, then Mamadou Thiam tied it up for Nancy in the 76th minute earning Nancy at least a draw.
For Bastia, their top scorers are Idriss Saadi and Santelli, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Mamadou Thiam has been the most prolific scorer on Nancy in the last five matches with 2 goals.