February 5th features a match where Bastia hosts Pau at Stade Armand-césari in a clash of the Ligue 2. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 16th placed Bastia is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Reims. Hugo Ekitike scored the first goal for Reims in the 37th minute, then in the 71st minute, Christophe Vincent sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Salles Lamonge . With 18 points in their last 10 matches Bastia should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 10th placed Pau, recorded a 0-3 loss against Nîmes. Moussa Koné struck first for Nîmes in the 59th minute, then Yassine Benrahou added another in the 85th minute on a penalty shot In the end, Pau couldn’t muster any offence and Nîmes ran away with the shutout win. Pau looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
Bastia and Pau last played eachother at the Stade Du Hameau Idron 1 on the 21st of August. Pau won by a score of 2 to 0. Erwin Koffi scored the first goal for Pau in the 38th minute, then Ebenezer Assifuah added another in the 49th minute In the end, Bastia was frustrated by Pau’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Pau ended the match with the shutout victory.
Pau’s top weapon lately has been Jovan Nišić, who has two goals in the last five matches. Bastia’s most prolific scorer has been Santelli. He has netted two goals over the last five matches.