Week 36 brings us a match on Apr 30th, where Sochaux hosts Bastia in a clash of the Ligue 2. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which is great football weather. Sochaux sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Pau. Aldo Kalulu struck first for Sochaux in the 13th minute on a feed from Tony Mauricio, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Pau couldn’t muster any offence and Sochaux ran away with the shutout win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Sochaux should be reasonably happy with their performance, while bastia sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Paris. Guidi struck first for Bastia in the 15th minute, then Guidi added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time. Bastia is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
Sochaux and Bastia last played eachother at the Stade Armand-césari on Sat Dec 11th. Bastia and Sochaux battled to a 2-2 draw. Christophe Vincent struck first for Bastia in the 28th minute, then Idriss Saadi added another in the 35th minute on a feed from Benjamin Santelli.
Dominique Guidi has been the most prolific scorer on Bastia in the last five matches with two goals. Sochaux’s top weapon lately has been N’Diaye, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches.