Week 12 brings us a match on Oct 15th where Metz and Sochaux will play a match in Longeville-lès-Metz in a clash of these two mismatched Ligue 2 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which is great football weather. 10th placed Metz is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Bordeaux. Josh Maja struck first for Bordeaux in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time from the penalty spot, then Fransergio added another in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Aliou Badji At the end of 90 a dissapointed Metz couldn’t manage to score, and Bordeaux took the shutout win. Metz is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while sochaux sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Saint-Étienne. Saad Agouzoul scored the first goal for Sochaux in the 3rd minute, then Moussa Doumbia added another in the 48th minute on a feed from Ibrahim Sissoko. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Sochaux should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Both Ibrahim Sissoko and Moussa Doumbia have been the hottest scorers for Sochaux in the last five each having scored 3 goals each. Ablie Jallow has been the most prolific scorer on Metz in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.