On Oct 22nd, Guingamp hosts Bastia in a meeting of these two evenly matched Ligue 2 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 7th placed Guingamp is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Valenciennes. Joffrey Cuffaut struck first for Valenciennes in the 36th minute on a feed from Noah Diliberto, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Guingamp couldn’t manage to score, and Valenciennes took the shutout win. Guingamp is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while bastia sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Bordeaux. Danylo Ihnatenko struck first for Bordeaux in the 83rd minute, then Kevin Van Den Kerkhof tied it up for Bastia in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Bastia a comeback draw. Bastia is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Kevin Van Den Kerkhof has been the most prolific scorer on Bastia in the last 5 matches with two goals. Guingamp hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Jérémy Livolant and Gaëtan Courtet, and they each have 1 goal.