Apr 16th features a match where Nîmes will play host to Sochaux in a meeting of these two Ligue 2 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Nîmes sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Niort. Neither Niort nor Nîmes could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 3 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Nîmes is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Sochaux is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Nancy. Rassoul N’Diaye struck first for Sochaux in the 35th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Nancy couldn’t manage to score, and Sochaux took the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Sochaux should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Sat Nov 6th, Sochaux hosted Nîmes in their last match together. Nîmes took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Yassine Benrahou struck first for Nîmes in the 77th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Sochaux couldn’t muster any offence and Nîmes ran away with the shutout win.
Both Aldo Kalulu and Tony Mauricio have been the hottest scorers for Sochaux in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.