Week 29 brings us a match on Mar 15th, where Niort hosts Sochaux at Stade René Gaillard in a Ligue 2 match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Niort recorded a 0-1 loss against Ajaccio. Jean-Philippe Krasso scored the first goal for Ajaccio in the 86th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Niort couldn’t manage to score, and Ajaccio took the shutout win. Niort is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Sochaux is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Guingamp. Virginius scored the first goal for Sochaux in the 68th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Guingamp was frustrated by Sochaux’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sochaux ended the match with the shutout victory. Sochaux is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
Sochaux and Niort last played eachother at the Stade Auguste-bonal on Oct 2nd. Sochaux won by a score of 1 to 0. Aldo Kalulu struck first for Sochaux in the 83rd minute on a feed from Virginius, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Niort couldn’t manage to score, and Sochaux took the shutout win.
Sochaux’s most prolific scorer has been Tony Mauricio. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.