Feb 3rd features a match where Rodez hosts Sochaux in a meeting of these two Ligue 2 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 17th placed Rodez is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Guingamp. Baptiste Guillaume scored the first goal for Guingamp in the 58th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Rodez couldn’t muster any offence and Guingamp ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while sochaux sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-2 win against Saint-Étienne. Tony Mauricio struck first for Sochaux in the 3rd minute on a feed from Moussa Doumbia, then Jean-Philippe Krasso tied it up for Saint-Étienne in the 50th minute , but Sochaux kept scoring and walked away with the win. Sochaux is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
Sochaux and Rodez last played eachother at the Stade Auguste-bonal on Monday Dec 26th. Sochaux was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Aldo Kalulu scored the first goal for Sochaux in the 73rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Rodez was frustrated by Sochaux’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sochaux ended the match with the shutout victory.
Aldo Kalulu and Franck Kanouté are the top scorers for Sochaux in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Rodez’s most prolific scorer has been Joseph Mendes. The French attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.