November 12th features a match where Sochaux hosts Bastia at Stade Auguste-bonal in a clash of the Ligue 2. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Sochaux sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Annecy. Ibrahim Sissoko scored the first goal for Sochaux in the 7th minute, then in the 71st minute, Alexy Bosetti sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Balde Finally they completed the comback victory in the 81st minute on a goal by Mouanga to cap off a wild match. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Sochaux should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 12th placed Bastia, recorded a 0-1 loss against Paris. Morgan Guilavogui scored the first goal for Paris in the 34th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Bastia was frustrated by Paris’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Paris ended the match with the shutout victory. Bastia is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Sochaux won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Bastia is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Kevin Van Den Kerkhof and Amine Talal each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Sochaux is glad to have Moussa Doumbia in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored five goals.