In this week 32 match on Apr 9th, Nancy will travel to Montbéliard to battle Sochaux in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 2 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 5th placed Sochaux is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Quevilly Rouen. Tony Mauricio struck first for Sochaux in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Steve Ambri, then Steve Ambri added another in the 65th minute In the end, Quevilly Rouen couldn’t muster any offence and Sochaux ran away with the shutout win. Sochaux is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while nancy sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Ajaccio. Mounaim El Idrissy struck first for Ajaccio in the 68th minute on a feed from Jean-Philippe Krasso, then Cyrille Bayala added another in the 85th minute In the end, Nancy couldn’t muster any offence and Ajaccio ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Nancy and Sochaux battled to a 0-0 draw. Nancy had 10 on net, and Sochaux had 11, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
Mickaël Biron has been the most effective weapon for Nancy lately. The attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. Both Aldo Kalulu and Tony Mauricio have been the hottest scorers for Sochaux in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.