In a weekend match in week 9, on Sat Sep 17th, Nîmes and Sochaux will play a match in Montbéliard in a Ligue 2 match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 1st placed Sochaux is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Dijon. Ibrahim Sissoko struck first for Sochaux in the 26th minute, then Moussa Doumbia added another in the 55th minute on a feed from Weissbeck At the end of 90 a dissapointed Dijon couldn’t manage to score, and Sochaux took the shutout win. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Sochaux should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Nîmes recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Bastia. Neither Nîmes nor Bastia could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 6 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Nîmes looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Both Moussa Koné and Malik Tchokounte have been the hottest scorers for Nîmes in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals each. Both Weissbeck and Moussa Doumbia have been the hottest scorers for Sochaux in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals.