In a weekend match in week 37, on Saturday May 7th, Sochaux and Valenciennes will play a match in Valenciennes in a clash of the Ligue 2. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which is great football weather. 16th placed Valenciennes is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Paris. Hamache scored the first goal for Valenciennes in the 3rd minute, then Migouel Alfarela tied it up for Paris in the 11th minute on a feed from Moustapha Name squeezing out at least the one point for Paris. Valenciennes looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while sochaux is fresh off their 2-1 win against Bastia. Aldo Kalulu scored the first goal for Sochaux in the 68th minute, but Pogba got the equalizer for Bastia on an own goal in the 79th minute. Sochaux is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stade Auguste-bonal, Sochaux and Valenciennes battled to a 1-1 draw. Floyd Ayité scored the first goal for Valenciennes in the 11th minute, then Tony Mauricio got the equalizer for Sochaux in the 63rd minute on a feed from Aldo Kalulu earning them at least the one point.
Both Rassoul N’Diaye and Aldo Kalulu have been the hottest scorers for Sochaux in the last five each having scored 2 goals.