On the 6th of August, in this week 2 match, Saint-Étienne will host Nîmes at Stade Geoffroy-guichard in a clash of these two closely matched Ligue 2 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, which is great football weather. 20th placed Saint-Étienne is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Dijon. Mickaël Le Bihan struck first for Dijon in the 29th minute on a feed from Bryan Soumaré, then Bryan Soumaré added another in the 41st minute. Saint-Étienne looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while nîmes is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Caen. Godson Kyeremeh struck first for Caen in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Nîmes couldn’t muster any offence and Caen ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Lamine Fomba and Labonne are the top scorers for Nîmes in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Jean-Philippe Krasso and Denis Bouanga are the top scorers for Saint-Étienne in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.