On the 27th of August, Sochaux will host Niort at Stade Auguste-bonal in a clash of these two closely matched Ligue 2 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which is great football weather. Sochaux is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Pau. Gaetan Weissbeck scored the first goal for Sochaux in the 33rd minute, then Ibrahim Sissoko added another in the 74th minute on a feed from Moussa Doumbia In the end, Pau was frustrated by Sochaux’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sochaux ended the match with the shutout victory. Sochaux looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while niort is fresh off their 2-1 win against Paris. Bilal Boutobba struck first for Niort in the 56th minute on a feed from Amadou Sagna, then Moataz Zemzemi added another in the 61st minute. Niort is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Sochaux won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Niort’s top weapon lately has been Bilal Boutobba, who has three goals in the last 5 matches. Samuel Teixeira Do Couto Teixeira Maxime Joze and Ibrahim Sissoko are the top scorers for Sochaux in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.