Week 20 features a match on Saturday Jan 28th, where Saint-Étienne will host Sochaux in a clash of the Ligue 2. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only -3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 18th placed Saint-Étienne, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Niort. Gaëtan Charbonnier scored the first goal for Saint-Étienne in the 86th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Niort was frustrated by Saint-Étienne’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Saint-Étienne ended the match with the shutout victory. Saint-Étienne is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Sochaux is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Caen. Moussa Doumbia struck first for Sochaux in the 8th minute, then Alexandre Mendy tied it up for Caen in the 64th minute But luckily in the 89th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Bilal Brahimi. Sochaux is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Mon Oct 10th, Sochaux hosted Saint-Étienne at the Stade Auguste-bonal in their last match together. Sochaux won by a score of 2 to 1. Saad Agouzoul scored the first goal for Sochaux in the 3rd minute, then Moussa Doumbia added another in the 48th minute on a feed from Ibrahim Sissoko.
Sochaux’s top weapon lately has been Samuel Teixeira Do Couto Teixeira Maxime Joze, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. Gaëtan Charbonnier has been the most prolific scorer on Saint-Étienne in his last five matches with 2 goals.