Week 21 features a match on Tue Jan 31st, where Bastia will host Saint-Étienne at Stade Armand-césari in a meeting of these two Ligue 2 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 8th placed Bastia, recorded a 1-1 draw against Lorient. Ibrahima Kone struck first for Lorient in the 64th minute, then Joris Sainati tied it up for Bastia in the 81st minute. Bastia is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while saint-Étienne is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Niort. Gaëtan Charbonnier scored the first goal for Saint-Étienne in the 86th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Niort couldn’t muster any offence and Saint-Étienne ran away with the shutout win. Saint-Étienne is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
Saint-Étienne and Bastia last played eachother at the Stade Geoffroy-guichard on the 30th of August. Saint-Étienne was victorious by a score of 5 to 0. Yvann Macon struck first for Saint-Étienne in the 8th minute on a feed from Jean-Philippe Krasso, then Jean-Philippe Krasso added another in the 19th minute on a feed from Dylan Chambost In the end, Bastia couldn’t muster any offence and Saint-Étienne ran away with the shutout win.
Saint-Étienne’s top weapon lately has been Gaëtan Charbonnier, who has two goals in the last five matches. Bastia’s most prolific scorer has been Benjamin Santelli. The French midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.