In a weekend match on Saturday Sep 10th, in week 8, Caen will host Amiens SC at Stade Michel D’ornano in a clash of these two closely matched Ligue 2 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 5th placed Caen is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Le Havre. Victor Lekhal scored the first goal for Le Havre in the 7th minute from the penalty spot, then Thiare added another in the 76th minute. Caen is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while amiens SC sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Grenoble Foot 38. Toluwalase Arokodare struck first for Amiens SC in the 69th minute on a penalty shot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Grenoble Foot 38 couldn’t muster any offence and Amiens SC ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Amiens SC should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws apiece.
Amiens SC’s most prolific scorer has been Toluwalase Arokodare. The Nigerian midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Caen’s top weapon lately has been Alexandre Mendy, who has two goals in the last five matches.