Mar 11th features a match where Valenciennes hosts Bastia at Stade Du Hainaut in a meeting of these two mismatched Ligue 2 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 12th placed Valenciennes is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Quevilly Rouen. Adrian Grbić scored the first goal for Valenciennes in the 1st minute, but Mamady Bangré got the equalizer for Quevilly Rouen in the 86th minute earning Quevilly Rouen a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while 5th placed Bastia is fresh off their 4-2 win against Nîmes. Malik Tchokounte scored the first goal for Nîmes in the 11th minute, then in the 28th minute, Kevin Van Den Kerkhof sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Kapitbafan Djoco But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 74th minute on a penalty goal by Kevin Van Den Kerkhof. Bastia should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.

Valenciennes and Bastia last played eachother at the Stade Armand-césari on Dec 30th. Bastia was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Issiar Dramé scored the first goal for Bastia in the 78th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Valenciennes couldn’t manage to score, and Bastia took the shutout win.

Both Kylian Kaiboue and Yohan Bai have been the hottest scorers for Bastia in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Valenciennes’s most prolific scorer has been Adrian Grbić. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.

Week 27 features a match on Sat Mar 11th, where Pau will play host to Niort 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 12 degrees, which is great football weather. 16th placed Pau is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Amiens SC. Antoine Leautey struck first for Amiens SC in the 6th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Pau couldn’t manage to score, and Amiens SC took the shutout win. Pau looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 20th placed Niort, recorded a 2-3 loss against Rodez. Junior Olaitan struck first for Niort in the 11th minute on a feed from Moataz Zemzemi, then Bradlay Danger tied it up for Rodez in the 24th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 87th minute on a goal by Lucas Buades to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.

On Dec 30th, Niort hosted Pau in their last match together. Niort won by a score of 2 to 1. Bilal Boutobba struck first for Niort in the 15th minute, then Renel added another in the 50th minute.

Junior Olaitan has been the most effective weapon for Niort lately. The midfielder has netted three goals in his last five matches.

In this week 27 match, on Saturday Mar 11th, Rodez will host Caen at Stade Paul Lignon in a Ligue 2 match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Rodez is fresh off their 3-2 win against Niort. Junior Olaitan scored the first goal for Niort in the 11th minute, but Bradlay Danger got the equalizer for Rodez in the 24th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 87th minute on a goal by Lucas Buades. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while caen is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Sochaux. Caen had 17 on net, and Sochaux had 7, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Caen should be reasonably happy with their performance.

In their last match on the 22nd of October, Caen won by a score of 2 to 0. Alexandre Mendy struck first for Caen in the 68th minute, then Samuel Essende added another in the 71st minute on a feed from Godson Kyeremeh In the end, Rodez was frustrated by Caen’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Caen ended the match with the shutout victory.

Alexandre Mendy has been the most effective weapon for Caen lately. The French attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches. Clément Depres and are the top scorers for Rodez in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.