January 10th features a match where Quevilly Rouen hosts Bastia in a meeting 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 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 8th placed Quevilly Rouen is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Guingamp. Mamady Bangré struck first for Quevilly Rouen in the 31st minute on a feed from Louis Mafouta, then Louis Mafouta added another in the 48th minute In the end, Guingamp couldn’t muster any offence and Quevilly Rouen ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Quevilly Rouen should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Bastia recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Valenciennes. Issiar Dramé struck first for Bastia in the 78th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Valenciennes couldn’t muster any offence and Bastia ran away with the shutout win. Bastia is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Bastia won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Benjamin Santelli has been the most effective weapon for Bastia lately. The French midfielder has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches. Quevilly Rouen is fortunate enough to have Louis Mafouta in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.