Week 6 brings us a match on Aug 30th where Saint-Étienne hosts Bastia at Stade Geoffroy-guichard in a Ligue 2 match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 20th placed Saint-Étienne, recorded a 0-6 blowout loss against Le Havre. Arouna Sangante struck first for Le Havre in the 51st minute on a feed from Nabil Alioui, then Nabil Alioui added another in the 56th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Saint-Étienne couldn’t manage to score, and Le Havre took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while bastia sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Amiens SC. Antoine Leautey scored the first goal for Amiens SC in the 15th minute, then Migouel Alfarela tied it up for Bastia in the 17th minute on a feed from Frank Magri. Bastia is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Bastia’s most prolific scorer has been Frank Magri. The French attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Saint-Étienne’s most prolific scorer has been Jean-Philippe Krasso. The attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.