On the 10th of October, Sochaux will host Saint-Étienne at Stade Auguste-bonal in a Ligue 2 match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 3rd placed Sochaux, recorded a 1-2 loss against Valenciennes. Joffrey Cuffaut struck first for Valenciennes in the 25th minute on a penalty kick, then Aldo Kalulu got the equalizer for Sochaux in the 31st minute on a feed from Tony Mauricio. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Sochaux should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 18th placed Saint-Étienne is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Grenoble Foot 38. Jordan Tell scored the first goal for Grenoble Foot 38 in the 2nd minute, then Dylan Chambost got the equalizer for Saint-Étienne in the 58th minute on a feed from Jean-Philippe Krasso . Saint-Étienne is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stade Auguste-bonal, Sochaux was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Chris Bedia struck first for Sochaux in the 5th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Saint-Étienne couldn’t manage to score, and Sochaux took the shutout win.
Saint-Étienne is glad to have Jean-Philippe Krasso in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Both Moussa Doumbia and Ibrahim Sissoko have been the hottest scorers for Sochaux in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals each.