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.