At the dawn of the last 10 days of Ligue 2 synonymous with the home stretch, the Girondins de Bordeaux are more than ever in the race for the 2th place. Only Metz and Sochaux are neck and neck. Bastia is in an underdog position and Le Havre with a 7-point lead seems very well on its way to winning the title. Even if the schedules seem quite similar, Bordeaux would tend to have an advantage over its competitors.
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Focus on Bordeaux
The Girondins will have to be ready from the start since the sequence of Guingamp, Bastia, Metz and Grenoble will be the big piece of the calendar Navy & White. Bordeaux will have to face two direct competitors in quick succession. David Guion’s men will chain the reception of Bastia and a trip to Metz during the 30 and 31th daytime. For the future, they will welcome two candidates for relegation, two teams which will have to fight for their survival: Laval (36th day) and Rodez (38th daytime). The remaining matches, the Bordelais will have their future in their hands since the fate of the other teams should be sealed.
What about direct competitors?
As for Sochaux and Metz, they will both have to fight against teams like Pau, Laval, Niort, Nîmes and Dijon who will fight not to switch to National. With this particular year including 4 descents, playing teams in danger should not be anecdotal.
Bastia could come and play spoilsport. Although 5 points from second place, the Corsicans should probably not be able to clinch the climb. But the men of Régis Brouard will decide to put their two cents in the race for the climb. Authors of a good comeback after the World Cup with 8 wins 3 draws and only 2 defeats, the Bastiais will have all the arguments to undermine the 3 in front. They will receive Sochaux directly after the break, will move a week later to Matmut Atlantique and will close their season at the Saint-Symphorien stadium in Messina.
The turning points of this final sprint should occur on D31 for Metz-Bordeaux and on D37 for a decisive Sochaux-Metz with one day to go. It is important to emphasize that 2nd place was played at 75 and 72 points in the last two seasons. To be continued…
The calendar of Bordeaux : Guingamp (e) – Bastia (d) – Metz(e) – Grenoble (d) – Valenciennes (e) – Caen (d) – QRM (e) – Laval (d) – Annecy (e) – Rodez (d)
The calendar of Sochaux : Bastia (e) – Niort (e) – Pau (d) – Laval (e) – Dijon (d) – Amiens (e) – Guingamp (d) – Paris (e) – Metz – Nîmes (e)
The calendar of Metz : Laval (d) – Pau (e) – Maroon (d) – ASSE (e) – Paris (d) – Niort (e) – Grenoble (d) – Guingamp (e) – Sochaux – Bastia (d)
(d) = home
(e) = exterior
