FOUGERES, France (Interstat) — OC Cesson visits US Fougeres Football on Saturday, May 9, in a National 3 matchup that carries significant implications for both sides near the bottom of the table. A game simulator projects a 1-0 victory for the visitors.

OC Cesson (3-6-4 in their last 13 matches across all competitions) enter on a sour note, having lost 2-0 at AF Virois on April 18. That defeat snapped a modest two-match unbeaten run following a 2-2 draw at home against PD Ergue-Gaberic on April 11 and a scoreless draw at GSI Pontivy on March 28.

Offensive consistency has been a struggle for Cesson. They managed a 4-0 victory at US Alencon on March 7 and a 1-0 home win over Stade Rennais FC 1901 2 on Feb. 14, but those remain their only wins since Nov. 22. In between, they dropped a 2-1 decision at home to Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2 on Feb. 7 and fell 3-1 at PD Ergue-Gaberic on Dec. 6. Earlier losses included a 2-1 defeat at home to GSI Pontivy on Nov. 22, a 1-0 loss at Saint-Pierre Milizac on Nov. 8, a 2-1 defeat at Guingamp 2 on Nov. 1, and a 1-0 loss at home to US Alencon on Oct. 18.

US Fougeres (3-5-5 in their last 13 matches) enter on a high after a 1-0 home victory over Lannion FC on April 18. That result followed a difficult stretch: a 4-0 loss at Stade Rennais FC 1901 2 on April 11, a scoreless draw at home against Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2 on March 28, and a 2-1 victory at Guingamp 2 on March 7.

Fougeres has found goals hard to come by. They were blanked in a 1-0 loss at Vannes OC on Feb. 21, a 1-0 home defeat to AF Virois on Feb. 14, and a 2-0 loss at Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2 on Nov. 22. Their lone win during that span was the Guingamp result. Earlier draws include a 1-1 stalemate at PD Ergue-Gaberic on Feb. 7, a scoreless draw at home against Brest 2 on Nov. 8, and a 0-0 result at AS Vitre on Nov. 1. They fell 4-1 at home to Guingamp 2 on Oct. 18.

Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. local time.