Next newsletter will be sent @ 16.00 UK time today and will cover the weekend J-League games, those notes will take a slightly different form this week, a couple of full previews, but at least a few lines about almost all games, which is kind of standard for Japan at this key time of the season.
The situation is clear cut here, if Sochaux win and only win, they are safe and Evian will be relegated, any other result will see the visitors preserve their top flight status.
Massive game for the hosts who are bottom of Ligue 1, four points from safety and with three of their next four starts after this evening, on the road, including a trip to leaders PSG.
They showed signs of improvement before the mini break, with a win over Montpellier in the Cup, home point with St Etienne (should have won) and narrow defeat at Marseille , which we previewed.....
Ligue 1:Sochaux-Lorient
We discussed Sochaux ahead of their recent home match with Bordeaux ....
This is a match the hosts dare not lose, they are just one one point above the drop zone, with the teams either side of them in the table playing each other today and with Les Lionceaux facing a daunting trip to Lille on Friday.
Ligue 1: