Can Annecy outperform Sochaux in Parc des Sports clash?

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 05.November
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Parc des Sports (16109 seats)

Stumbling Annecy cross their fingers to pull off a small shock when they greet top side Sochaux in the upcoming league match. It’s 16th vs 3rd and the home regulars will have modest confidence.

Insights:
  • Annecy have the fewest scored goals (2) at home in Ligue 2
  • Sochaux have the most points from losing position (10) in Ligue 2

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Annecy form and stats

Annecy's results here at Parc des Sports in the Ligue 2 have been very modest with 1 victory, 1 draw and 4 defeats. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Annecy, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

Annecy haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 180 minutes ago. Spano scored that one.

Annecy's previous match was a Coupe de France game also played at their own arena, ending 8-1 versus Diables Noirs. The home side are looking to continue in that form.

Prior to that, an away loss at Bordeaux in the Ligue 2.

It should be considered that a peek at the 12 most recent league matches reveals that 11 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).

Annecy have scored {2 goals} here in 6 league matches, a depressing statistic. Annecy have conceded 7 in these home matches.

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Sochaux form and stats

Playing away, Sochaux have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Ligue 2 this season.

The club members enjoyed Sochaux's previous game versus Hombourg-Haut, a Coupe de France win (3-0) played at home.

A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Quevilly Rouen in the Ligue 2.

Goal hungry football fans should note that 8 of this side's 10 most recent league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.

Sochaux are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 6 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

SochauxI. Sissoko
I. Sissoko
6 goals
SochauxM. Doumbia
M. Doumbia
4 goals
AnnecyD. Sahi
D. Sahi
3 goals

Annecy missing players

Sochaux missing players

Annecy Sochaux
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 6 1 Played P 1 6 13
3 1 0 Won W 1 3 7
3 1 1 Drew D 0 1 3
7 4 0 Lost L 0 2 3
10 2 0 Scored S 2 8 22
13 7 0 Conceded C 0 4 10
85% 83% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 85%
54% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 69%
23% 17% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 62%
15% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 23%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
15% 17% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 46%
38% 33% 100% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 38%
62% 67% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 31%
 
3.8 4.5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 2 4.7 4.7
2.5 1.8 1 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5 4.1
3.1 1.7 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 2.2
5 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.2 8.5 9 Shots (avg) S ( 7 10.3 10.9
2.5 2.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.7 4.9
30% 12% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 29% 34%
 
8.4 6.2 4 Shots against (avg) S A 9 11.7 10.3
3.8 2.8 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.7 3.9
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Annecy have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Annecy have the fewest scored goals (2) at home in Ligue 2
  • Annecy have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Sochaux have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sochaux have scored more than double the goals of Annecy.
  • Sochaux have the most points from losing position (10) in Ligue 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bordeaux 13 8 3 2 19 7 7 5 1 1 10 2 6 3 2 1 9 5 12 27
2 Le Havre 13 7 5 1 22 6 7 4 3 0 11 3 6 3 2 1 11 3 16 26
3 Sochaux 13 7 3 3 22 10 7 4 2 1 14 6 6 3 1 2 8 4 12 24
4 Amiens SC 13 7 2 4 15 13 7 5 1 1 11 4 6 2 1 3 4 9 2 23
5 Grenoble Foot 38 13 6 4 3 15 12 7 5 1 1 10 6 6 1 3 2 5 6 3 22
6 Valenciennes 13 6 4 3 12 10 6 4 2 0 9 5 7 2 2 3 3 5 2 22
7 Caen 13 6 3 4 17 14 7 5 1 1 12 4 6 1 2 3 5 10 3 21
8 Guingamp 13 5 4 4 18 17 7 2 3 2 8 8 6 3 1 2 10 9 1 19
9 Bastia 13 5 3 5 14 18 6 3 1 2 6 5 7 2 2 3 8 13 -4 18
10 Paris 13 4 5 4 12 12 6 1 2 3 5 8 7 3 3 1 7 4 0 17
11 Pau 13 4 5 4 12 16 6 2 3 1 6 7 7 2 2 3 6 9 -4 17
12 Metz 13 4 3 6 17 18 7 3 2 2 10 8 6 1 1 4 7 10 -1 15
13 Quevilly Rouen 13 3 6 4 15 19 6 2 3 1 11 10 7 1 3 3 4 9 -4 15
14 Laval 13 4 2 7 19 20 6 1 1 4 10 11 7 3 1 3 9 9 -1 14
15 Dijon 13 3 4 6 11 16 7 2 3 2 6 8 6 1 1 4 5 8 -5 13
16 Annecy 13 3 3 7 10 13 6 1 1 4 2 7 7 2 2 3 8 6 -3 12
17 Rodez 13 2 6 5 11 18 6 0 3 3 5 12 7 2 3 2 6 6 -7 12
18 Saint-Etienne 13 3 5 5 20 23 6 2 2 2 10 11 7 1 3 3 10 12 -3 11
19 Nîmes 13 3 2 8 12 18 6 3 1 2 4 2 7 0 1 6 8 16 -6 11
20 Niort 13 3 2 8 10 23 7 2 1 4 5 11 6 1 1 4 5 12 -13 11

Read more about Ligue 2

Ligue 2 is the second highest division in French football. Most games are played at Fridays and Mondays, allowing the top league Ligue 1 “ownership” of the weekend days. 20 teams play 380 fixtures in total, creating a league table where the top three teams promote and the bottom three relegate.