A lot of action is likely at Stade Matmut-Atlantique when Bordeaux meet Sochaux in what promises to be a superb game. Here's the preview!
- Bordeaux have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sochaux have the most points from losing position (10) in Ligue 2
It's no vacation for neither Bordeaux nor Sochaux as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Bordeaux form and stats
17 points is a decent return from 8 Ligue 2 games here at Stade Matmut-Atlantique for Bordeaux. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
The regulars are hoping that Bordeaux will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Le Havre (placed 1st). Nsimba was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.65 out of 10. The defender Nsimba hit two key passes and won 5 of 7 duels.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Pau that ended 1-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Bordeaux have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 3 and lost 5.
Betting people who prefer staking for low-scoring games might like knowing that this club have played 5 league fixtures in a row with zero, one or two goals (under 2.5).
Bordeaux are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. Bordeaux have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {3 goals}.
Sochaux form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 2 travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
The Sochaux goalkeeper Maxence Andre Prevot is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 189 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Sochaux won their last game, 1-0 versus Rodez played at home. Aaneba, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.53. Aaneba won 10 of 16 duels.
Before that game, 2-2 away against Thaon (after extra-time, 3-1 on penalties) in the Coupe de France. As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Sochaux in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Sochaux, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Sochaux find the net regularly in their away games. 9 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Bordeaux victories, three draws and two Sochaux wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Sissoko 8 goals |   J. Maja 7 goals |  M. Doumbia 4 goals |
Bordeaux missing players
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| Bordeaux | Sochaux | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | 11 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 25 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 88% | 88% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 88% |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 62% |
| 31% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 56% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 31% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 44% |
| 44% | 62% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 43% | 44% |
| 38% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 25% |
| 4.6 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| 3.6 | 2.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5 | 4.2 |
| 2 | 2.5 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.1 | 13.2 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 10.1 | 10.9 |
| 4 | 5.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 31% | 26% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 26% | 31% |
| 7.8 | 6.4 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 11.1 | 10.1 |
| 2.7 | 2.2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.9 | 4 |
- Bordeaux have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sochaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sochaux have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- 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 | Le Havre | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 35 |
| 2 | Sochaux | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 30 |
| 3 | Bordeaux | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 28 |
| 4 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | Valenciennes | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 24 |
| 6 | Amiens SC | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 24 |
| 7 | Caen | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | Guingamp | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 | Paris | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | -1 | 23 |
| 10 | Metz | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 22 |
| 11 | Quevilly Rouen | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 21 |
| 12 | Pau | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 21 |
| 13 | Bastia | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | Laval | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 20 |
| 15 | Annecy | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 19 |
| 16 | Dijon | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| 17 | Nîmes | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -6 | 15 |
| 18 | Rodez | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -7 | 15 |
| 19 | Niort | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -14 | 13 |
| 20 | Saint-Étienne | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -7 | 11 |
