A total of 25 rounds of games have been played and both Caen and Sochaux are high up in the table. Let's start!
- Caen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sochaux have the most scored goals (42) in Ligue 2
Both teams have had enough days rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's trust this will be an animated fixture!
Caen form and stats
25 points is a decent return from 12 Ligue 2 games here at Stade Michel d'Ornano for Caen. The data says 7 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Caen after consecutive victories at their own ground.
It's back home for Caen, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Guingamp away with the result 2-1. Court and Kyeremeh found the net in that victory. Kyeremeh, an attacker, was the best performer for the side in that fixture, collecting a rating of 8.13 (out of 10). Kyeremeh scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
Before that, Caen had a home game versus Grenoble Foot 38 which ended with a victory 2-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Caen perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Caen as a small favourite), we find 10 games. Caen has won 5 of these, drawn 3 and lost 2.
The Caen fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 12 league matches. From these home matches, Caen have conceded only 8 goals.
Sochaux form and stats
5 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Sochaux playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season.
Impressive finishing from Weissbeck, Mayenda, Doumbia (2) and Mauricio secured the home win 5-1 against Annecy in their previous game. As you can tell from the results above, Sochaux was very dominant against Annecy, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-1 (!) with Weissbeck, Mayenda, Doumbia (2) and Mauricio providing the goals. Doumbia got a match rating of 8.3 in that game, top player of the team. Doumbia scored two goals, served one assist and hit one key pass.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Quevilly Rouen.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 7 similar matches played by Sochaux in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Sochaux, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Sochaux have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 15 goals have been scored.
Head 2 Head
The duelists have played before this season: Sochaux - Caen 1-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Caen victories, one draw and seven Sochaux wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Mendy 11 goals |   I. Sissoko 10 goals |  M. Doumbia 9 goals |
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| Caen | Sochaux | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 30 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 15 | 42 |
| 25 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 22 |
| 88% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 83% | 88% |
| 64% | 58% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 67% | 68% |
| 40% | 42% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 58% | 60% |
| 24% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 24% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 52% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 50% | 52% |
| 28% | 42% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 36% |
| 32% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 33% | 24% |
| 4.6 | 5.7 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.3 | 12.6 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10.3 | 11 |
| 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 33% | 32% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 7% | 29% | 34% |
| 8 | 6.5 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 11.2 | 10.1 |
| 3.1 | 2.7 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
- Caen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Caen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Caen have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Sochaux have the fewest matches under the total-line (10) in Ligue 2
- Sochaux have the most matches over the total-line (15) in Ligue 2
- Sochaux have the most points from losing position (14) in Ligue 2
- Sochaux have the most scored goals (42) in Ligue 2
- Sochaux is in the best form (4-2-0) 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 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 24 | 52 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 45 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 44 |
| 4 | Metz | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | Caen | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 39 |
| 6 | Quevilly Rouen | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 38 |
| 7 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 38 |
| 8 | Bastia | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -1 | 38 |
| 9 | Amiens SC | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 33 |
| 10 | Annecy | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 32 |
| 11 | Paris | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -3 | 31 |
| 12 | Guingamp | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | -4 | 31 |
| 13 | Valenciennes | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -5 | 31 |
| 14 | Laval | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 31 |
| 15 | Saint-Étienne | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -2 | 30 |
| 16 | Pau | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 27 |
| 17 | Dijon | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 23 |
| 18 | Nimes | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -14 | 23 |
| 19 | Niort | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -18 | 23 |
| 20 | Rodez | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -12 | 22 |
