Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Guingamp in 7th and Sochaux in 11th place.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Sochaux, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.
Guingamp form and stats
The story so far in the Ligue 2 for Guingamp at their home stadium (Stade du Roudourou) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats. Two home wins in a row for Guingamp bring valid hopes of a third.
A strong away win for Guingamp against Nancy the last match, as Ronny Rodelin were on target. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Lorient.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Guingamp handle that role? We have found twelve games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, seven draws and one defeat.
The Guingamp fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 13 matches. 13 goals have been conceded.
Sochaux form and stats
There's been little loot from Sochaux's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 12 away games in the Ligue 2. Sochaux only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Sochaux, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 2-3 versus Valenciennes (placed 8th). Before that, Sochaux secured a home win against Le Mans with the score 1-0.
A huge disappointment for Sochaux in their last match (vs Valenciennes). Leading 2-0 the victory seemed almost certain, but a fascinating collapse turned everything around and in the end all was lost in a 2-3 defeat.
Sochaux are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, two draws and five defeats. From a total of nine matches.
The attacking power of Sochaux when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Sochaux have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Sochaux - Guingamp 3-1. Guingamp-Sochaux H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Guingamp one win, Sochaux two wins, zero draws. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Sané 10 goals |   F. Pierrot 8 goals |  B. Pelé 7 goals |
Guingamp missing players
Sochaux missing players
| Guingamp | Sochaux | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 37 | 19 | 9 | Scored | S | 6 | 10 | 26 |
| 28 | 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 16 | 26 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 68% | 69% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 68% |
| 44% | 38% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 25% | 28% |
| 28% | 15% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 17% | 20% |
| 16% | 15% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 4% |
| 48% | 62% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 42% | 32% |
| 32% | 23% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 40% |
| 28% | 15% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 42% | 40% |
| 6 | 6.4 | 7.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 4.5 | 3.9 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.7 | 4.7 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 310 | 186 | 75 | Total Shots | T S | 40 | 96 | 215 |
| 120 | 66 | 29 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 31 | 74 |
| 31% | 29% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 32% | 35% |
- Guingamp haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sochaux has the most matches over the total-line (16)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lorient | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 51 |
| 2 | Lens | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 47 |
| 3 | Ajaccio | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 45 |
| 4 | Clermont | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 44 |
| 5 | Troyes | 25 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 44 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 38 |
| 7 | Guingamp | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 38 |
| 8 | Valenciennes | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 38 |
| 9 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 35 |
| 10 | Nancy | 25 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 33 |
| 11 | Sochaux | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 32 |
| 12 | Auxerre | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
| 13 | Rodez | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 28 |
| 14 | Caen | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -5 | 28 |
| 15 | Chambly | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | -8 | 28 |
| 16 | Châteauroux | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -15 | 28 |
| 17 | Paris | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -17 | 24 |
| 18 | Niort | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 22 | -10 | 22 |
| 19 | Le Mans | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -14 | 22 |
| 20 | Orléans | 25 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -20 | 16 |