Ligue 2 match preview and statistics: Guingamp fight Sochaux

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 31.October
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Roudourou (18378 seats)

Guingamp will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 3 points behind Sochaux.

Guingamp and Sochaux should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

It's quite the trip for Sochaux when visiting Guingamp as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.

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Guingamp form and stats

Guingamp have played 4 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-0-2 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Guingamp after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Guingamp are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Caen. Ahead of that match, Guingamp won a home game hosting Auxerre (2-0).

Heartbreak for Guingamp in their last match as Caen's J. Deminguet scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

The Guingamp fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 4 matches. On the other hand, Guingamp have conceded 4 goals.

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Sochaux form and stats

1 win, 3 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Sochaux, who have the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Ligue 2, playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season. It's three draws from Sochaux's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

The attacking players of Sochaux have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 180 minutes.

Sochaux might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Amiens SC proved too strong as Sochaux slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stade Auguste-Bonal. Before that, Sochaux travelled to Valenciennes and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Sochaux defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (1 goal in 4 games).

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Guingamp won one game, one match ended with a draw and Sochaux has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / two

Top Goalscorers

SochauxG. Weissbeck
G. Weissbeck
4 goals
GuingampA. Gomis
A. Gomis
2 goals
GuingampM. Phaeton
M. Phaeton
2 goals

Guingamp missing players

Sochaux missing players

Guingamp Sochaux
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
8 4 2 Played P 3 4 8
3 2 0 Won W 1 1 3
1 0 0 Drew D 2 3 4
4 2 2 Lost L 0 0 1
7 4 1 Scored S 2 3 10
8 4 4 Conceded C 0 1 8
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 33% 50% 75%
38% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 50% 75%
25% 25% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 38%
25% 25% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
25% 25% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 50%
38% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 75% 38%
38% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 67% 50% 38%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.8 2.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
78 48 25 Total Shots T S 27 33 71
28 18 6 Shots on Target S O 9 11 23
25% 22% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 27% 43%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Guingamp haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sochaux has the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Ligue 2
  • Sochaux has the most clean sheets (3) away in Ligue 2
  • Sochaux has the most points from losing position (5) in Ligue 2
  • Sochaux have not yet lost a game away.
  • Sochaux have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris 8 6 1 1 14 6 4 3 0 1 5 2 4 3 1 0 9 4 8 19
2 Troyes 8 4 2 2 9 5 4 3 1 0 6 1 4 1 1 2 3 4 4 14
3 Caen 8 4 2 2 6 4 4 3 1 0 3 0 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 14
4 Niort 8 4 2 2 10 9 4 2 2 0 7 3 4 2 0 2 3 6 1 14
5 Sochaux 8 3 4 1 10 8 4 2 1 1 7 7 4 1 3 0 3 1 2 13
6 Le Havre 8 4 1 3 7 8 3 1 1 1 2 2 5 3 0 2 5 6 -1 13
7 Grenoble Foot 38 7 4 0 3 11 7 3 3 0 0 9 3 4 1 0 3 2 4 4 12
8 Clermont 8 3 3 2 9 5 4 1 2 1 4 3 4 2 1 1 5 2 4 12
9 Auxerre 8 4 0 4 14 11 5 3 0 2 11 5 3 1 0 2 3 6 3 12
10 Toulouse 8 3 3 2 11 8 5 2 2 1 6 2 3 1 1 1 5 6 3 12
11 Valenciennes 8 3 2 3 6 5 4 3 1 0 5 0 4 0 1 3 1 5 1 11
12 Amiens SC 8 3 2 3 5 4 4 2 1 1 3 2 4 1 1 2 2 2 1 11
13 Guingamp 8 3 1 4 7 8 4 2 0 2 4 4 4 1 1 2 3 4 -1 10
14 Dunkerque 8 3 1 4 6 7 4 2 1 1 3 2 4 1 0 3 3 5 -1 10
15 Nancy 7 2 2 3 7 7 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 2 3 3 0 8
16 Chateauroux 8 2 2 4 7 8 4 1 1 2 4 4 4 1 1 2 3 4 -1 8
17 Rodez 8 2 2 4 6 14 4 2 0 2 3 5 4 0 2 2 3 9 -8 8
18 Ajaccio 8 2 1 5 5 11 4 1 1 2 2 3 4 1 0 3 3 8 -6 7
19 Pau 8 1 3 4 6 10 4 1 2 1 6 4 4 0 1 3 0 6 -4 6
20 Chambly 8 1 2 5 6 17 4 1 0 3 3 9 4 0 2 2 3 8 -11 5

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.